– You can not write simply to get the ending you “like”. It doesn’t work that way. A writer will be the first one to tell you that they write the story but they don’t always get to dictate where the story goes. A story often has a mind of it’s own and you … More Hard Lessons learned about Writing and Life
Good Morning. I am writing this while I attempt to calm down so please forgive me if it sounds too harsh. I am a writer and I work very hard at it. I want my stories to be engaging and interesting. Anyone can write snappy tabloid garbage but it take real skill to insert innuendo … More A serious miscarriage of literature has occured today!
If you have not read PART 1 of this article, you may want to go do that first. This article is written in three parts and they are meant to be read in order. But you’re welcome to be a rebel and read this part first. Or you can go to the last part and … More Things I have learned about reading, about life, about me Part 2 of 3
I am still fairly new to social media but I can not help noticing something amiss in the world of blogging. Has anyone else noticed all the “learn to write” articles, courses and advertisements posted every day? Or is it just me? I don’t just mean one a day either. More like twenty new ones … More Writers… real writers, don’t need to learn how to write. We need help editing, rewriting or getting published.
As anyone who follows me knows, I have been working on a novel (several actually) for quite a while. I am a single mom and, while I have the support of my mother (and occasionally my father) to lean on, we exist in a ridiculously tight budget. This Is why I cry when people tell … More I really needed this today!
Recently, I collaborated with a fellow writer on a blog post about writing styles. I am quite pleased with the post we wrote but I am still at odds with this idea of Plotter vs Pantser. First let me say this: I have never been a fan of labels. That’s just me. So right away … More I am not a Plotter. Must I be a Pantser?
I have been telling stories for most of my life. I likely would have been a minstrel if I’d been born 200 years ago because I also sing pretty well. I managed to write book 1 of The Andarii Chronicles in a little over six months. I queried and queried and queried and absolutely no … More Rewriting, Querying, ARCing
OK. Admit it. If you are an avid reader, even over the age of 30, you’ve read at least one young adult book or series. You know I’m right so stop trying to deny it. We all do it. Kids read novels written for adults because they want to feel older and more mature. Adults … More YA as seen by Readers and by Writers
JC Morrows 