Writing Tips and Writerly Musings
with Morgan Hazelwood
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
Episodes
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Morgan's 2019 Resolutions
December 27th, 2020 | Season 1 | 9 mins 47 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, goals, retrospectives and resolutions, writers, writing, writing tips, year end
In this flashback episode, I share my goals and dreams for 2019.
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Missing The Magic: Holiday Magic and Writing Magic
December 21st, 2020 | Season 1 | 5 mins 46 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, retrospectives and resolutions, writers, writing, writing tips, year end
In this flashback episode to 2018's holiday season, I reflect on just exactly what I was missing.
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Morgan's 2018 Retrospective
December 18th, 2020 | Season 1 | 19 mins 21 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, retrospectives and resolutions, writers, writing, writing tips, year end
In this flashback episode, I share what my plans for 2018 were... and the realities.
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Visiting Home: A Holiday Story
December 14th, 2020 | Season 1 | 5 mins 25 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, stories, writers, writing, writing tips
The first year after I moved out, going home for the holidays was a little different. In this special holiday episode, I share a memory'
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Plotting and Planning for 2018
December 11th, 2020 | Season 1 | 4 mins 7 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, retrospectives and resolutions, writers, writing, writing tips, year end
In this flashback episode, I share my goals and plans for 2018.
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6 Tips To Recharge your Creative Energies
December 7th, 2020 | Season 1 | 3 mins 22 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, nanowrimo, writers, writing, writing tips
Eventually, we all need a break. In today's episode, I discuss 6 ways you can recharge your creative energies.
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Morgan's 2017 Retrospective
December 4th, 2020 | Season 1 | 12 mins 18 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, goals, retrospectives and resolutions, writers, writing, writing tips, year end
In this flashback episode, I share what my plans for 2017 were... and the realities.
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So You've Finished Your Rough Draft. Now What?
November 30th, 2020 | Season 1 | 6 mins 13 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, nanowrimo, writers, writing, writing tips
When a writer finishes a rough draft, they often feel like celebrating -- but they also know they've got a LOT of editing ahead. In this episode, I talk about the ways to handle the end of a draft, and what your next steps could be.
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Gratitude
November 26th, 2020 | Season 1 | 4 mins 10 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, gratitude, holiday, thanksgiving, writers, writing, writing tips
In this flashback to 2017, here are the things I'm thankful for.
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Second Book Problems
November 23rd, 2020 | Season 1 | 8 mins 51 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, sequels, writers, writing, writing tips
As writers, most of us want people to read our work and love it. But sometimes? That means we have to write a sequel! Today's episode talks about all the things you might run into when you start writing that sequel -- planned, or unplanned.
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What NaNoWriMo Gives You -- Win OR 'Lose'
November 23rd, 2020 | Season 1 | 10 mins 6 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, nanowrimo, writers, writing, writing tips
While not everyone who tries NaNoWriMo ends the month with 50,000 words or more, that doesn't mean those who don't are 'losers'. In this episode, I talk about what NaNoWriMo gives you, win or 'lose'.
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How One Writer Made It Through NaNoWriMo
November 20th, 2020 | Season 1 | 6 mins 17 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, nanowrimo, writers, writing, writing tips
In a flashback to my most successful -- in terms of wordcount - NaNoWriMos, I talk about how I managed to make it to a NaNo-and-a-half in one month.
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How To Write? You Do You!
November 16th, 2020 | Season 1 | 9 mins 42 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, nanowrimo, writers, writing, writing tips
There are more ways to write a novel than there are writers -- and what worked last time, may not work this time. In this episode, I talk about all the advice out there -- and ways you can use and adapt them to work for you.
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Maintaining Your Momentum
November 13th, 2020 | Season 1 | 5 mins 54 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, nanowrimo, writers, writing, writing tips
You had a great idea for a story, you sat down to write it, and away you went. At first, everything just flowed out of you, but usually, at least for me, somewhere around 12,000 words, my writing starts to turn into a chore. Here's wishing you luck.
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Getting Your Words Out
November 9th, 2020 | Season 1 | 5 mins 54 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, nanowrimo, writers, writing, writing tips
To be a writer, you need two things -- time to write and the ability to get the words on the paper to share the story you want to tell. Of course, it's a lot harder than that, but in this episode, I'll be talking about ways to make time for your writing, and ways to keep the story moving forward.
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So You Wanna Be A Writer?
November 2nd, 2020 | Season 1 | 4 mins 23 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, nanowrimo, writers, writing, writing tips
The primary difference between aspiring authors and actual writers is the number of words on the page. (Getting published on the other hand? Is a whole different can of worms.) In this episode, I talk about how NaNoWriMo -- or National Novel Writing Month can help.