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Roz Morris

@rozmorris.bsky.social
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Author, Turn Right At The Rainbow, Ever Rest, Not Quite Lost, My Memories of a Future Life, Lifeform Three, Nail Your Novel. Editor/speaker. Judge @ International Voices in Creative Non-Fiction Award, Amazon Kindle Storyteller Award

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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 5h
Save this post for the time you get a review from someone who was not the right reader for your book: writerunboxed.com/2026/09/29/e... @milotodd #writinglife #writerLift #writers #skywriters
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Everybody’s A Critic: Putting Perspective on Bad Reviews
Ah yes, the book review. That curious little thing inexplicably comprised of five stars and a couple clicks which, in an increasingly unkind and distractible world, feels like being at the mercy of…
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 5h
How do you make your fictional people real? Get my #FREE book of 100 quick-fix tips right here books2read.com/instfixchara... #WritingTips #writingcommunity #WriteMap #writerLift
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Nail Your Novel Instant Fix: 100 tips for fascinating characters by Roz Morris
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 5h
Is your story's setting pulling its weight? @AngelaAckerman writershelpingwriters.net/2026/07/amp-... #writingcommunity #writingtips #writingq #skywriters
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How to Amp Up a “Boring” Story Setting
Taking the time to choose the right setting for each scene is one of the best ways to ensure our writing has impact.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Revision isn't correction; it's where the real artistry happens @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/r... #writingcommunity #authorlife #creativewriting #skywriters
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Revision Can be the Best Part of Writing
If your first draft is imperfect, you haven’t failed —you are exactly where you need to be. By Dinty W. Moore One of the most difficult lessons we have to learn when writing our first book is this:…
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Where to begin? What to do with the middle? Show not tell? All straightened out for you in Writing Plots With Drama, Depth & Heart: Nail Your Novel 3 books2read.com/nynplot #writingcommunity #writingtips #skywriters
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Writing plots with drama, depth and heart: Nail Your Novel by Roz Morris
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is a witty and useful post about writing rules we don't realise we're steered by, and why we should question them. They may just help you past a block you aren't fully aware of. carolynflynn.substack.com/p/the-snake-... @carolynflynn #writingcommunity #writingtips #skywriters
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The “Snake Rules” About Writing
You’ve got “snake rules” — I know you do. Wisdom from a book coach who won’t let you keep thinking the reptilian thoughts that hold you back
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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
WOW (→): astonish, confound, fascinate, kill, stagger (≠ dampen, explain, sedate) #DailyVerb #verbalize
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When characters aren't what they seem - different shades of false, by @KMWeiland www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/character-mi... #writingcommunity #writingtips
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Character Misdirection: How to Write False Allies and False Enemies
Learn how to use character misdirection, false allies, and false enemies to deepen conflict, challenge character beliefs, and create earned plot twists.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How do you master your book's structure and pace? Writing Plots With Drama, Depth & Heart: Nail Your Novel 3 books2read.com/nynplot #writingtips #writingcommunity #skywriters
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Writing plots with drama, depth and heart: Nail Your Novel by Roz Morris
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If your book isn't working yet, the problem might be the structure - @coreyrosen at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/09/28/w... #writingcommunity #writingtips #skywriters
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When Good Writing Doesn’t Land: The Structure Missing Beneath the Story
By Corey Rosen There’s a particular kind of draft I see all the time. The writing is strong. The voice is clear. The material is real, sometimes even deeply emotional. And yet, when you finish read…
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Morning! Monday! A few last ts to cross on the @indieauthoralli.bsky.social magazine, and I'm hatching features for the next issue. Also this week I have notes for the novel outline (lots of scraps of paper). And I'm waiting for a client to come back with a revision. How does your week look?
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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Some things to consider when you hire an editor! #AmEditing
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I've known @chrissieparker.bsky.social since the early days of social media... so I reckon you might like to meet her too.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What is voice in writing, how do you find it and how do you stand out from AI prose? @lisacooperellison.bsky.social at @janefriedman.com janefriedman.com/find-your-me... #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingtip #skywriters
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Find Your Memoir Voice Before AI Flattens It | Jane Friedman
A standout writing voice is a mixture of your natural style and sentence-level decisions that bring who you are to life.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Does your book deserve a sequel? Could it be a series? Take the test here nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/09/13/o... #writingcommunity #writingcraft #skywriters
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thank you, Mercedes!
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
To go with my previous post… how too much TV can spoil your prose style! nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2022/04/10/t... #writingtips #skywriters
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Too much TV might spoil your… prose writing
I’m aware the title of this blogpost might sound like old-fogey nagging, but it has a serious point. And, to reassure you, the cure is easy. We learn storytelling from just about anything, and much…
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I often have to explain to editing clients how prose storytelling works differently from movies and TV. Great post by @bookfoxwriter.bsky.social . bookfoxwriter.substack.com/p/dont-let-m... #writingcommunity #creativewriting #storytelling
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Don’t Let Movies Sabotage Your Writing
If your storytelling diet is mostly films and TV, your fiction is paying the price — here’s what to fix and what to steal.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
How to write a character with a health condition that is not central to the story - @beccapuglisi writershelpingwriters.net/2026/09/writ... #writingcommunity #writingtip #writerq
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Writing a Health Challenge When It's Not What Your Story's About
Learn to write a character's health condition authentically without letting their diagnosis define them or take over the story.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The memoir that never lets you go - haunting and very human piece by @suelick.bsky.social at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/09/23/p... #writingcommunity #authorlife #memoir #skywriters
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Publishing is Not the End of the Story
To produce a memoir that touches readers, you have to reopen the wounds that hurt the most. By Sue Fagalde Lick I am about to click onto a Zoom call where I will relive my experiences caring for my…
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When you hire an editor for your book, what do you get for your money? How do editors set their rates? How do you choose the right editor? Is it just as good to use AI? I'm talking to @howardlovy.bsky.social at @indieauthoralli.bsky.social selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-what... #writinglife
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What Should Authors Pay for Professional Editing?
Editors Howard Lovy and Roz Morris discuss editing costs, pricing models, choosing the right editor, and where AI fits into the process.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When you hire an editor for your book, what do you get for your money? How do editors set their rates? How do you choose the right editor? Is it just as good to use AI? I'm talking to @howardlovy.bsky.social at @indieauthoralli.bsky.social selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-what... #writinglife
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What Should Authors Pay for Professional Editing?
Editors Howard Lovy and Roz Morris discuss editing costs, pricing models, choosing the right editor, and where AI fits into the process.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What are the 4 Cs of a great novel plot? Writing Plots With Drama, Depth & Heart: Nail Your Novel 3 books2read.com/nynplot #writingtips #writinglife #creativewriting #skywriters
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What three elements does a great essay need? @amylbernstein at @janefriedman.com janefriedman.com/3-structural... #writingcommunity #writinglife #creativewriting #skywriters
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3 Structural Components of Essay: Form, Voice, and Outcome | Jane Friedman
The essay is like any other literary genre: There are guidelines worth following, and style choice dictates different points of view and structures.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Write for yourself, revise for the reader - @KellieKreiss at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/09/22/b... #writingcommunity #writinglife #authorlife #skywriters
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Brevity 83: Writing Between the Lines
By Kellie Kreiss The latest issue of Brevity Magazine is live, and some of our authors are writing for The Brevity Blog about their craft. When I first started writing micro-fiction and personal es…
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What feedback have you had on your characters - and what should you do about it? This book distils my advice on characters from years of developmental editing. Writing Characters Who'll Keep Readers Captivated: Nail Your Novel books2read.com/nyncharacters #writinglife #publishing #writingcommunity
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Writing Characters Who'll Keep Readers Captivated: Nail Your Novel by Roz Morris
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What makes a valuable writing group? This post is a celebration as well as a useful list @DenisebaranUnland at @annerallen.bsky.social annerallen.com/2026/09/10-s... #writinglife #publishing #writingcommunity
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10 Signs of a Healthy Writer's Group
The founder of the long-lived Writer's Group WriteOn Joliet tells what makes a healthy Critique group for Writers.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As a writer and editor of book club & literary fiction, I thoroughly enjoyed this chat between @annadavidson.bsky.social & @aliceyouell. What’s literary? Is it a label you can give yourself? Why is it rewarding to work on a manuscript that isn’t yours? writermeeteditor.substack.com/p/meet-an-ed...
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MEET AN EDITOR: Alice Youell (fiction)
Today, meet Alice – who prior to going freelance was a commissioning editor at Doubleday (Transworld, Penguin Random House UK). She specialises in literary and bookclub fiction.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Morning! Equinox Monday! The magazine goes to press this week. Between proofs I have lots to do on one of the plot strands of my novel. I wonder if this counts as proof that the book is being generated by my own hands and brain cells? Anyway, how does your week look?
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Worried about writing your book? Eager to start anyway? Here's how you get from dithery dreaming to done Nail Your Novel books2read.com/nynworkbook #writingcommunity #writingtips #authorlife #skywriters
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Are you ready to start writing your book? Is your inner voice of worry holding you up? Here’s what to do about that @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social emmadarwin.substack.com/p/twelve-thi...? #writingcommunity #writingtips #authorlife #skywriters
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Fifteen Things Which Say You’re Ready To Write Your Book
And how to get brave enough to actually start writing
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Some plain writing advice we might all need from time to time (v useful for me with my currently chaotic draft) writerunboxed.com/2026/09/16/p... @alisonhammer #writingcommunity #writingtips
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Passing it On (Part 1): Four Writing Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
One of my favorite things about the writing community is how generous writers are with each other—especially when we have every reason to be guarded. After all, most people only read a book or two …
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
'Wow! Beautifully written... complex & sympathetic characters... totally blew me away' Just discovered this review for Ever Rest Review www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Bk mybook.to/everrest #bookstagram #BookRecommendation #bookreviews
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How moments make a memoir - @JacqueGorlick @vineleavespress.bsky.social at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/09/17/m... #memoir #writingcommunity #cnf #writinglife #skywriters
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On Healing and Understanding: An Interview with Jacque Gorelick on Her Memoir Map of a Heart
After her husband’s cardiac arrest, Jacque Gorelick spent hours in the ICU observing the doctors and nurses around her and worrying about the uncertain future ahead. In her debut memoir, Map …
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Should your book become a series? For some, it's a terrific idea. Others? I'll stand up for standalones. How to tell if your book has series potential nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/09/13/o... #writingcommunity #writingtips #skywriters
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What's the story in your messy draft? A writing buddy to help you find and master it. Nail Your Novel Workbook #writingcommunity #writingtips books2read.com/nynworkbook
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Nail Your Novel: Draft, Fix & Finish With Confidence. A companion workbook by Roz Morris
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We start with mess... structure can give us surprising and useful constraints. Love this conversation about memoir (which is also good for structuring fiction) @amygoldmacher & @MollyMcCloy @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/c... #writingcommunity #writingtips #skywriters
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Constraints and Thematic Patterns: A Conversation on the Craft of Memoir
If a book only catalogs your trauma, readers aren’t satisfied. Memoirists Amy Goldmacher and Molly McCloy are working similar terrain—difficult fathers, inherited damage, reconciling trauma f…
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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Once more into the breach? How to know if your novel is a series starter or a standalone nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/09/13/o... @rozmorris.bsky.social
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Once more into the breach? How to know if your novel is a series starter or a standalone
I was recently on a podcast where the host said, with a little disbelief: ‘Your novels are standalones, aren’t they?’ Standalones. He meant, my books don’t have sequels and aren’t part of a series.…
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Authors' most common concerns about AI, including false accusations of its use - @janefriedman.com janefriedman.com/writers-ai-f... #writingcommunity #writinglife #publishing #skywriters
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Writers' AI Fears Often Run Ahead of the Facts | Jane Friedman
The panic that’s expressed online bears little resemblance to what’s happening at literary agencies and publishing houses.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
An important role in a story - the character who should be listened to but isn't - @kmweiland www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/impact-chara... #writingcommunity #writingtips #skywriters
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thank you, Debby! Much appreciated.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
New on my blog! How to know if your novel is a series starter or a standalone nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/09/13/o... #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingtips #skywriters
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Also: three steps to a smoother, irresistible writing style nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/t... #writingcommunity #writingtip #writingq #writinglife #skywriters
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Three steps to a smoother writing style
This week Joanna Penn invited me to her podcast to talk about writing style and voice, which you can see in a few weeks’ time. We got so involved in the subject that we didn’t finish her ques…
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Lovely piece by @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social about how sentences work. If you keep this in mind, you can write good short sentences, good long sentences and everything in between. emmadarwin.substack.com/p/in-praise-... #writingcommunity #writingtip #writingq #writinglife #skywriters
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Why You Should Learn To Wrangle Long Sentences As Well As Short Ones
And why they’re not as difficult to handle as you’d think
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Whatever kind of story you're writing, the Nail Your Novels will get you there. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BGC6S9QM #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingtips #skywriters
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Nail Your Novel
Visit Amazon's Nail Your Novel Page and shop for all Nail Your Novel books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Nail Your Novel
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In difficult times, our writing might seem frivolous, irrelevant, even disrespectful. Here's why it isn't - @rblairwriter.bsky.social at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/w... #writingcommunity #writinglife #creativewriting #skywriters
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Writing That Brings Escape During Unsettling Times
DAYS AFTER ONE OF THE MOST TRAGIC EVENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, WAS IT THE WRONG ARTICLE AT THE WRONG TIME? By Ronnie Blair Sometimes what we write serves a greater purpose than what we imagined when…
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Big 5 editor, the top literary agent, the high-end translator, the besotted reader, the whizz marketer... these are just some of the scam emails authors are getting. Here's a rundown writersinthestormblog.com/2026/09/comm... @rachelwarmath #writingcommunity #publishing #skywriters
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Common Publishing Scams to Watch Out For | Writers In The Storm
Scams prey on our emotions. Rachel Warmath shares how to spot scammers before they can separate you from your hard earned funds.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You’ve been asked to appear at an event, or write a piece for a magazine. Should you ask to be paid? How do you open the discussions? Really useful piece by @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social emmadarwin.substack.com/p/itchy-bite... #writingcommunity #writinglife
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Itchy Bitesized 3: Eleven Unapologetic Ways to Ask to be Paid
For the full Itchy Bitesized series, click here.
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
An enormous blue experience and the magic of people who make things. Also: how we learn to write, how cheek and curiosity can make a creative career, how Ever Rest brought comfort in a terrible time, a little horse. All in my newsletter #writinglife #creativewriting mailchi.mp/9153c429ff20...
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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If your book draft came out a little chaotic, how do you wrest it into order? Nail Your Novel Workbook: Draft, Fix & Finish With Confidence books2read.com/nynworkbook #writingcommunity #writinglife #skywriters
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Available now at your favorite digital store!
Nail Your Novel: Draft, Fix & Finish With Confidence. A companion workbook by Roz Morris
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