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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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…

What do you write when you've got multiple stories pulling you in different directions?

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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 rec…

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 …

While resolutions aren't for everyone, I think they work for me. Here are my plans for 2022.

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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…

This year was a lot. I've got some big news, I achieved some of my goals, I failed others, and I have fun with charts.

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Humanity is a complex thing.

We can be cruel, harsh, and close-minded. We can live in fear for that which is different — people, places, and technology. There is much that is dark and depressing abo…

What are 'stage directions', why you don't need them, and how to fix it.

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I think we all know what that means.

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Instead of my expected discussion of different types of strengths being compared to the default of physical strength, the panel these notes were based on veered into magical strength and stayed there…

1. Recognize your limits
2. Reassess Your Goals
3. Recognize Your Needs
4. Give Yourself Credit
5. Practice Gratitude

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Places can be unsafe due to the environment itself, or because of the people in the place. Sometimes? Home is the unsafe place. And it can be unsafe because of external factors, or because of interna…

Explaining gender, ways genre fiction can improve, authors who don't do badly, and things we could see more of. [Aimed at a cis audience - challenging us to do better for those whose gender identiti…

A discussion exploring the motivations behind people’s writing and reoccurring themes in one's writing, either intentionally or unintentionally.

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In which Morgan struggles to accept her own limits, acknowledges the truth of being a plantser, the use of novel prep work, discusses writing sprints, and rewards.

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Memoirs are not quite novels, but they are far from biographies. Here are some tips to help you prepare your memoir.

1. Reminiscing can be immersive
2. You have to decide on a voice
3. You should discover a…

Some writers are sprinters, some are marathoners, and some are hikers who will reach the end, someday. Finding the pace that works for you, for your current story, for your current life situation is …

Whether you’ve just decided it’s finally time to write that book you’ve been thinking about on your own or you’ve been bit by the NaNoWriMo bug, starting a novel can be intimidating!

It doesn’t matt…