I’m a professional writer, editor and writing blogger living in London. You’ll have seen my books on the bestseller lists but not under my name because I ghostwrote them for other people (see Who else am I?).
I have edited for a leading literary consultancy in London and am now a freelance book doctor. Details of clients are confidential, but I am allowed to reveal that a manuscript I doctored was awarded the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012.
I’m now coming into the daylight with books of my own. I write quirky literary fiction and have two agents – Piers Blofeld at Sheil Land and Jane Conway-Gordon.
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My first novel under my own name is My Memories of a Future Life. It’s available on Kobo, Kindle and in print. You can listen to a free audio of the first 4 chapters here.
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I’m also the author of writing books – Nail Your Novel: Why Writers Abandon Books and how you can Draft, Fix and Finish With Confidence and Nail Your Novel: Bring Characters to Life, written from my experiences mentoring other authors.
My main blog (the purple one), is my diary of challenges I’m tackling, both in my own writing and as I guide others. On my other blog (the red one) I run a weekly series called The Undercover Soundtrack, where authors talk about using music in their creative process. Do hop over for a listen.
Aside from that, I hang out in the usual places. You can
find me on Twitter as @ByRozMorris and also as @NailYourNovel (formerly DirtyWhiteCandy – and yes, there’s a story in that. It’s on my blog in the sidebar.
Find me on Facebook
Find me on Pinterest
Tangle with me on Tumblr
Explore my Amazon.com author page
Connect with me on Kobo
And you can email me rozmorriswriter at gmail dot com
PRAISE FOR My Memories of a Future Life:
‘Ambitious and enthralling’ - Critical Mass
‘Reminded me of Doris Lessing–though at the risk of committing a sacrilege, Morris is much more readable’ - The Kindle Book Review
‘So original it’s in a class of its own’ - For Books’ Sake
‘There are shedloads of books on how to write novels, and a lot of them are longer and considerably less useful’
‘I wish I’d had this book a long time ago’
‘The author has a proven track record as a writer of fiction, as opposed to writers of “how to write” books’
#1 by Julia on September 17, 2010 - 3:40 pm
I have so much respect for ghostwriters, but none for those who use them. Ghostwriters seem like the sort of people who write for the sake of writing and not for recognition.
#2 by rozmorris on September 17, 2010 - 7:55 pm
Julia, thank you! It’s a double-edged sword. Readers probably feel a bit cheated if they hear something’s ghosted. But for writers it’s a great way to stretch into new genres, new voices. What I’ve learned writing as other people has fed back into my own art.
#3 by Jeff Bennington on July 17, 2011 - 7:04 pm
Wow, Roz! Your life sounds much like that of a CIA agent. I wonder if your suitcase is loaded with multiple identities and passports? Are you really Roz Morris? Really?
#4 by rozmorris on July 18, 2011 - 6:42 am
I could tell you but I’d have to kill you.
#5 by Rahul Kale on March 15, 2013 - 2:22 pm
Hi Dear Roz,
You have such nice Blog and i like you writing skills.
Keep it up and let such things share with us.
Following your Blog. Cheers to you..;-)
#6 by rozmorris @dirtywhitecandy on March 15, 2013 - 8:39 pm
Thanks, Rahul! What an interesting name you have.
#7 by jumpingfromcliffs on April 12, 2013 - 10:45 am
A really great blog Roz, glad I stumbled across it.
#8 by rozmorris @dirtywhitecandy on April 13, 2013 - 7:12 am
Thanks for waving across the blogosphere, Jon!