Roz Morris's Blog, page 19
October 2, 2021
Turn around and it's autumn
Turn around and it's autumn; chance is a fine thing; a beautifully crafted gem; a little horse. https://mailchi.mp/5dcd471c1b9c/chanc...
September 17, 2021
Why should anybody read about your life? The 7 Ss for writing a memoir with universal appeal
I’ve recently been coaching a memoirist, and these are the key concepts we were musing about. 1 Struggles Show the struggles. Many people are spurred to write a memoir because they overcame a great trouble, survived against the odds or scored a personal success. But that postive focus can steer you wrong if you write […]
September 9, 2021
Your first pages – 5 more book openings critiqued at @Litopia by literary agent @agentpete , reader @kaylie_finn and me!
I’ve just guested again at Litopia, the online writers’ colony and community. Each week they have a YouTube show, Pop-Up Submissions, where five manuscripts are read and critiqued live on air by literary agent Peter Cox @agentpete and a guest, or sometimes two. This time the other guest was one of Litopia’s longtime members Kaylie […]
September 3, 2021
How I made my writing career – novelist and award-winning short story writer Annalisa Crawford @AnnalisaCrawf
How do you end up as a writer? Some people train through formal courses; others work away in answer to an inner calling, then one day they have short stories that do well in competitions, and longer works that get offers from publishers. Today I’m talking to Annalisa Crawford, whose latest release is a novel, […]
September 1, 2021
August 20, 2021
Would Ever Rest suit your book club? Here’s a FREE book to help you decide
My third novel Ever Rest, has been in the wilds for a few weeks now. It still feels very new to me. I’m still watching its reviews more than I should. Several reviewers have mentioned they’d like to introduce it to their book clubs, so I’ve created these crib notes, to use as a primer […]
August 8, 2021
How much does it cost to self-publish? That depends
I’ve had an interesting question from Tom. A lot of authors that are self-published avoid the question of cost. How much does it cost you to self publish? I would think that a lot of writers that aren’t financially well off want to know this info. What a good question. To answer, I’d like to reframe […]
August 4, 2021
How I made my writing career – poet, publisher and creative writing tutor David Starkey @WhatHaiku
David Starkey was always a writer at heart. After a few attempts at novels he found his feet in poetry, and has published a range of collections, including one that follows the plot of a series of The Sopranos. If that’s stopped you in your tracks, fear not, we will talk about it in due […]
July 27, 2021
Making my honest art – writing and publishing literary fiction: interview at @thecreativepenn
Today I’m at Joanna Penn’s now legendary podcast, The Creative Penn, talking about writing and publishing literary fiction. We cover the writing process for a very long-haul book (ie Ever Rest), the research process, creative revision, how you battle on when you’ve lost your way, and how you design a cover for a book that […]
