Roz Morris
@rozmorris.bsky.social
Author, 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 2025, Amazon Kindle Storyteller Award 2023
How do book clubs find you? (It's not through those 'services' that email you out of the blue) @randysusanmeyers.bsky.social writerunboxed.com/2025/11/10/h... #WritingCommunity #publishing #bookmarketing #writinglife #authorlife #skywriters
How Do Book Clubs Find You?
Writers often ask, “How do I find book clubs?—but the better question might be, “How do book clubs find me—and my book?” My first invitation came from a friend of a friend—a small gathering …
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November 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
How do book clubs find you? (It's not through those 'services' that email you out of the blue) @randysusanmeyers.bsky.social writerunboxed.com/2025/11/10/h... #WritingCommunity #publishing #bookmarketing #writinglife #authorlife #skywriters
Holmes needs a Watson... essential points for creating a sidekick in genre fiction @elizabethspanncraig.com elizabethspanncraig.com/mystery-writ... #writingcommunity #writinglife #authorlife #skywriters
Crafting Memorable Sidekicks for Cozy Mysteries – Elizabeth Spann Craig
Learn techniques for creating memorable, effective sidekicks who enhance your cozy mystery series and help with reader engagement.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Holmes needs a Watson... essential points for creating a sidekick in genre fiction @elizabethspanncraig.com elizabethspanncraig.com/mystery-writ... #writingcommunity #writinglife #authorlife #skywriters
The child that grew up, frame by frame. The gradual arrival of witnesses (the stick-bird girl, glass apples, closet of baseball caps). The photo album time machine. The giant mystery of home, its accumulations and absences. @bethkephart.bsky.social thehushandthehowl.substack.com/p/home #slowliving
Home
to the spaces that hold us when our children move on
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November 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The child that grew up, frame by frame. The gradual arrival of witnesses (the stick-bird girl, glass apples, closet of baseball caps). The photo album time machine. The giant mystery of home, its accumulations and absences. @bethkephart.bsky.social thehushandthehowl.substack.com/p/home #slowliving
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"He knew of nothing more honest than music."
— Hugo, from my novel Ever Rest
This line keeps coming back to me as I work on memoirs with musicians and artists. There's courage in creative work.
#ArtAndSoul #LifeWriting
More reflections in my latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/24cd64ac9759...
— Hugo, from my novel Ever Rest
This line keeps coming back to me as I work on memoirs with musicians and artists. There's courage in creative work.
#ArtAndSoul #LifeWriting
More reflections in my latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/24cd64ac9759...
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
"He knew of nothing more honest than music."
— Hugo, from my novel Ever Rest
This line keeps coming back to me as I work on memoirs with musicians and artists. There's courage in creative work.
#ArtAndSoul #LifeWriting
More reflections in my latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/24cd64ac9759...
— Hugo, from my novel Ever Rest
This line keeps coming back to me as I work on memoirs with musicians and artists. There's courage in creative work.
#ArtAndSoul #LifeWriting
More reflections in my latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/24cd64ac9759...
"He knew of nothing more honest than music."
— Hugo, from my novel Ever Rest
This line keeps coming back to me as I work on memoirs with musicians and artists. There's courage in creative work.
#ArtAndSoul #LifeWriting
More reflections in my latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/24cd64ac9759...
— Hugo, from my novel Ever Rest
This line keeps coming back to me as I work on memoirs with musicians and artists. There's courage in creative work.
#ArtAndSoul #LifeWriting
More reflections in my latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/24cd64ac9759...
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
"He knew of nothing more honest than music."
— Hugo, from my novel Ever Rest
This line keeps coming back to me as I work on memoirs with musicians and artists. There's courage in creative work.
#ArtAndSoul #LifeWriting
More reflections in my latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/24cd64ac9759...
— Hugo, from my novel Ever Rest
This line keeps coming back to me as I work on memoirs with musicians and artists. There's courage in creative work.
#ArtAndSoul #LifeWriting
More reflections in my latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/24cd64ac9759...
Reposted by Roz Morris
My latest newsletter! What artists are made of. #ADHD counsellor recommends my novel Lifeform Three. Snippet of my new book. A little horse. #writinglife #artisticlife #musicians mailchi.mp/24cd64ac9759...
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My latest newsletter! What artists are made of. #ADHD counsellor recommends my novel Lifeform Three. Snippet of my new book. A little horse. #writinglife #artisticlife #musicians mailchi.mp/24cd64ac9759...
When a book is so good that an editor switches off her work-mind and goes along for the ride… I’ll be looking this up. @JennieNash on The Correspondent by @virginiaevans25.bsky.social
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open.substack.com/pub/jenniena...? #writinglife #booklove #lovereading
Not
Some thoughts on a novel I loved
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November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
When a book is so good that an editor switches off her work-mind and goes along for the ride… I’ll be looking this up. @JennieNash on The Correspondent by @virginiaevans25.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/jenniena...? #writinglife #booklove #lovereading
open.substack.com/pub/jenniena...? #writinglife #booklove #lovereading
What a lovely concept: body doubling, finding regular online partners for creative work. @MalloryClarke @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/b... #authorlife #creativewriting #writinglife #skywriters
Body Doubling: How Writing with Others Saved My Sanity and My Manuscript
By Mallory Clarke I’m embarrassed to say this, but I loved lockdown during the pandemic. I was shakingly afraid of dying of COVID-19. Everything going on outside my home made me anxious; being stuc…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
What a lovely concept: body doubling, finding regular online partners for creative work. @MalloryClarke @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/b... #authorlife #creativewriting #writinglife #skywriters
Morning! Leafy Monday! I'm expecting the main copy this week for @indieauthoralli.bsky.social member magazine. I'm forging onwards with the structural edit on my musician's memoir. There's a writing craft post for my blog and I need to set up an author interview. How does your week look? #writing
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Morning! Leafy Monday! I'm expecting the main copy this week for @indieauthoralli.bsky.social member magazine. I'm forging onwards with the structural edit on my musician's memoir. There's a writing craft post for my blog and I need to set up an author interview. How does your week look? #writing
My latest newsletter! What artists are made of. #ADHD counsellor recommends my novel Lifeform Three. Snippet of my new book. A little horse. #writinglife #artisticlife #musicians mailchi.mp/24cd64ac9759...
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My latest newsletter! What artists are made of. #ADHD counsellor recommends my novel Lifeform Three. Snippet of my new book. A little horse. #writinglife #artisticlife #musicians mailchi.mp/24cd64ac9759...
Thank you for that lovely and thoughtful share, Valeria!
A brief article and a nice reminder that much author promotion is really about the genuine sharing and exchanging of perspectives - about being an active part of the literary community. #WritingCommunity #booksky #reading #writerslife Thank you, @elizabethspanncraig.com and @rozmorris.bsky.social.
How might you win long-term fans for your books? @elizabethspanncraig.com elizabethspanncraig.com/uncategorize... #bookmarketing #authorlife #writinglife #writingcommunity
November 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Thank you for that lovely and thoughtful share, Valeria!
What is propulsive fiction and do you want to write it? @cathyyardley.bsky.social writerunboxed.com/2025/11/04/t... #writingcommunity #writingtips #authorlife #publishing #skywriters
The Art of Propulsive Fiction
I’ve been published for over twenty-five years, and coached hundreds of authors in a number of genres for over fifteen. There is a statement that has cropped up from time to time in those years. “I…
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November 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
What is propulsive fiction and do you want to write it? @cathyyardley.bsky.social writerunboxed.com/2025/11/04/t... #writingcommunity #writingtips #authorlife #publishing #skywriters
Being published in an anthology can be an excellent career move. What should you consider and where could you find opportunities? @mattydalrymple.bsky.social & @markleslie.bsky.social janefriedman.com/before-you-s... at @janefriedman.com #authorlife #writinglife #skywriters
Before You Say Yes: What Writers Need to Know About Anthology Offers | Jane Friedman
Learn how to find and assess anthology opportunities, which offer short fiction authors income and visibility by sharing audiences across contributors.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Being published in an anthology can be an excellent career move. What should you consider and where could you find opportunities? @mattydalrymple.bsky.social & @markleslie.bsky.social janefriedman.com/before-you-s... at @janefriedman.com #authorlife #writinglife #skywriters
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Burnout to breakthrough to memoir: how Rachael Wesley rediscovered writing: nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/b... @rozmorris.bsky.social #wkb31
Burnout to breakthrough to memoir: how Rachael Wesley rediscovered writing
Rachael Wesley spent nearly a decade pouring her heart into teaching, until burnout forced her to rediscover her first love: writing. Her debut memoir Second Set Chances weaves together life-changi…
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November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Burnout to breakthrough to memoir: how Rachael Wesley rediscovered writing: nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/b... @rozmorris.bsky.social #wkb31
“Not just a craft guide, an apprenticeship in empathy. Every chapter carries the rare understanding that characters aren’t built from tropes but from truth.” books2read.com/nyncharacters
#WritingCommunity #Writers #skywriters
#WritingCommunity #Writers #skywriters
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Writing Characters Who'll Keep Readers Captivated: Nail Your Novel by Roz Morris
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November 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
“Not just a craft guide, an apprenticeship in empathy. Every chapter carries the rare understanding that characters aren’t built from tropes but from truth.” books2read.com/nyncharacters
#WritingCommunity #Writers #skywriters
#WritingCommunity #Writers #skywriters
“Enough with the chaos-writing. Let’s actually finish this thing.” Nail Your Novel.
Get the workbook books2read.com/nynworkbook #NaNo #Plotting #WIP #WritersOfBsky #skywriters
Get the workbook books2read.com/nynworkbook #NaNo #Plotting #WIP #WritersOfBsky #skywriters
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
“Enough with the chaos-writing. Let’s actually finish this thing.” Nail Your Novel.
Get the workbook books2read.com/nynworkbook #NaNo #Plotting #WIP #WritersOfBsky #skywriters
Get the workbook books2read.com/nynworkbook #NaNo #Plotting #WIP #WritersOfBsky #skywriters
Let's compare writing (and stories) to... a staircase. @donaldmaass.bsky.social writerunboxed.com/2025/11/05/t... #writingtips #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #writingq #Storytelling #skywriters
The Staircase & The Story
Sadly, the 2025 Un-Conference is over. Santa Fe was a marvelous setting, art-filled and restaurant-saturated. The program was substantial and interwoven, with presentations by (besides myself), Lis…
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November 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Let's compare writing (and stories) to... a staircase. @donaldmaass.bsky.social writerunboxed.com/2025/11/05/t... #writingtips #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #writingq #Storytelling #skywriters
From extending literary frontiers to waking up in a war. What my author friends at @vineleavespress.bsky.social have been doing this month preview.mailerlite.com/p9b3e7t0r5/2... #literaryfiction #bookclub #goodreads #lovereading
🎃 The Leaves That Fell in October 🎃
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November 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
From extending literary frontiers to waking up in a war. What my author friends at @vineleavespress.bsky.social have been doing this month preview.mailerlite.com/p9b3e7t0r5/2... #literaryfiction #bookclub #goodreads #lovereading
What is joy? Do we recognise it enough? And what, as creative people, should we do with it? @bethkephart.bsky.social at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/j... #creativity #slowliving #creativelife #authorlife
Making the Case for Joy
By Beth Kephart “I drop to the sand,” Mary Oliver writes in “Owls,” as she traces a moment’s reverie. “… I am replete, supine, finished, filled to the last edges with an immobilizing happiness.” To…
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November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
What is joy? Do we recognise it enough? And what, as creative people, should we do with it? @bethkephart.bsky.social at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/j... #creativity #slowliving #creativelife #authorlife
'Practical, empowering approach to the writing process. Nail Your Novel is a gift to every storyteller seeking clarity, structure and courage on the page.'
Get the workbook books2read.com/nynworkbook #NaNo #Plotting #WIP #WritersOfBsky #skywriters
Get the workbook books2read.com/nynworkbook #NaNo #Plotting #WIP #WritersOfBsky #skywriters
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
'Practical, empowering approach to the writing process. Nail Your Novel is a gift to every storyteller seeking clarity, structure and courage on the page.'
Get the workbook books2read.com/nynworkbook #NaNo #Plotting #WIP #WritersOfBsky #skywriters
Get the workbook books2read.com/nynworkbook #NaNo #Plotting #WIP #WritersOfBsky #skywriters
How might you win long-term fans for your books? @elizabethspanncraig.com elizabethspanncraig.com/uncategorize... #bookmarketing #authorlife #writinglife #writingcommunity
The Importance of Author Promo Instead of Book Promo – Elizabeth Spann Craig
Why author promotion creates lasting success while book promotion has a limited shelf life.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
How might you win long-term fans for your books? @elizabethspanncraig.com elizabethspanncraig.com/uncategorize... #bookmarketing #authorlife #writinglife #writingcommunity
If you have any kind of published book, the chances are you've heard from these scammers. Don't be reeled in @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/l... #authorlife #bookmarketing #writinglife #writingcommunity #skywriters
Invited to a Book Club? Reviewers Ready to Boost Your Book? Have (A)I Got News For You
By Allison K Williams Oh I’m so excited! “William Susan” runs a community of 3,000+ readers and reviewers and they found a play I wrote and REALLY LIKED IT! Allison, your The…
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November 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
If you have any kind of published book, the chances are you've heard from these scammers. Don't be reeled in @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/l... #authorlife #bookmarketing #writinglife #writingcommunity #skywriters
'So real I wished I could google the characters.'
A haunting exploration of loss, fame and the fragile beauty of human connection.' books2read.com/everrest
Would Ever Rest suit your book club? Ask for it at your library. #BookSky #BookDiscussion #ReadingCommunity #amreading
A haunting exploration of loss, fame and the fragile beauty of human connection.' books2read.com/everrest
Would Ever Rest suit your book club? Ask for it at your library. #BookSky #BookDiscussion #ReadingCommunity #amreading
November 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
'So real I wished I could google the characters.'
A haunting exploration of loss, fame and the fragile beauty of human connection.' books2read.com/everrest
Would Ever Rest suit your book club? Ask for it at your library. #BookSky #BookDiscussion #ReadingCommunity #amreading
A haunting exploration of loss, fame and the fragile beauty of human connection.' books2read.com/everrest
Would Ever Rest suit your book club? Ask for it at your library. #BookSky #BookDiscussion #ReadingCommunity #amreading
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'Every detour reveals a new story, a hidden truth, a moment of wonder or delight.'
Not Quite Lost books2read.com/nql #HumorousMemoir #TravelWriting #ArmchairTravel #BritishHumour #WittyWriting #Readers
Not Quite Lost books2read.com/nql #HumorousMemoir #TravelWriting #ArmchairTravel #BritishHumour #WittyWriting #Readers
November 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
'Every detour reveals a new story, a hidden truth, a moment of wonder or delight.'
Not Quite Lost books2read.com/nql #HumorousMemoir #TravelWriting #ArmchairTravel #BritishHumour #WittyWriting #Readers
Not Quite Lost books2read.com/nql #HumorousMemoir #TravelWriting #ArmchairTravel #BritishHumour #WittyWriting #Readers
Thanks, Elizabeth!
The Le Guin Prize and the lost continent of imaginative fiction: nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/t... @rozmorris.bsky.social #wkb86
The Le Guin Prize and the lost continent of imaginative fiction
The 2025 Ursula K Le Guin Prize for Fiction is about to be awarded. It’s for works that are categorised as ‘imaginative fiction’ – they have elements of science fiction and fantasy, but also …
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November 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Thanks, Elizabeth!