Roz Morris
@rozmorris.bsky.social
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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Planner or pantser? Maybe, as @rozmorris.bsky.social discusses here, it's more complex (and interesting) than that...! #writingcommunity #booksky
Plan your book scene by scene? Improvise it as you go? Half and half? Yes you can, all at once. Here's how nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/f... #writingtips #writingcommunity #amwriting
February 17, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Planner or pantser? Maybe, as @rozmorris.bsky.social discusses here, it's more complex (and interesting) than that...! #writingcommunity #booksky
Sourdough. Honey. Snow. Shards. Air. Home is where everyday objects join a big story: ours. What would you write 'home' on? #TurnRightAtTheRainbow #memoir #househunting #homecollage books2read.com/rightrainbow
February 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Sourdough. Honey. Snow. Shards. Air. Home is where everyday objects join a big story: ours. What would you write 'home' on? #TurnRightAtTheRainbow #memoir #househunting #homecollage books2read.com/rightrainbow
If you want to write a novel but have never written creatively before, how should you prepare? Great post from @aliventures.com www.aliventures.com/experience-b... #writingcommunity #writingtips #writingq
What Experience Do You Need Before You Start Writing Your First Novel? | Aliventures
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February 17, 2026 at 8:24 AM
If you want to write a novel but have never written creatively before, how should you prepare? Great post from @aliventures.com www.aliventures.com/experience-b... #writingcommunity #writingtips #writingq
Plan your book scene by scene? Improvise it as you go? Half and half? Yes you can, all at once. Here's how nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/f... #writingtips #writingcommunity #amwriting
February 17, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Plan your book scene by scene? Improvise it as you go? Half and half? Yes you can, all at once. Here's how nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/f... #writingtips #writingcommunity #amwriting
What we didn't know when we started: five things @JennyHansenCA would now tell herself when she set out to be a writer writershelpingwriters.net/2026/02/five... @AngelaAckerman #writinglife #writingcommunity
Five Things I'd Go Back and Tell "New Writer Me"
Do you ever wish you could go back and have a chat with “New Writer You?” I think about that sometimes, about the things I’d tell that shiny, awkward, clueless soul. But like parenting or dating, or a...
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February 17, 2026 at 8:14 AM
What we didn't know when we started: five things @JennyHansenCA would now tell herself when she set out to be a writer writershelpingwriters.net/2026/02/five... @AngelaAckerman #writinglife #writingcommunity
Did you hear the one about the lady and the octopus? On making unexpected and rich connections in memoir @ethanfreak.bsky.social at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/r... #writingcommunity #creativewriting
Weaving Imagination with Fact: Using Research as Metaphor in Creative Writing
By Ethan Gilsdorf A female octopus and a woman with an eating disorder. Surely their experiences are too different, too divergent, to share anything at all. Water animal versus land animal. Mollusc…
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February 16, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Did you hear the one about the lady and the octopus? On making unexpected and rich connections in memoir @ethanfreak.bsky.social at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/r... #writingcommunity #creativewriting
Morning! Monday! I'm deep in the developmental edit for my memoir client. I'm having fun with the 'home' collage for Turn Right At The Rainbow (do keep them coming) & I'm being interviewed this week for one of my favourite writing and publishing podcasts. How does your week look?
February 16, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Morning! Monday! I'm deep in the developmental edit for my memoir client. I'm having fun with the 'home' collage for Turn Right At The Rainbow (do keep them coming) & I'm being interviewed this week for one of my favourite writing and publishing podcasts. How does your week look?
The sixth collection! Today's crop says it in garden hose, garden string (I think!) and yarn. What would you write 'home' in? There's still time to send me a picture. #turnrightattherainbow books2read.com/rightrainbow #memoir #househunting #relocation
February 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The sixth collection! Today's crop says it in garden hose, garden string (I think!) and yarn. What would you write 'home' in? There's still time to send me a picture. #turnrightattherainbow books2read.com/rightrainbow #memoir #househunting #relocation
Many writing-craft terms are confusing to new writers. And then comes a separate question: what do they do about the feedback? Here @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social unravels the term ‘conflict’. emmadarwin.substack.com/p/q-and-a-wh... #writingcommunity #writingtips
Q&A: What to do when you've been told there's not "Not enough conflict" in your story
The pick of the Itch of Writing Ask Me Anything Chats
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February 14, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Many writing-craft terms are confusing to new writers. And then comes a separate question: what do they do about the feedback? Here @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social unravels the term ‘conflict’. emmadarwin.substack.com/p/q-and-a-wh... #writingcommunity #writingtips
A teenager follows a romantic hunch... and travels hundreds of miles to find out.
Four minutes of romance from Not Quite Lost youtu.be/qE3x_m_lmMA?... #valentinesday
Four minutes of romance from Not Quite Lost youtu.be/qE3x_m_lmMA?... #valentinesday
February 14, 2026 at 7:58 AM
A teenager follows a romantic hunch... and travels hundreds of miles to find out.
Four minutes of romance from Not Quite Lost youtu.be/qE3x_m_lmMA?... #valentinesday
Four minutes of romance from Not Quite Lost youtu.be/qE3x_m_lmMA?... #valentinesday
We're up to tile number 5 in the #turnrightattherainbow #homecollage. Today's pictures are strictly German but only one was written in Germany. Because home is a location and a kind of north star we carry with us. #memoir books2read.com/rightrainbow
February 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
We're up to tile number 5 in the #turnrightattherainbow #homecollage. Today's pictures are strictly German but only one was written in Germany. Because home is a location and a kind of north star we carry with us. #memoir books2read.com/rightrainbow
What makes a compelling opening? @KathleenMcCleary at @writerunboxed.bsky.social writerunboxed.com/2026/02/11/i... #writingcommunity #writingtips #writingq #authorcommunity
In the Beginning
It’s February, we’re on day 5,392 of snow/bitter cold/ice/biting wind (let’s not even get into politics), and all I want to do is lose myself in reading a great book. And yet I have picked up and p…
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February 13, 2026 at 8:10 AM
What makes a compelling opening? @KathleenMcCleary at @writerunboxed.bsky.social writerunboxed.com/2026/02/11/i... #writingcommunity #writingtips #writingq #authorcommunity
When we write about someone in our memoir, should we tell them? @KathrynSmith at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/w... #writingcommunity #writingq #authorlife #authorcommunity #memoir
What We Owe the People We Write About
By Kathryn Smith “You should give Katrina a heads-up,” my friend said. I had just sent her my essay about serial sexual assault that happened decades prior in our town. “I don’t know,” I said. “Thi…
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February 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
When we write about someone in our memoir, should we tell them? @KathrynSmith at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/w... #writingcommunity #writingq #authorlife #authorcommunity #memoir
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I'm building a collage of the word 'home', in many languages and many hands, to celebrate my memoir Turn Right At The Rainbow. Today we have two Gaelics and one French. If you'd like to send me an entry I'd love that. And you might win a gorgeous prize. books2read.com/rightrainbow
February 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I'm building a collage of the word 'home', in many languages and many hands, to celebrate my memoir Turn Right At The Rainbow. Today we have two Gaelics and one French. If you'd like to send me an entry I'd love that. And you might win a gorgeous prize. books2read.com/rightrainbow
Reposted by Roz Morris
A few people have asked me about the rules and guidelines for the 'home' collage, so I thought I'd share them here again. Short version: yes, bring me your languages! nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/t... #turnrightattherainbow
Turn Right At The Rainbow: my new memoir is out 5 March — will you help me make a ‘home’ collage?
I’m publishing a sequel to Not Quite Lost! Join my possibly bonkers art project to celebrate the launch of Turn Right At The Rainbow. Share your version of ‘home’ and you could wi…
nailyournovel.wordpress.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
A few people have asked me about the rules and guidelines for the 'home' collage, so I thought I'd share them here again. Short version: yes, bring me your languages! nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/t... #turnrightattherainbow
A few people have asked me about the rules and guidelines for the 'home' collage, so I thought I'd share them here again. Short version: yes, bring me your languages! nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/t... #turnrightattherainbow
Turn Right At The Rainbow: my new memoir is out 5 March — will you help me make a ‘home’ collage?
I’m publishing a sequel to Not Quite Lost! Join my possibly bonkers art project to celebrate the launch of Turn Right At The Rainbow. Share your version of ‘home’ and you could wi…
nailyournovel.wordpress.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
A few people have asked me about the rules and guidelines for the 'home' collage, so I thought I'd share them here again. Short version: yes, bring me your languages! nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/t... #turnrightattherainbow
I'm building a collage of the word 'home', in many languages and many hands, to celebrate my memoir Turn Right At The Rainbow. Today we have two Gaelics and one French. If you'd like to send me an entry I'd love that. And you might win a gorgeous prize. books2read.com/rightrainbow
February 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I'm building a collage of the word 'home', in many languages and many hands, to celebrate my memoir Turn Right At The Rainbow. Today we have two Gaelics and one French. If you'd like to send me an entry I'd love that. And you might win a gorgeous prize. books2read.com/rightrainbow
Thanks, Elizabeth!
Four shades of planning and pantsing… and how to get the most out of your chosen writing method: nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/f... @rozmorris.bsky.social #wkb20
Four shades of planning and pantsing… and how to get the most out of your chosen writing method
Traditionally the writing world is split between planners and pantsers. Planners like to prepare an outline before they start writing; pantsers see the writing as a voyage of discovery, letting the…
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February 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Thanks, Elizabeth!
Ten days with eyes closed; how @candyschulman.bsky.social relearned the full spectrum of sensory writing @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/c... #WritingCommunity #writingtips #writingq
Closing My Eyes Made Me a Better Writer and Teacher
By Candy Schulman “There are stories all around you,” I tell my creative nonfiction students when they’re struggling with how to get ideas. “All you have to do is open your eyes and see them.” And …
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February 12, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Ten days with eyes closed; how @candyschulman.bsky.social relearned the full spectrum of sensory writing @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/c... #WritingCommunity #writingtips #writingq
What is a plot? Here's a character-based way to let plot evolve; create your story people, find out what they do. nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/f... #WritingCommunity #writingtips
February 12, 2026 at 8:09 AM
What is a plot? Here's a character-based way to let plot evolve; create your story people, find out what they do. nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/f... #WritingCommunity #writingtips
With empathy, genuine curiosity and willingness to listen, we can write well beyond our own lived experience and even our biology. @DavidLaneWilliams at @janefriedman.com janefriedman.com/writing-beyo... #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips
Writing Beyond Ourselves | Jane Friedman
Writing outside our lived experience isn’t just about getting facts right—it’s also about learning who we are when we truly listen to others.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:02 AM
With empathy, genuine curiosity and willingness to listen, we can write well beyond our own lived experience and even our biology. @DavidLaneWilliams at @janefriedman.com janefriedman.com/writing-beyo... #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips
Choices! Another element of a compelling story, described by @JaniceHardy. Bring tissues writersinthestormblog.com/2026/02/why-... #writingcommunity #writingtips
Why Tough Choices Create Stronger Stories
We all love strong characters. But how do they get that way? Through tough choices. How do we create tough choices? Janice tells us how in this great blog.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Choices! Another element of a compelling story, described by @JaniceHardy. Bring tissues writersinthestormblog.com/2026/02/why-... #writingcommunity #writingtips
Does your story have a mirror moment? Here's what that is and why you might need it, discussed by two of my favourite writing bloggers @KMWeiland & @jamesscottbell www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/mirror-momen... #writingtips #writingcommunity
The Mirror Moment in Fiction: A Midpoint Method for Plotters and Pantsers
Discover the mirror moment in fiction and how it reveals a story’s true Midpoint, helping both plotters and pantsers write stronger novels.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Does your story have a mirror moment? Here's what that is and why you might need it, discussed by two of my favourite writing bloggers @KMWeiland & @jamesscottbell www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/mirror-momen... #writingtips #writingcommunity
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Part 3 of the collage! Home isn't just our walls. It's our happy clutter that witnesses how we live, the musical instruments where we sing our souls, the books where we wander in other minds, the shoes we set out and come back in. All these things. #memoir #newbook books2read.com/rightrainbow
February 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Part 3 of the collage! Home isn't just our walls. It's our happy clutter that witnesses how we live, the musical instruments where we sing our souls, the books where we wander in other minds, the shoes we set out and come back in. All these things. #memoir #newbook books2read.com/rightrainbow
First I invented spyware. Then I invented this little gizmo... my award-winning #sciencefiction #scifi #clifi novel Lifeform Three was absolutely ahead of its time. I'm waiting to find out what else will come true. You can read it here books2read.com/lifeform3
February 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
First I invented spyware. Then I invented this little gizmo... my award-winning #sciencefiction #scifi #clifi novel Lifeform Three was absolutely ahead of its time. I'm waiting to find out what else will come true. You can read it here books2read.com/lifeform3