Naomi Morgan

 Spider-Man, Batman, Superman.  New York, Gotham, Metropolis. It's almost a given that superheroes live in a city. The stakes are usually thought to be higher and bigger buildings = bigger destruction. So this begs the question, why write a superhero novel in a rural setting? What evil is there to fight in the middle of the woods? To begin with, even though only 1 in 5 Americans live in rural areas,  97% percent of American land is considered rural. That's a lot of land! ( Source 1 , Source 2 ) Additionally, rural communities often face more difficulties in recovering from natural disasters, with small towns often not having the same resources to rebuild. Take North Carolina after Hurricane Helene last year; floods destroyed infrastructure and homes, roads were washed away preventing transportation and EMS from getting where they needed to go, there were prolonged power outages, and some areas went without potable water for over 50 days. ( Source 3 ) These are serious i...

 The leaves are turning, tea is brewing, and a chill runs up my spine. Not because of Halloween, but because NoQuWriCo is less than a month away! And I am determined to finish my third draft of Project: Emergence during the challenge. Over the years, I've learned that I cannot successfully write without an extremely detailed outline. This leads me to my personal challenge for this month, which I'm calling Outline October.    The Problem When I first started looking into how to outline a novel it seemed like everything was based around the 3 act structure with an inciting incident, a midpoint, and a climax. which is a system that doesn't quite work for P:E.   I attempted outlining too late into the process and the 3 act structure didn't work because I had already started writing without using it as a guide, so I decided to instead come up with my own method that was similar, but different enough that it would work for me where the 3 act wasn't.   What I did Firs...

 Why, hello there! My name is Naomi Morgan, lovely to meet you all. I am a writer, collector of "grandma hobbies" (knitting, canning, candle making, and the like), and most importantly, I am a Christian. On this blog, I share snippets of where I am in my writing journey, encouraging stories, and biblical truths. Current Writing Projects My current project is called Project: Emergence , and is a superhero novel about six individuals who escape from the government facility where they were raised and attempt to live freely. But there's more to freedom than you might think, and the government will stop at nothing to get them back. Full of found family, sweet relationships, medically accurate treatment of injuries, and more! Project: Emergence is currently on its third draft.  Other Stuff? In 2021 I was the first ever winner of the NoQuWriCo challenge with my first draft of Project: Emergence .   I enjoy traveling and have been to five different countries.   My Instagram ...