Morgen Bailey
Author
Morgen’s fiction books include crime, mystery and women’s novels, and short story collections. Click on the above link for more details.
They are mostly set against a Northamptonshire and Hertfordshire background, whether there is crime involved, a dog-detective that can talk, or a serial dater on a mission!
Her non-fiction works are aimed at all levels of writers whether beginners or those who want to refresh their skills – Morgen also tutors in person and has several online writing courses available. She runs her own mentor group on Facebook, very much a collaboration, and she invites all authors to join. Her Writer’s Block Workbooks are a go-to for every author.
NOW, Morgen also writes Your Unique Story – using your components, up to 2,000 words. Ideal for a birthday or Christmas (or whenever!) present for yourself or someone you know who would enjoy having something written exclusively for them.
Editor
Morgen has edited over 300 manuscripts, working with authors directly as well as publishers including Matador/Troubador, Michael Terence Publishing and Bloodhound Books. Click on the above link for more information.
Competition Judge
The former chair of three writing groups, Morgen has judged the H.E. Bates Short Story Competition, RONE, as well as the BBC Radio 2, BeaconLit 500-word competition, Chiltern Writers, Flash 500 competition, and Althorp Literary Festival children’s short story competitions. She is available to judge your writing competition, details available via email.
Speaker
Morgen is a speaker and workshop host, providing writing resources & tips. She talks about her writing journey, the publishing industry and how to self-publish a book. As a tutor and mentor, Morgen has created seven online creative writing courses on Udemy.com. Two are free and the others are just £20 / $20 each.
Women’s Institute (W.I.): Morgen is an approved speaker for Northants, Beds and Huntingdon W.I. She is also available for other counties and is in the process of applying to Bucks, Herts and Oxon.
U3A: Morgen has also spoken for U3A groups in Northamptonshire and is available for other counties.
Mentor/Tutor
Private Mentoring… For one-to-one mentorship, please email morgen at morgen@morgenbailey.com. This can take place through any online format of your choice including email, Skype, Zoom etc. Prices start at just £20 per hour with a free 30-minute taster session for new clients!
Group Mentoring… Are you stuck on your story, novel, poem or non-fiction piece and want expert help? I run a mentorship group on Facebook where you can pick my brains and chat to other writers at varying stages of their writing. The group’s at https://www.facebook.com/groups/morgensmondaymentorship. Ask to join, answer a handful of routine questions, and I will add you. You can ask questions at any time by creating a new comment and there’s also the option for private anonymous feedback – see Morgen’s Email Critique Group. The sooner you join, the more mentorship you receive within the group! I do offer one-to-one email mentorship but there is a fee; see the Editing and Critique page.
Tutor… I taught creative writing for Northamptonshire County Council Adult Learning for over four years as well as tutoring for private clients including BeaconLit literary festival, the National Association of Writing Groups (NAWG) at their yearly weekend festival and publishing company Troubador’s Self Publishing Conference. Please contact me for details of courses I can host for you.
Creative Writing Courses… Morgen hosts seven Online Courses on Udemy. Two are free, the others are £20/$20 maximum, often on offer.