Roz Morris
@rozmorris
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
When a writer sees his work performed as a stage play for the first time - top story in my newsletter mailchi.mp/8496e2d1908c... #writinglife #authorlife #creativity
Whenever you looked at it, it presented a different shape. Sometimes it was a white eye, as the dish pointed straight at you. I used to watch it, trying to catch it move. A love letter to #JodrellBank @jodrellbank.bsky.social which I hope is Not Quite Lost mybook.to/nql
Morning! Monday! A meeting this week to finalise the content of @indieauthoralli.bsky.social magazine. Also I have an interview to finish for @elizabethbrucedc.bsky.social's podcast, revisions to make on my novel outline... and writing to do on that same novel! How does your week look? #writinglife
'Had me alternating between horror and laughter... brilliantly written.' New review of Turn Right At The Rainbow www.amazon.co.uk/portal/custo... #humour #weekend #goodreads #bookstoread #BookCommunity #BookChatWeekly
More ways to make your characters real, even the ones we don't see so much. Writing Characters Who'll Keep Readers Captivated: Nail Your Novel books2read.com/nyncharacters #writingcommunity #writingtips #writingcraft
The resolution, the new beginning, the absolute stop, the hanging question, the theme detonation... lots more about endings here. Writing Plots With Drama, Depth & Heart: Nail Your Novel books2read.com/nynplot #writingtips #Storylines #writingcraft
Morning! Monday! A podcast to record this afternoon - I'm guesting on @mattydalrymple.bsky.social's podcast From Expertise To Authority. Copy is coming in for @indieauthoralli.bsky.social magazine. And my new novel is busy, with two new folders to organise the ideas. How does your week look?
What's a scene? What's a chapter? How do we use them to keep the reader hooked? nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/07/05/w... #writingcommunity #writingtip #publishing
New review! Very short, very sweet, all the stars. Thank you, Sarah on Goodreads. Turn Right At The Rainbow: A Diary of Househunting, Happenstance & Home www.amazon.co.uk/Turn-Right-R... #Memoir #MemoirChat #NonFiction #Comedy #Humor #Books
Morning! Monday! I'm waiting to hear from several clients (freelance life). Meanwhile the new novel is keeping me busy. Each new scene requires multiple decisions about world, story & characters as the book slowly forms in my mind. How does your week look? #writingcommunity #creativewriting
'Captivating... compelling... a must-read... the ins and outs of househunting described with thoughtfulness and élan (Review of Turn Right At The Rainbow: A Diary of Househunting, Happenstance & Home) www.amazon.co.uk/Turn-Right-R... #goodreads #humour #weekendreads #househunting
From fragment to full-grown novel- the Nail Your Novel workbook will get you there books2read.com/nynworkbook #writingcommunity #writinglife #storytelling #authorlife #publishing
Morning! Monday! I'm waiting to hear about a book rewriting job that popped into my inbox last week. Work is starting on the next magazine for @indieauthoralli.bsky.social. I've rewritten the outline for my new novel and am ready to plunge again into the text. How does your week look? #writinglife
What's the difference between a scene and a chapter? A scene happens in real time. A chapter groups scenes into a meaningful whole—and gives readers a place to pause... or decide to read one more page. Here's a practical guide. nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/07/05/w... #writinglife #writingtips
Morning! Monday! Writing and research to do for the new novel. I'll also be starting my newsletter, preparing an interview for @indieauthoralli.bsky.social and having a Zoom consultation with a memoir client. How does your week look?
Morning! Midsummer Monday! This week I'll be talking to a memoir client to follow up on his developmental report. Then I have lots of notes for the new novel and hope to start the actual text, but might run aground in research instead. There's only one way to find out. How does your week look?
Fiction lets us invent anything we need. Memoir has to work with what life gave us. 3 craft lessons memoir taught me about story nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/06/14/w... #writingtips #writingq #memoir
Morning! Monday! A report to finish for my memoir client. A meeting to attend about content for the next @indieauthoralli.bsky.social publications. Promotion leads to follow up for Turn Right At The Rainbow. Development work to do on the shiny new novel idea. How does your week look?
My latest newsletter is up: a stay in Grayson Perry’s extraordinary House for Essex, the proper start of a new novel, a beautiful review of Ever Rest, and I learn a new language from my little horse. mailchi.mp/6b33d00696fe... #writinglife #slowliving #horses #creativelife
Morning! Monday! I'm deep in an edit for a memoir/self-help author. Also this week there are podcasts to chase, work to do on my new novel. And did you see Simon Bates gave a shout-out yesterday on @boomradio.co.uk for Turn Right At The Rainbow? Anyway, how does your week look?
I sent a newsletter! Utterly in love with Grayson Perry's House for Essex. Starting to write a new novel!! 'A truly personal and memorable story' (Turn Right At The Rainbow), 'shades of Daisy Jones AND Into Thin Air (Ever Rest). A little horse. mailchi.mp/6b33d00696fe...
Wow. Comparisons with @annnapolitano.bsky.social @taylorjenkinsreid.bsky.social , @JonKrakauer . It took me seven years to get this novel right. Reviews like this remind me every second of work was worthwhile. rozmorris.org/my-books/my-...
Morning! Monday! New month! The @indieauthoralli.bsky.social mag has gone to press. If you're a member, your copy is coming. I'm starting work with a new memoirist, seeking podcasts that will suit Turn Right At The Rainbow, working on a novel idea & my newsletter! How does your week look?
I'm judging this! I want to discover a brilliant memoir or poetry collection and help propel it to the recognition it deserves! @vineleavespress.bsky.social Entries close in ONE MONTH so dither ye not. #publishing #authors #writingcommunity Enter here preview.mailerlite.com/d4t8z2j3i2/3...
'Warm humor; lyrical writing; travel through physical, emotional and time landscapes; and a whimsical, yet deep rumination about what makes a house a home.' Thrilled to see this new review of Turn Right At The Rainbow from @marthaengberauthor.bsky.social www.marthaengber.com/post/book-re...
Morning! Tuesdaymonday because we had a bank holiday in the UK. There's the @indieauthoralli.bsky.social magazine to finish, for publication at the weekend. There are updates to do to my website, a promotion plan to finalise & 2 book ideas to discuss with my brain. How does your week look?
I’ve written about creative envy, comparisonitis and the kind of twinge that might actually be useful for writers. nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/t... #writinglife #creativelife #writingcommunity #authorlife
You mention your book on Facebook and... 'Best book I've read in a long time.' Turn Right At The Rainbow: A Diary of Househunting, Happenstance & Home www.amazon.co.uk/Turn-Right-R... #goodreads #bookclubs
Demolished rooms, lingering memory, and the way vanished places keep living in the mind. My latest newsletter is here: Your mind becomes a ghost mailchi.mp/705eaf1068cd... #creativity #creativelife #slowliving