Meg Morrison
About Me
When did you start writing?
Sometime around 1990, while raising my 3-year-old daughter at home, I decided to put an idea down on paper. I finished writing a mystery via yellow legal pad but of course, it was a disaster;. All new writers make the same mistakes with clunky sentences, cliches and the like. I began pounding the keys of an electric typewriter with a fresh idea, although I often cut apart and taped, then retyped my revisions. I'm thankful my husband convinced me to use a computer! Easier editing led to a huge manuscript - 800+ pages!
Eegads. I laugh now, although I feel sorry for my poor friend Crab West for having to read and reread those drafts delving into the main character's every minute of every day.
At my first conference in 1993, I got the message that perhaps my sprawling "manuscript" ought to be cut -- so I did chop it in half. The result? An easier plot to follow but still cluttered and rather shallow for all its length. A long way from a workable manuscript.
Thanks, Crab West, for believing in me from the beginning, for reading that first manuscript and the subsequent ones and for continued encouragement to this day. As well as urging me to write the mystery for my thesis! At last I've found my true voice. Thanks to my Sweet Pea and my husband as well for all they've done over the years. Thanks to the Spy, the Tuesday Girls and to the Wonsies for sharing the journey, and for all the Seton Hill staff for making it so rich and fulfilling.
Sometime around 1990, while raising my 3-year-old daughter at home, I decided to put an idea down on paper. I finished writing a mystery via yellow legal pad but of course, it was a disaster;. All new writers make the same mistakes with clunky sentences, cliches and the like. I began pounding the keys of an electric typewriter with a fresh idea, although I often cut apart and taped, then retyped my revisions. I'm thankful my husband convinced me to use a computer! Easier editing led to a huge manuscript - 800+ pages!
Eegads. I laugh now, although I feel sorry for my poor friend Crab West for having to read and reread those drafts delving into the main character's every minute of every day.
At my first conference in 1993, I got the message that perhaps my sprawling "manuscript" ought to be cut -- so I did chop it in half. The result? An easier plot to follow but still cluttered and rather shallow for all its length. A long way from a workable manuscript.
Thanks, Crab West, for believing in me from the beginning, for reading that first manuscript and the subsequent ones and for continued encouragement to this day. As well as urging me to write the mystery for my thesis! At last I've found my true voice. Thanks to my Sweet Pea and my husband as well for all they've done over the years. Thanks to the Spy, the Tuesday Girls and to the Wonsies for sharing the journey, and for all the Seton Hill staff for making it so rich and fulfilling.
Besides writing, I love drawing, pen & ink, and painting in watercolor and acrylic. My mother, Joan Shevsky, was a successful artist and I enjoyed painting with her. While Mom had a marvelous Impressionistic style of floral and landscape watercolors and often mused that her work fell into the realm of "sofa paintings" to match the color scheme of buyers, my style tends to be more realistic - which frustrated me at first when I wanted to align myself with her style. I miss painting with her.
My pen and ink humorous work takes the form of special commissions. One day I'll get a second website devoted to the Fabulous Fifty Club and the like.
I enjoy painting dogs and cats, bunnies, children, florals and the occasional landscape. I've also painted animals on rocks, barn doors, the local elementary school wall in a mural, now painted over, unfortunately; I love to paint on any surface, in fact, for the challenge. It's fun creating and eliciting a sense of wonder and pleasure in the "observers" as much as the readers of my art on the page. Being an artist is an inspiring way to share the joy within the heart and soul.
My pen and ink humorous work takes the form of special commissions. One day I'll get a second website devoted to the Fabulous Fifty Club and the like.
I enjoy painting dogs and cats, bunnies, children, florals and the occasional landscape. I've also painted animals on rocks, barn doors, the local elementary school wall in a mural, now painted over, unfortunately; I love to paint on any surface, in fact, for the challenge. It's fun creating and eliciting a sense of wonder and pleasure in the "observers" as much as the readers of my art on the page. Being an artist is an inspiring way to share the joy within the heart and soul.
