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9 Or So Years, 2.7 million words,$165K
While I was here figured I’d drop in a state of the writing post. So the headline pretty much says it all. I hit the end of my ninth year of writing towards publication in early July. In that time … Continue reading
Posted in My Writing, Writing
Tagged writing update
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Fantasy StoryBundle
Long time no post. (I usually post at mlhumphrey.com these days.) I can say that my next year’s update, which will come in July, will be pretty exciting, though. I’m expecting to be past the six-figure mark by then which … Continue reading
Lucky Number Seven
This week starts the seventh year of my writing journey. I’m not where I wanted to be, but I’m making forward progress. And I have to keep in mind that when I started down this path I had heard that … Continue reading
Let’s Talk Numbers
So, as usual when I know I should be writing but for some reason am stuck, I spent some time today playing with my Access database where I track sales across eight different platforms, eight different pen names, and, as … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, My Writing
Tagged being a writer, sales numbers sort of, writing
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Free Short Story and Thoughts on Pronoun
So, first, my short story The Bearer is free on Amazon at the moment. Should be in all markets, so if you’re interested, pick up a copy. This is the story that almost almost almost sold to Tor.com back when … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, free short story, pronoun.com, self-publishing, writing
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Bit by Bit
When I don’t feel like writing I often crunch numbers related to my writing. It makes me somehow feel like I’m working on my writing business but really I just think it’s fun to play with Access databases and Excel … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, number crunching, self-publishing realities, slow progress is still progress, writing
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Clawing My Way Forward One Day At a Time
I should be writing, but I’m not. So I figured it was a good time to stop and reassess and maybe tell a story that might give someone somewhere a glimmer of hope… (Maybe. Or be that last nail in … Continue reading
Posted in Life, My Writing
Tagged being a writer, learning lessons through trial and error, self-publishing, taking the long way, writing
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Ah, to be able to focus on one series
So it’s the end of the year and there’s a novel I should’ve finished and published back in August/September that I’m only 13k words into which leads me to procrastinating. Note to self: Do not write two novels whose main … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017 writing goals, being a writer, lack of focus equals lack of sales, too many pen names, variety keeps it interesting, writing
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I am a coward
So an election happened here this week. You might’ve noticed? And there are many, many discussions occurring around it. On Facebook and Twitter they’re going on, from both sides of the divide. And I see those conversations and I think, … Continue reading
Posted in Life, My Writing
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M.H. Lee 