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So Much For 2013 (My Writing Resolutions)
Time to see what I wanted to accomplish in 2013 versus what I did accomplish. So, here were my 2013 writing resolutions: 1. Write and submit 12 short stories. 2. Finish at least the first draft of Novel B. 3. … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, My Writing, Writing
Tagged being a writer, looking back at 2013, new year's resolutions, perseverance, slow but steady but man would I love fast and amazing, writing
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Where Are We Headed?
It seems it’s that time of year when people start to think about what next year might look like. A few interesting takes on the whole thing: Things To Come by Hayden Trenholm of Bundoran Press. (And the follow-up article, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, General Musings, Writing
Tagged being a writer, change is inevitable, Hayden Trenholm blog, kboards, Query Quagmire blog, self-publishing, up your game, what the future holds, writing
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When A Book Makes You Feel Inadequate
I’m reading through the stack of books that my mom has given me to read over the last year or two. (Too many books, too little time!) I’m 300 pages into the most recent book and I finally decided that … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Writing
Tagged a really good book, being a writer, reading, sometimes it makes me want to cry how far I still have to go as a writer, this is why writers should read as much as they write, Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah, writing
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Don’t Advertise Too Much
It’s that time of year again…The time of year when companies end up in my Junk Mail folder because they can’t stop sending me advertising messages. I get it. It’s the holidays. Lots of money to be spent. And everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged give me value or go away, I hate auto-play videos on websites, sometimes I just have to rant about random things, stop e-mailing me every frickin' day, there is such a thing as advertising too much
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I Hate The Humble Brag
Even though I’m occasionally guilty of it myself. So, what do I define as the humble brag? That post someone makes on a forum about how they think their writing just isn’t good enough even though they keep getting five … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Writing
Tagged being a writer, don't pretend to be all worried when you're not, fix your writing rather than complaining about your lack of sales, if you want to brag then brag, let others have their shiny moment Eeyore, participating in forums, writing, yes I am judging you and so is everyone else
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What Kind of Published Writer Do You Want To Be?
By this I mean, what types of books do you want to write for your career? That’s why I threw the “published” into that question. If you’re just writing for you and your friends and family you can pretty much … Continue reading
Predicting Where Things Are Headed and Timing
Here’s a fact: If you can reliably predict where an industry is headed–any industry–AND you can predict the timing of the changes that will occur in that industry, you will be worth your weight in gold. Because, fact of the … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Writing
Tagged being a writer, e-books vs. print, talking out of my ass just like everyone else, the end of bookstores, the end of physical books, trends are tricky to predict, writing
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M.H. Lee 