Writer Ellen Morris Prewitt Blog

Old Stories Found

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on September 3, 2014. Posted in General. 5 Comments on Old Stories Found

After a long hiatus, I submitted a couple of short stories to literary magazines today. I’ve been working on the new website, mulling over what stories I wanted to include. The website will have a “Photo Bio” featuring a sentence about my life that reflects a dominant themes in my work and a representative photo. Click on...

The Good News

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on September 2, 2014. Posted in General. 6 Comments on The Good News

When I was young, my mother told me I’d gotten a phone call. I was whining about what terrible news it was certain to be, and she said, “How can it be good news if you don’t leave room for it to be good?” I think of this every time I’m about to open a SASE. You know, the letter that, incredibly, some very...

A Modern-Day Literary Salon

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on September 1, 2014. Posted in General. 2 Comments on A Modern-Day Literary Salon

Susan Cushman, who has an amazing blog at Pen & Palette, hosted a wonderful literary salon at her house on Saturday. Neil White of Triton Press spoke to about thirty-five writers about the hybrid publishing option. I learned many things. I wanted to share a few with you. * When revising, look for scenes hiding in your sentences. Neil...

Picture Your Life

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on September 1, 2014. Posted in General. No Comments on Picture Your Life

A picture is worth 1000 words

Where I am Now

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 28, 2014. Posted in General. 8 Comments on Where I am Now

For those of y’all following my novel(s) saga, I thought you might like an update. Also, I need your support—just getting it out here helps me feel I’m not all alone on this journey! TRAIN TRIP: LUCINDA MAE’S QUEST FOR LOVE, HONOR AND THE CHICKENS, is being read and considered by four agents. Many queries are still outstanding, and I...

We Won!

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 27, 2014. Posted in General. 6 Comments on We Won!

My short story collection won 1st Place in the Audio Book category at the 2014 CIPA EVVY Awards. Read all about it here

Thumbs Up

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 18, 2014. Posted in General. No Comments on Thumbs Up

Thumbs Up.

“We Want the Cycle to Stop”

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 15, 2014. Posted in General. 3 Comments on “We Want the Cycle to Stop”

Please listen to this interview and tell me what headline you’d write for it: (The interview is at http://www.npr.org/2014/08/14/340422502/ferguson-pastor-this-is-not-a-race-issue-this-is-a-human-issue) A friend posted the NPR interview with the Rev. Willis Johnson, triggered by a photo of him and an 18-year-old young man in the crowd...

Random Thoughts August 2014

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 14, 2014. Posted in General. 5 Comments on Random Thoughts August 2014

Random Thoughts: * When it comes to what we call domestic violence, we refuse to acknowledge society’s interest in not having someone beat someone else up—if she forgives him, well, we should too * If your brand of religion doesn’t make you joyous to be alive, you might want to rethink that * If anything really bad ever happened...

Beach Exuberance

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 31, 2014. Posted in General. 6 Comments on Beach Exuberance

Tomorrow, we go to the beach. I am, as Alan Greenspan used to say, irrationally exuberant. We’ve been going to this beach since I was in the eleventh grade. That’s a long time. My daddy introduced us to the beach—he vacationed nearby when he was a kid. The beach, for me, was emblematic of a new state of being that began in junior...