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Finding Motivation

Posted on August 2, 2013 by M. H. Lee

I’m going to get all philosophical today.  Because that happens to be where my head is and I’d rather talk about that than the fact that I sat through two days of a writing workshop, learned TONS, and then turned … Continue reading →

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My two modes of editing others’ work – basic and ugly

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

(I’m procrastinating.  A friend from college has asked me to swap critiques and, well…I thought I’d write a blog post instead.) In my job that pays the bills, I frequently have to review reports. Sometimes the report I’m reviewing is … Continue reading →

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I learned a word I misuse yesterday!

Posted on August 5, 2012 by M. H. Lee

So, it turns out I’ve never really thought about it, but I would have (prior to yesterday) misused pour/pore if I were even given the chance.  I always thought of the word “pore” as relating to skin pores.  (As in, “she has small … Continue reading →

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Picking betas

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

I finished entering all my edits to the second draft yesterday.  I have a page and a half of notes that I could go through – things like “do I use the phrase ‘curled up to sleep’ too many times”?  … Continue reading →

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This is scary…I actually like my novel

Posted on July 24, 2012 by M. H. Lee

I just finished reading the second draft of my novel.  And I actually enjoyed reading it.  And that scares the bejeezus out of me. See, before when I made the mistake of showing the first draft to my mom and … Continue reading →

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Illusory Superiority (A must have for any aspiring writer)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by M. H. Lee

Illusory superiority (at least according to Wikipedia) is essentially the belief that you’re better than you are.*  Someone in the room is the least attractive person, but you’re pretty damned sure it’s not you even though everyone else would agree it … Continue reading →

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Writers are like snowflakes (Part 1)

Posted on April 3, 2012 by M. H. Lee

We’re all unique. When I decided to get serious about this writing thing I started reading books and blogs and discussion forums about writing, sitting at the proverbial feet of the masters and soaking up their hard-earned wisdom.  And what … Continue reading →

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