Meet Betsy

Welcome to my virtual studio. As both a writer and designer, I’m driven by a curiosity about the world. In my studio, I take that curiosity and use it to create new worlds. I write for kids and adults as well as a good deal of freelance non-fiction. Explore to find out more about me, my books, and my thoughts on writing as well as the thoughts of friends who stop by the studio. If you’ve got something you’d like to share reach out to me through the contact form. I’d love to hear from you. Scroll down to read what’s been happening in the studio.

Building Doors
Reflections Betsy Ellor Reflections Betsy Ellor

Building Doors

When a publisher contacted me about a submission I sent her over a year ago it felt like a message from another lifetime on another planet. Since I sent it life had blown up and to deal with the fall out I had to re-evaluate what I thought made me ‘legitimate’ as a writer. I had to build a new door to where I wanted to be.

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Structuring A Great Story
Insight Betsy Ellor Insight Betsy Ellor

Structuring A Great Story

If we think of it as architecture, plot is your unique stained glass window made up of all the tiny bits of beauty that are your unique story. Structure is the stone walls that hold it, less dazzling but equally important. Without a good structure, everything else falls apart. 

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