Morgan Hazelwood: Writer In Progress
After a resounding round of form rejections, I took a step back, revamped my query and synopsis, and am now getting back into the query trenches.
You’d think I know querying forward and backward — and I do, when I stop to think about it. But, recently, one of the query submission forms asked for a one-sentence pitch — a logline — I almost flubbed it!
In the dream world, we’d sit in front of notebooks and words would flow to the pages, never needing edits or revisions, and nothing would ever interrupt us.
Unfortunately, this is the real world. Here are tips on managing to get your writing in, and ways to support your writing.
I usually don’t write up workshops. They’re run by one single person, and the content is theirs. But, I *have* to gush about the titular workshop with Ian Kirkpatrick at Imaginarium2021.
It described MY process.
While many character creation discussions revolve around the external bits — names, physical attributes, social settings, here are 8 techniques for getting to know who your character is as a person.
Writing Anthology: A discussion on tips, steps, and guidelines to follow when writing for an anthology.
Pacing, plotting, and more!
The panel was an interesting discussion that left me with several takeaways.
– Things that inspire romance writers.
– The main components of the romance novel
– Writing techniques
– A reference link
It is the lack of focus and/or obstacles that derail one from writing. It is the struggle to stay motivated in the face of adversity. And sometimes? It’s a manifestation of writer’s block.
Here are potential problems, and things to try to fix the problem.
How do you keep your focus on your writing?
What if the creatures of folklore existed alongside us? How would we need to rearrange our taxonomic systems to incorporate them? What sorts of diseases would we need to watch out for? And what could you do to keep them away from your magnolias?
If you’ve been submitting short stories, but struggling to track and pick where to go first, there’s an easy way.
Are you using it, already?
WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS 