Jessica Page Morrell is an American author.

Career

Morrell is a contributor to ''The Writer'' and ''

Writer's Digest ''Writer's Digest'' is an American magazine aimed at beginning and established writers. It contains interviews, market listings, calls for manuscripts, and how-to articles. History ''Writer's Digest'' was first published in December 1920 und ...

'' magazines. Her book, ''Thanks But This Isn't For Us'' (2009), describes mistakes that new authors make and how these writers can fix their writing. In particular, she lays out the necessity and process of creating a plan or structure for a novel, before starting to write one. ''

Library Journal ''Library Journal'' is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional prac ...

'' states that she "convincingly portrays the craft of writing for publication." Morrell conducts workshops throughout the

Pacific Northwest The Pacific Northwest (PNW; ) is a geographic region in Western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east. Though no official boundary exists, the most common ...

. Morrell grew up in Wisconsin and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st ...

. She has one daughter and two granddaughters and lives in

Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...

Selected works

* ''Thanks, But This Isn't for Us: A (Sort of) Compassionate Guide to Why Your Writing is Being Rejected'' (2009) Tarcher * ''Bullies, Bastards and Bitches: How to Write the Bad Guys of Fiction'' (2008) Writer's Digest Books * ''The Writer's I Ching: Wisdom for the Creative Life'' (2007) Running Press Book Publishers * ''Voices from the Street: Truths about Homelessness from the Sisters of the Road'' (2007) Gray Sunshine * ''Between the Lines: Master the Subtle Elements of Fiction Writing'' (2006) Writer's Digest Books * ''Writing Out the Storm'' (1998) Collectors Press

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrell, Jessica Writers of books about writing fiction Living people Writers from Portland, Oregon Year of birth missing (living people)