We found 10 episodes of Writing Tips and Writerly Musings with the tag “writing tips”.
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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.
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Twas The Week Before NaNo
October 30th, 2020 | Season 1 | 3 mins 36 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
In this seasonal parody poem, Morgan describes the prep process that many writers go through, in the run up to NaNoWriMo.
Best of luck to all the writers out there trying for 50,000 words in November!
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How To Create A New Mythology (or Religion)
October 26th, 2020 | Season 1 | 5 mins 49 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, writers, writing, writing tips
When creating worlds, we get to create new cultures, new peoples with their own beliefs and their own myths. In this episode, I share tips which aspects you should really consider when creating your own religion.
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Top 7 Tips For Quick Query Rejections
October 19th, 2020 | Season 1 | 5 mins 56 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, querying, writers, writing, writing tips
If you're querying agents, on your way to becoming traditionally published, there are 7 things you can do to guarantee a quick rejection.
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Waiting For Rejection -- or Selection.
October 16th, 2020 | Season 1 | 6 mins 24 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, fears, pitchwars, querying, rejection, writers, writing, writing tips
As writers, we spend a lot of time waiting to find out if we've been rejected. But being selected has its own stressors. In this episode, Morgan addresses both fears.
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Reading Aloud
October 12th, 2020 | Season 1 | 4 mins 34 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, public speaking, reading aloud, writers, writing, writing tips
I like going to panels on 'reading my own work', dreaming about the day when I'm asked to give a book reading of my own. In this episode, I talk about the 5 aspects of reading aloud and ways to optimize each aspect.
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No PitchWars For Me This Year
October 9th, 2020 | Season 1 | 2 mins 48 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, pitchwars, writers, writing, writing tips
While PitchWars can be instrumental and the community is active year-round, in this flashback episode, Morgan talks about her reasons to skip participating in 2018.
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World Creation: Built On The Shoulders Of Giants
October 5th, 2020 | Season 1 | 8 mins 14 secs
beta-reading, books, critique, george rr martin, writers, writing, writing tips
In this episode, I share my notes from this panel on world creation featuring George RR Martin, I took notes on world-building, magic systems versus science, making your work stand out to publishers and more.