Feedback can hurt. Sometimes it will hurt. But you need feedback—especially early on—if you want to grow as a writer. When I was in college, I took workshop classes where we brought in stories and critiqued each other’s work. I remember one specific workshop where several of us gave the same piece of feedback on … Continue reading Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Writing, Lesson 2: Feedback is a Necessary Evil
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Ten Lessons I’ve Learned from Ten Years of Writing: Finish the Draft
I published my first book on April 26, 2016—ten years ago. In those ten years, I’ve learned a lot about writing and publishing, and I want to share some of those lessons with you. And if you’re anything like me, you’re probably going to hear this advice… and still make the same mistakes anyway. Because … Continue reading Ten Lessons I’ve Learned from Ten Years of Writing: Finish the Draft
How to Avoid Clichés in Your Genre
I have thoughts. They're very wise and worldly thoughts. About books. And genre. Specifically reading voraciously in your genre. I've been thinking about this for a while, like I do most things I blog about, and how so many of the romantasies I read this year (and tried to read) felt like they were the … Continue reading How to Avoid Clichés in Your Genre
Beatrice B. Morgan 