Writing Tips and Writerly Musings
Welcome! If you want to hear writing tips from the big names, the medium names, and everyone else, look no further. As a blogger, vlogger, and actively querying fantasy author, I am addicted to attending all the writing panels a person could possibly attend at a convention. We're talking about attending upwards of 25 hours of panels in 3 days. Fortunately for you? I love sharing my copious notes. But, I also get real. I share my writerly musings: my struggles, my failures, and... hopefully, my writing successes. Thanks for listening. Morgan Hazelwood
Episodes
April 22, 2024 • 5 mins
How do you deal with rejection?
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April 15, 2024 • 12 mins
Otherwise known as "Tales from a form rejection letter connoisseur"
How many of these have you gotten? Any I missed?
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April 8, 2024 • 6 mins
When you're writing a story, you need to pick a point of view. (POV)
First, second, or third? Close or omniscient? And whose story are you telling?
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April 1, 2024 • 9 mins
When your words aren't flowing, sometimes that means you should mix things up. Have you tried using your phone and these 5 tips?
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March 25, 2024 • 13 mins
Writing Query Letters seems intimidating, but it's just a business letter. Past the gimmicks and bios, here are the 5 things you really need.
https://queryshark.blogspot.com/
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March 18, 2024 • 8 mins
While many publishing terms are used to mean multiple things, these are a few basic concepts that the industry mostly agrees on.
Querying
The Query Letter
Comps
Pitch or Logline
High concept/low concept
Slush pile
Submissions
SASE
R&R
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March 11, 2024 • 5 mins
There are many emotional states that a querying author goes through. So, let’s explore a few of them through song.
1. https://youtu.be/Ic7NqP_YGlg
2. https://youtu.be/lYqvy31w8f4
3. https://youtu.be/NI6aOFI7hms
4. https://youtu.be/a-C9pUGszsw
5. https://youtu.be/xo1VInw-SKc
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March 4, 2024 • 42 secs
Welcome back for Season 8 of "Writing Tips and Writerly Musings", with writing tips from the pros, and, of course, my own writerly musings. I'm your host, Morgan Hazelwood and this season, I'm back with tips from the query trenches, when the writing gets hard, and craft advice from the pros!
I'm always glad when others find my convention notes helpful, and I hope you can empathize with my struggles.
Best of luck to the other writer...
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December 25, 2023 • 19 mins
For the Christian holiday, here is one of my original stories -- a re-imagining of the origin of Santa Claus. This is an early draft, but be warned, it is not a feel-good piece. The fae drive hard bargains.
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December 18, 2023 • 9 mins
What writing advice is completely right -- most of the time? And when should you break the rules? (Spoiler -- always break the rule if it's not working for your story)
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December 11, 2023 • 4 mins
If you're writing short stories and poetry, it can be hard to find markets to publish your works -- if you're not looking in the right place!
https://thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/
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December 4, 2023 • 4 mins
I am a huge fan of serendipity. That moment when you realize something about your world or your character or your setting that makes what you’ve been planning and your story all seem inevitable. -- This post isn’t about that. This is about when you realize everything is wrong.
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November 27, 2023 • 6 mins
When you start querying, some writers only send to 1 or 2 agents, while others blast their query letter to the world. Tune in for some reasons why you should pace yourself -- but keep at it!
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November 20, 2023 • 5 mins
It’s that time of year, especially for most Americans, to give thanks. Despite the admittedly troublesome history, I can’t hate the concept of a holiday that exists to gather with friends and family, eat foods that we don’t normally get, and take a moment to count our blessings.
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November 13, 2023 • 6 mins
If you’ve tried to write a manuscript, you’ve probably been at one end of the scale or the other, before. It’s hard to get a manuscript — or even a short story — to end up at the right word count. Tune in for tips to make your story longer -- or shorter!
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November 6, 2023 • 6 mins
When a story is fighting you, the problem just might be that you’re going the wrong direction. Sometimes, you’re writing the wrong story.
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October 30, 2023 • 16 mins
I know most of you following me are already writers, but some of you only dabble, and a few of you have only entertained the thought from time-to-time. And while it is a lot of work, dedication, and persistence to write a manuscript, there are things you can do to make it easier.
https://nanowrimo.org/
https://bubblecow.com/blog/snowflake-method
https://trello.com/
https://jamigold.com/for-writers/worksheets-for-writers/
https://ww...
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October 23, 2023 • 7 mins
All writers try to get meaning out of form rejections. Sometimes there is personalized advice, but usually? They're just not that in to you.
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October 16, 2023 • 11 mins
Laws are influenced by the people and societies in which they exist. In what ways does your world-building affect your criminals and your crime fighters?
All The Book Recommendations!
The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun (The Robot Series) – Isaac Asimov
Long Arm of Gil Hamilton – Larry Niven
Six Wakes – Mur Lafferty
Retrieval Artist Series – Kristine Kathryn Rusch
All Systems Red (Murderbot) – Martha Wells
A Pale White In The Blac...
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October 9, 2023 • 9 mins
Does writing for young adults differ from other writing? If so, how do writers approach it?
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