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What do I read? Fiction that cares about characters AND plot. Although I'm a sucker for beautiful language, I like a story too, dammit. I'm a slow reader because I'm easily trapped by lovely sentences and ideas, and when I enjoy a book I'm reluctant to leave its world behind.
I live in London with my writer husband, and our house is mostly decorated with bookshelves - so much so that different rooms are devoted to different categories, like a shop. My study, where I'm writing this now, is the fiction room - and when I look up from my keyboard it's a pleasure to see the spines of novels that have been important to me.

I'm a journalist, ghostwriter, editor and writing coach, and I'm also coming out from behind the ghosting curtain with novels o
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It started with ‘why’ – writing fiction about uncomfortable subjects, with Andrew Verlaine

Andrew Verlaine distinctly remembers the moment that sent him off to write a novel. He was watching a demonstration of a controversial piece of equipment and noticed its developers were curiously guarded about it. He kept hold of that observation of discomfort and thus was born his first piece of longform work, a speculative novel… Continue reading It started with ‘why’ – writing fiction about unc Read more of this blog post »
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Lifeform Three by Roz Morris
"A less violent and less sexy version of Westworld. Charming characters."
Lifeform Three by Roz Morris
"This is my first foray into science fiction and I’m so glad I made the leap. I listened to the audio version of Lifeform Three and from the opening sentence was immersed in a near-future world, where bods or humanoid robots maintain the last vestiges" Read more of this review »
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Greengates by R.C. Sherriff
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When an author can write a compelling story about a completely ordinary thing... they've got my attention. The story is apparently slight - a man retires from his city job, looks forward to pursuing hobbies and tending the garden and relaxing at home ...more
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""Lifeform Three" by Roz Morris is an interesting and imaginative story of a world where all realities are different than expected. I really appreciated the originality of setting up such a world, and the great way it was revealed to the reader. Thank" Read more of this review »
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I hope none of my real-life friends read this review because I want to buy this book for them. It is so funny and completely unsentimental. It beautifully captures now alien children are, how other and raw. While the adults are puzzled and wrongfoote ...more
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“Just as all writers were beginners once, so were all novels. They all went through rough stages, even the ones by our most hallowed masters.”
Roz Morris, Nail Your Novel - Why Writers Abandon Books and How You Can Draft, Fix and Finish With Confidence

“If you're going to mash two ideas, they need to fit some way. And preferable cause as much tension as harmony.”
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“If you should stick only to what you know, we should worry about the thousands of authors who write about murder. If”
Roz Morris, Nail Your Novel - Why Writers Abandon Books and How You Can Draft, Fix and Finish With Confidence

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“For these beings, fall is ever the normal season, the only weather, there be no choice beyond. Where do they come from? The dust. Where do they go? The grave. Does blood stir their veins? No: the night wind. What ticks in their head? The worm. What speaks from their mouth? The toad. What sees from their eye? The snake. What hears with their ear? The abyss between the stars. They sift the human storm for souls, eat flesh of reason, fill tombs with sinners. They frenzy forth....Such are the autumn people.”
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message 11: by Roz

Roz Morris Alan wrote: "Very nice to become your Goodreads friend, Roz."

Thanks, Alan! I'm not very good at using Goodreads but Im hoping to get better at it this year.


message 10: by Alan

Alan Toner Very nice to become your Goodreads friend, Roz.


message 9: by Roz

Roz Morris Tara wrote: "A whole house full of books, set sections per room full of book shelves, I'd love to see your house and dream of something similar for myself."

You also need to allow plenty of room for new arrivals! This books problem can get out of hand...


message 8: by Tara

Tara Dobbs A whole house full of books, set sections per room full of book shelves, I'd love to see your house and dream of something similar for myself.


message 7: by Roz

Roz Morris Easy to miss Goodreads messages. It's not the easiest platform. Hope the sun is shining there in Cagliari - it is in London.
Roz


message 6: by Rita

Rita Monticelli Roz wrote: "Hi Rita/Carla! You'r in Italy - I'm envious. Wherabouts?
Roz"


Oops, I missed this! :)
I'm from Cagliari, Sardinia.
More envious? :D
Carla


message 5: by Roz

Roz Morris Hi Rita/Carla! You'r in Italy - I'm envious. Wherabouts?
Roz


message 4: by Rita

Rita Monticelli Hi Roz!
Thanks for becoming friends :)
Hugs from Italy,
Carla


message 3: by L.

L. Wells Hi, thank you for becoming our good reads friend :)

if you ever feel in the sci fi/ fantasy mood- check out our new book (antares and the zodiac, our website is www.antares-zodiac.com, ebook is now out :)

kind regards

Laura



Antares and the Zodiac


Daniel De Culla I adore You and yr Verb¡ You're Yes.
Kisses and Blessed Be¡


William O'Brien Hi Roz- Thank you for your friendship.

Please visit my website http://www.peteradarkenedfairytale.co.uk
to view a sample page and many other snippets about the book.
Expected release date late Jan/Feb.

Best wishes, William


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