J. LLOYD MORGAN'S BLOG

I’ll admit it. When I started writing my first book, I was pretty clueless about what readers and publishers wanted. All I knew is that I...

One thing I heard time and again from people at a recent writer’s conference was how much they loved the covers of the new editions of my ...

I am delighted to announce that the final book of the Bariwon Chronicles has been released! It’s titled The Zealous Star . But wait, the...

Whoo hoo! Another give-a-way! I’ll be giving away the winner’s choice of one of the following: (Click on the link to find out mor...

I'm pleased to announce I'm part of the "Reading Clean Giveaway Hop" starting on Thursday, Sept 6th! Winning on this ...

With the release of my second book, I’m seeing a trend in the feedback. Overall, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. It appears...

Each author I’ve met has their own way writing a book. Some create detailed character descriptions and settings before they start writing....

When I get asked for advice from people who want to write books, one of the things I tell them is to write the book they want to write. In o...

Here is Mandi Tucker Slack's review of The Waxing Moon . For those of you who have read J. Lloyd Morgan's The Hidden Sun , the...

Like many authors, my mind is full of different story ideas. From those, I have to choose which ones I’ll focus on. I wrote a short stor...

One of the most popular movies in America right now is The Hunger Games . A critic said of the book that it was part The Most Dangerous Game...

There was a recent discussion amongst several authors about their feelings on including dream sequences in their books. If you’ve read any o...

I’ve been told there are two types of writers: people who create outlines for their books (known as “plotters”) and then people who write by...

If you aren’t sure what NaNoWriMo is, don’t fret. I hadn’t heard about it until after my first book was published. It is short for National ...

August has been an interesting month, to say the least. Much has happened. I thought it was time for another update on the author part of my...

Though I've never been in the military, I hear there is a saying often used, namely, "Hurry up and wait." I dare say that sayi...