Writing the Fight Scene (A Balticon 2022 Panel)

Tips from the panelists sharing:
7 things to think of when writing a fight scene,
Ways to differentiate fighters of diff skill levels,
What pulls readers out of a fight
and!
Some favorite Iconic Fight Scenes! Any that they missed?

Balticon 2022 Recap

Talking about my personal Balticon experience! And all the stuff I was up to all weekend long.

Can I nap, yet?

Writing The Alien: (A RavenCon 2022 Panel)

While some panels are good because of what they say, some are great because of the inspiration they give you. This? Was a great panel.

Here are their 6 tips on writing aliens, a couple of things NOT to do, book suggestions, and the 6 notes I took for my own story.

Breaking A Story: Hollywood Style (A DisCon III Panel)

Panelists share

their own scriptwriting experiences
how scriptwriting equates to novel writing
what tools are used
what doesn’t translate

and

tips to work well in a writer’s room (Leave the ego!)

Morgan’s 2022 Resolutions

Last year was a year of drafting, revision, querying, and networking.

This year? The goal is publication! Yet again, I need to refocus on what will get me there.

Loglines versus Queries

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!

Morgan’s 2021 Resolutions

Last year was a year of querying/submitting, revisions, reading, and networking.

This year? The goal is publication! Yet again, I need to focus on what will get me there.

Virtual Cons Are Just As Exhausting

Well. I ran social media, did tech support/moderation, was on panels, and attended panels all this past weekend. It was … More

Choices To Make With Beta-Readers

When you’re ready for beta-readers, you’ve got several choices to make.

Here are the things to think about and how I’ve decided to handle it — this time around, at least.