Morgan Hazelwood: Writer In Progress
I attend cons — sf and fantasy conventions — a couple times a year. Of late, I’ve been attending more than a few panels on writing, editing, and publishing. With professional writers, editors, Editors, and agents as the panelists. Here is where you can find my notes!
There are so many ways to do it wrong and no one consensus on how to do it right.
Here are thoughts, from two #Balticon panels, on common mistakes and things to try to get it right.
Biggest take-away: remember, characters should be 3 dimensional, not 2-D.
Finding the right agent is hard. Here are some tips!
Killing Characters:
Why Do We Kill Characters?
“Because we shouldn’t kill real people.” – Ringo
Why we should deal with dark issues realistically in YA fiction.\n
This lets them know they’re not alone./n
Teaches them how to address life-affecting trauma.\n
You can use it to model teens taking active roles in overcoming trauma.
Note: This is not “and ending a series” – Ringo
You have no clue how excited I was about this panel. This is the dream, especially when there’s so much more that can happen in your world.
With: John Ringo, Gail Martin, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Claire Eddy, and Bill Foscett
How Fantasy Writing Changed My Life w/ Angelina Adams(mod), Mercedes Lackey, Christopher Paolini, Chris Jackson, and Larry Dixon Stories about … More
The Dos and Don’ts of writing a synopsis, Methods to try, and
Remember: you don’t get paid if you don’t write it.
WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS 