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Five Years…

Posted on July 13, 2016 by M. H. Lee

Just realized it’s been five years since I started this whole writing journey.  And…? I don’t know. I’m proud of what I’ve written but underwhelmed by how I’ve done overall.  And yet, 2,500+ paid sales is not nothing.  And having … Continue reading →

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It’s Hard To Keep Going

Posted on June 2, 2016 by M. H. Lee

Sometime recently I crossed the 2,500 sales mark.  That’s a decent number of real, live people who paid to read something I wrote.  And not just family or friends although they are part of that number. The sales are spread … Continue reading →

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Some Words of Inspiration

Posted on November 17, 2015 by M. H. Lee

I ran across this quote the other day and found it so spot on that I had to write it down: “When you really want something and you’re doing everything you can to make it happen and it’s not coming … Continue reading →

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It Takes Time…

Posted on January 25, 2015 by M. H. Lee

I should be writing right now. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to write at least 20,000 words per week for 26 weeks of the year. My thought was I’d front load that and write 20K words a week … Continue reading →

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You Have To Love It

Posted on December 8, 2014 by M. H. Lee

I remember visiting a friend a year ago and seeing on their shelves a book by someone we went to school with.  It was a beautiful hardcover from a top publishing house and my friend said that the author had … Continue reading →

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Why You Can’t Quit

Posted on November 12, 2014 by M. H. Lee

A good friend of mine and fellow author announced their first book deal today.  (I won’t link to it, due to the subject of this post, but you can bet I’ll give it a shout when the book is out.) … Continue reading →

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Amazing How Life Gets Away From You

Posted on February 3, 2014 by M. H. Lee

I can’t believe how little I’ve been posting lately.  I also haven’t been keeping up with others’ blog posts, newsletters, reading short stories, or my actual writing. Life does that to you. I thought I was going to take the … Continue reading →

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So Much For 2013 (My Writing Resolutions)

Posted on December 31, 2013 by M. H. Lee

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 →

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Yes, But You Didn’t

Posted on November 23, 2013 by M. H. Lee

I’m sure you’ve been around someone who said, “Oh, that’s easy.  I could’ve done that.”  Or, “Oh, I had that idea.” This is usually said by someone who has a lot of great ideas that they don’t actually do anything … Continue reading →

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Fail but don’t quit

Posted on November 19, 2013 by M. H. Lee

I was just trying to find an article I had bookmarked and saw that one of my bookmarks is called “The Scoop on Our Poop.”  Ah, the joys of dog ownership! I was looking for this blog post by Chuck … Continue reading →

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