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Conference Tidbits: Pitching Advice

Posted on September 24, 2014 by M. H. Lee

I am, by no means, an expert on pitching.  I can’t write a good query letter to save my life.  (Although I think that also ties back to the novels I’ve tried to query and the fact that they were … Continue reading →

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Conference Tidbits: Using Self-Pub to Move to Traditional Pub

Posted on September 16, 2014 by M. H. Lee

This came up at the conference and it also came up on one of the forums I read on a regular basis.  I think the problem with asking a question like this on a forum is that most of them … Continue reading →

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Conference Tidbits: Why You Need An Agent

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

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was at a writer’s conference this past weekend and picked up a lot of great information (as usual).  It’s interesting because I’ve gone to this particular conference for a few years now … Continue reading →

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Don’t Waste Your Opportunity

Posted on November 1, 2013 by M. H. Lee

I ran into someone from that writer’s conference I attended yesterday.  This was someone who had participated in a critique group with an agent and then pitched to that agent later in the weekend. Good news, the agent wanted to … Continue reading →

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Sexual Harassment

Posted on June 30, 2013 by M. H. Lee

Once again, I find myself wanting to write about something gender-related and not wanting to do so because I don’t know how to do so from a non-gendered perspective. So, I’ll try it and hopefully not offend too many people. … Continue reading →

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Query Letters (Part 2)

Posted on September 11, 2012 by M. H. Lee

So, today I finish (hopefully) imparting the advice I heard at the conference related to query letters.  (Hmm…that’s a terrible sentence.  Don’t write like that in your query.) Ok, a few sobering stats from one of the agencies: -25,000 queries received per … Continue reading →

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Query Letters (Part 1)

Posted on September 10, 2012 by M. H. Lee

(Random aside before I start – I wonder if the 6,000 word response I wrote to handle my PITA issue counts towards that million words I need to write before I can actually write well.  If so, I am going … Continue reading →

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My first writing conference recap

Posted on September 9, 2012 by M. H. Lee

It’s over.  My first ever writers’ conference.  And it was worth it.  Exhausting as all get out – sessions started at 8 AM and ran until 5 PM each day.  I learned a few new tricks and also gained a … Continue reading →

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Being the new kid

Posted on September 7, 2012 by M. H. Lee

Good news: It’s 5 AM and I’m already up, so you get a blog post today.  Bad news: It’s because I’m still upset over that issue.  If possible, it got worse yesterday.  (There’s still a little light at the end … Continue reading →

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