About the show

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

Writing Tips and Writerly Musings on social media

Episodes

  • 7 Ways Writers Handle Rejection

    April 22nd, 2024  |  Season 8  |  5 mins 51 secs
    beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips

    How do you deal with rejection?

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    13 Types of Responses Writers Get When Querying Agents

    April 15th, 2024  |  Season 8  |  12 mins 35 secs
    beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips

    Otherwise known as "Tales from a form rejection letter connoisseur"

    How many of these have you gotten? Any I missed?

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    Picking a Point of View

    April 8th, 2024  |  Season 8  |  6 mins 18 secs
    beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips

    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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    Drafting a Manuscript Using Voice-To-Text

    April 1st, 2024  |  Season 8  |  9 mins 38 secs
    beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips

    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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    The 5 Components of a Query Letter

    March 25th, 2024  |  Season 8  |  13 mins 9 secs
    beta-reading, books, critique, querying, writers, writing, writing tips

    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.

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    9 Terms All Querying Authors Should Know

    March 18th, 2024  |  Season 8  |  8 mins 44 secs
    beta-reading, books, critique, querying, writers, writing, writing tips

    While many publishing terms are used to mean multiple things, these are a few basic concepts that the industry mostly agrees on.

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    5 Songs to Query To

    March 11th, 2024  |  Season 8  |  5 mins 47 secs
    beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips

    There are many emotional states that a querying author goes through. So, let’s explore a few of them through song.

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    Season 8: Trailer

    March 4th, 2024  |  Season 8  |  42 secs
    beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips

    For season 8: I'm back with tips from the query trenches, when the writing gets hard, and craft advice from the pros!