Insights on the Writing Life A selection of my weekly newsletter articles since 2008. Full archives available on my Substack page. Mary Carroll Moore 4/5/24 Mary Carroll Moore 4/5/24 What Risks Will You Take? Read More Mary Carroll Moore 3/29/24 Mary Carroll Moore 3/29/24 Writing Your Last Chapter First Read More Mary Carroll Moore 3/22/24 Mary Carroll Moore 3/22/24 Recognizing Your Turning Points: Where Are You on the Journey? Read More Mary Carroll Moore 3/15/24 Mary Carroll Moore 3/15/24 The Benefit of Making Your Characters Sick Read More Mary Carroll Moore 3/8/24 Mary Carroll Moore 3/8/24 Setting as Conflict Read More Mary Carroll Moore 3/1/24 Mary Carroll Moore 3/1/24 Escape to Paradise--Find Trouble! Read More Mary Carroll Moore 2/23/24 Mary Carroll Moore 2/23/24 Delights (and Risks!) of Writing a Series Read More Mary Carroll Moore 2/16/24 Mary Carroll Moore 2/16/24 Weaving a More Complex--and Interesting--Story Read More Mary Carroll Moore 2/9/24 Mary Carroll Moore 2/9/24 Checking It Twice: What Lists Help Your Writing? Read More Mary Carroll Moore 2/2/24 Mary Carroll Moore 2/2/24 Creating a Mood Board for Your Book Read More Mary Carroll Moore 1/26/24 Mary Carroll Moore 1/26/24 Organizing from the Stone Age Read More Mary Carroll Moore 1/19/24 Mary Carroll Moore 1/19/24 Writing Opposites: Bad Identity, Good Identity Read More Mary Carroll Moore 1/12/24 Mary Carroll Moore 1/12/24 The Pre-order Machine and What I've Learned about Its Place in Publishing Read More Mary Carroll Moore 1/8/24 Mary Carroll Moore 1/8/24 Ta-Da! My New Novel and Its Beautiful Cover Read More Mary Carroll Moore 1/5/24 Mary Carroll Moore 1/5/24 Writing a Pitch for the Next Novel (Pregnant Again?!) Read More Mary Carroll Moore 12/29/23 Mary Carroll Moore 12/29/23 Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Setting Goals You'll Actually Want to Keep Read More Mary Carroll Moore 12/22/23 Mary Carroll Moore 12/22/23 Get Yourself Booked on Podcasts! Read More Mary Carroll Moore 12/15/23 Mary Carroll Moore 12/15/23 Are Your Characters Embodied? Read More Mary Carroll Moore 12/8/23 Mary Carroll Moore 12/8/23 Writing a Good Villain Read More Mary Carroll Moore 12/1/23 Mary Carroll Moore 12/1/23 From Marathon to Daily Miles: Transitioning Back to Practice Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Mary Carroll Moore 3/22/24 Mary Carroll Moore 3/22/24 Recognizing Your Turning Points: Where Are You on the Journey? Read More
Mary Carroll Moore 3/15/24 Mary Carroll Moore 3/15/24 The Benefit of Making Your Characters Sick Read More
Mary Carroll Moore 2/23/24 Mary Carroll Moore 2/23/24 Delights (and Risks!) of Writing a Series Read More
Mary Carroll Moore 2/16/24 Mary Carroll Moore 2/16/24 Weaving a More Complex--and Interesting--Story Read More
Mary Carroll Moore 2/9/24 Mary Carroll Moore 2/9/24 Checking It Twice: What Lists Help Your Writing? Read More
Mary Carroll Moore 1/19/24 Mary Carroll Moore 1/19/24 Writing Opposites: Bad Identity, Good Identity Read More
Mary Carroll Moore 1/12/24 Mary Carroll Moore 1/12/24 The Pre-order Machine and What I've Learned about Its Place in Publishing Read More
Mary Carroll Moore 1/8/24 Mary Carroll Moore 1/8/24 Ta-Da! My New Novel and Its Beautiful Cover Read More
Mary Carroll Moore 1/5/24 Mary Carroll Moore 1/5/24 Writing a Pitch for the Next Novel (Pregnant Again?!) Read More
Mary Carroll Moore 12/29/23 Mary Carroll Moore 12/29/23 Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Setting Goals You'll Actually Want to Keep Read More
Mary Carroll Moore 12/1/23 Mary Carroll Moore 12/1/23 From Marathon to Daily Miles: Transitioning Back to Practice Read More