Morgan Hazelwood (she/her) is an unpublished fantasy novelist who loves sharing writing tips and writerly musings -- in person, on her blog, on her vlog, here...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 210 Episodes.
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Warning Signs for New & Independent Authors
April 29th, 2024 | Season 8 | 11 mins 6 secs
balticon, beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
It’s a jungle out there for new writers. Do you know the difference between a real publisher and a vanity press? What kind of scams are currently circulating? What rights are you giving away when you sign that contract… or even enter that contest?
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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? -
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!
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The Day After The End Of Winter (Fiction)
December 25th, 2023 | Season 7 | 19 mins 13 secs
beta-reading, books, christmas, critique, story, writers, writing, writing tips
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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Why That Writing Advice is Both Right and Wrong
December 18th, 2023 | Season 7 | 9 mins 55 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
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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Are You Using The Easy Way to Find Markets For Your Short Stories and Poetry?
December 11th, 2023 | Season 7 | 4 mins 21 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
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 places!