Morgan Hazelwood
Host of Writing Tips and Writerly Musings
Morgan Hazelwood (she/her) is an unpublished fantasy novelist who loves sharing writing tips and writerly musings -- in person, on her blog, on her vlog, here... basically everywhere. She can't stop talking about writing and is eager to help, sharing tips as she learns them.
She likes taking pictures of the sky, reading a good book, and ambiverting from her living room. She's also a voice for the fairy-tale audio drama: Anansi Storytime and its sister podcast: Legendsmith.
She's also been known to procrati-clean her whole house and alphabetize other people's bookshelves.
Morgan Hazelwood has hosted 124 Episodes.
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CSI: Fantasy Edition
April 18th, 2022 | Season 4 | 7 mins 26 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
When you're writing a story, there's usually SOMETHING the main character doesn't know and has to figure out. Sometimes, it's what someone else is thinking. It could be, where to find the McGuffin? But often? There's a whole mystery to solve! With a body growing cold.
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Logistics and Tactics: Writing Military Campaigns
April 11th, 2022 | Season 4 | 8 mins 50 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
Most writers end up writing fight scenes -- be they verbal or physical. But some writers, especially if they're writing historical novels, epic fantasy, or military fiction are going to be in the fight for the long haul. They're going to writing a Military Campaign. Here are mistakes to avoid.
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Yes, You Can Be a Writer, Even WITHOUT A Visual Imagination
April 4th, 2022 | Season 4 | 5 mins 8 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
Not everyone has a visual imagination. While some of you are out there taking dictation from the movies in your heads. That's not how it works for me.
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Dealing the With Emotional Roller Coaster That Is Writing
March 28th, 2022 | Season 4 | 10 mins 33 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
Being a writer requires: 1. Resilience, 2. Persistence, and 3. Perseverance. How do you handle setbacks?
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Making Endings Ring True
March 21st, 2022 | Season 4 | 6 mins 59 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
One of the hardest things to do as a writer is to make the ending work for your readers. To tie everything together, in a way that the readers feel satisfied.
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Don't Give Away Your Writing Time
March 14th, 2022 | Season 4 | 6 mins 35 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, time, writers, writing, writing tips
Our lives are busy, but it can be all too easy to blink and realize you've wasted your writing time. Here's a reminder for those of you who want to make your writing a priority.
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Finding My Way Out Of The Eternal Revision Round About
March 7th, 2022 | Season 4 | 5 mins 42 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, editing, revision, writers, writing, writing tips
The problem with being a writer is we can always edit and revise and change and improve things. How do we know it's time to stop?
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What You Have To Give Up When Writing
February 28th, 2022 | Season 4 | 6 mins 42 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
I'm not Catholic, but as the season of Lent comes upon us, here are things I'm trying to give up -- for my writing. What do you need to give up?
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6 Things I’ve Learned By Attending Book Launches
February 21st, 2022 | Season 4 | 8 mins 57 secs
beta-reading, book launch, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
I've attended a few book launches in my day. Here are things I like, things that seem to work, and a few things I'm not a fan of.
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The 5 Stages of Grief -- I mean Feedback
February 14th, 2022 | Season 4 | 3 mins 45 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
Dealing with feedback has a lot in common with the stages of grief. And just like grief? You don't necessarily progress in order.
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Finding the Right Writing Mentor
February 7th, 2022 | Season 4 | 16 mins 14 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
As you grow yourself as a writer, it always helps to have someone ahead of you in the process that can guide you and understand your worries and fear. Here are some tips for vetting these mentors and making sure you're working with someone who is a good fit.
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My Technique For Managing Multiple Muses
January 31st, 2022 | Season 4 | 7 mins 7 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
What do you write when you've got multiple stories pulling you in different directions?
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Morgan's 5 Biggest Fears When Facing Feedback
January 24th, 2022 | Season 4 | 6 mins 23 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, feedback, writers, writing, writing tips
If you put your work out there, you're going to get feedback -- whether it's friends, beta-readers, or people who purchased your book. And that feedback can be scary. Here are my top 5 fears when receiving feedback.
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If Your Writing Isn't 3D, Layer It!
January 17th, 2022 | Season 4 | 7 mins 11 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
When I write, I'm pretty focused on the characters and what's going on -- both plotwise and in their heads. That can leave my descriptions... lacking. But! That's okay, because you don't have to get everything in during your rough draft! You can layer in detail.
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Morgan's 2022 Resolutions
January 12th, 2022 | Season 4 | 11 mins 9 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, goals, resolutions, writers, writing, writing tips
While resolutions aren't for everyone, I think they work for me. Here are my plans for 2022.
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How I Finally Gave In and Set Up My Own Newsletter
January 10th, 2022 | Season 4 | 22 mins 49 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
Long story short -- I now have a P.O. Box with a street address, a MailChimp account, and this handy how-to guide for setting up Groups in MailChimp and starting Automated Emails (welcoming new users and weekly blog updates)
For screenshot directions, check out the blog post at:
https://morganhazelwood.com/2019/02/07/how-i-finally-gave-in-and-set-up-my-own-newsletter/