Author: Morgan Hazelwood

Morgan Hazelwood (she/her) is a fantasy novelist who blogs and vlogs writing tips and writerly musings. She likes taking pictures of the sky, reading a good book, and ambiverting from her living room. She's also a voice for the fairy-tale audio drama: Anansi Storytime and its sister podcast: Legendsmith. She's been known to procrasti-clean her whole house and alphabetize other people's bookshelves.

#8 Query Corner: ‘Shards’

In Today’s Morgan’s Query Corner, read her suggested edits for “Shards”, a fantasy novel about a feathered dragon herbalist, desperately searching for a potion recipe to save her dying husband and a wanted airship smuggler, hunting for treasure.

#7 Query Corner: ‘Phoenix Falling’

In Today’s Morgan’s Query Corner, read her suggested edits for “SHADOWPLAY”, a romance between a Former US Army Sergeant who wants to help the Palestinians rebuild, and an Israeli spy, as they work together to stop the next terrorist attack.

#amQuerying #amateurAdvice #onThePorch

(1) A Starter’s Guide To Social Media – Becoming a Good Internet Citizen

Part 1: Becoming A Good Internet Citizen – As A Writer

If you want to be a writer, the ubiquitous “they” tell you that you need to “Establish a Social Media Presence”, but so much of the advice out there is aimed at Non-fiction writers.

Non-fiction writers sell books based on establishing their expertise in a particular area.

Fiction writers? We sell books based on the story, the writing, and word-of-mouth.

So how do we make social media work for us?

Morgan’s Approach To Social Media

#6 Query Corner: ‘Shadowplay’

In Today’s Morgan’s Query Corner, read her suggested edits for “SHADOWPLAY”, a romance between a Former US Army Sergeant who wants to help the Palestinians rebuild, and an Israeli spy, as they work together to stop the next terrorist attack.

Why You Should Consider An Agent If You’re Hoping To Publish Traditionally

You can only spend so long revising and editing a novel. Somewhere between revision 3 and revision 12, you’re probably going to be done with your book. But now what?

If you want to get your novel traditionally published, you’re gonna need to query some agents. But why?

Read on to see Morgan answer:
1. Why Would A Person Choose To Try Traditional Publishing?
2. Why Not Just Query Publishers?
3. Why Would Agents Reject Your Manuscript?
4. What Are The Benefits Of Having An Agent?
5. Where Do You Find An Agent To Query?
6. How Do You Pick An Agent To Query?
7. How Do You Keep From Getting Form Rejections?

#5 Query Corner: ‘Dance, Dance, DIE!’

Today in Morgan’s Query Corner, read her suggested query edits for “Dance, Dance, DIE!” the YA retelling of ‘The Red Shoes’, a fairytale.

‘”Dance, Dance, DIE!” is a modern retelling of “Red Shoes” a fairytale where a pair of enchanted shoes force a girl to dance…to her death!’