Monthly Archives: May 2012

“Discovering” Someone

Posted on May 31, 2012 by M. H. Lee

I’ve been trying to be a relatively nice person on this blog.  Sure, I’m a bit opinionated, but I try not to call people out or rail against anyone.  And, honestly, that’s how I am in real life, too.  BUT.  … Continue reading →

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Synopsis Fun

Posted on May 30, 2012 by M. H. Lee

I’m debating applying for a writing workshop, because I think I’m about at the point where I can get myself writing-wise without some sort of added outside boost.  (And pretty soon I’m going to need new beta readers, because my … Continue reading →

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Don’t Send Cookies!

Posted on May 29, 2012 by M. H. Lee

I’ve been reading my way through Miss Snark’s blog (which is still full of lots of useful information even though she no longer posts there).  And last night I ran across this post, which reminded me of a New York … Continue reading →

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Patricia C. Wrede on “To preach or not to preach”

Posted on May 28, 2012 by M. H. Lee

I love when PCW covers a topic that I’ve been struggling with, because she always seems to do so in a more nuanced and articulate manner than I ever could.  Her Sunday post was about whether or not an author … Continue reading →

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Meta messages and dialogue

Posted on May 27, 2012 by M. H. Lee

This sounds fancier than it is.  And I probably wouldn’t have used the phrase “meta message” if a friend hadn’t used it the other night when we were all having a drunken discussion.  Somehow my brain took that discussion and connected … Continue reading →

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Contractions

Posted on May 26, 2012 by M. H. Lee

So, a month or two ago, I was suddenly gripped by this paranoid memory of a high school English class and some vague recollection that I should never use contractions in my writing.  (And I saw the question pop up … Continue reading →

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“Make good art” – Neil Gaiman

Posted on May 25, 2012 by M. H. Lee

Since I spent part of the time I should have spent writing this blog entry listening to Neil Gaiman’s keynote address to The University of the Arts, I decided that instead of writing a post today, I’d just share his … Continue reading →

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More manuscript formatting advice

Posted on May 23, 2012 by M. H. Lee

So, I forget which site had this link to Strange Horizon’s Submission Formatting Details, but I figured I’d pass it along, because it’s the best document I’ve seen so far for fixing certain formatting issues that I kinda knew I … Continue reading →

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Does who someone “is” matter?

Posted on May 22, 2012 by M. H. Lee

What I mean by this question is, does someone’s personal beliefs, background, appearance, etc. affect the enjoyment of what they write? As I’ve mentioned previously, I lurk a few writer’s forums, and the other day I realized that one of … Continue reading →

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Read receipt is a bad idea

Posted on May 21, 2012 by M. H. Lee

In honor of the fact that Facebook is now going to indicate if someone has read a message you’ve sent them (and it’s not optional), I figured I’d write a little rant about read receipt. So, for those of you who … Continue reading →

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