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7 Years, 2 Million Words, $40,000
That pretty much sums up where I am right now. I started writing for publication seven years ago this month. (Yesterday was the last day on my tracker for year 7.) That’s when I said, “I’m going to write a … 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
I Should Be Happier
I’m sitting here in my own house with pup snoring somewhere down the hallway and my day is completely my own. I can write, I can sit out on the porch and read a book. I’m in good (enough) health. … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Uncategorized
Tagged being a writer, contentment, dissatisfaction, happiness, writing
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You Could, But Have You?
That’s the much more polite version of what I found myself wanting to say more than once this weekend. I was visiting a good friend and her spouse and the spouse–who was once incredibly successful but basically hasn’t done much … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Life, Writing
Tagged being a writing, it may look easy but it isn't, writing, you have to write the book
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Writing Rules Are For Shit
So on an agent blog this morning someone had written in to talk about how “bad” J.K. Rowling’s writing is. I’ll note that they failed to mark the two times in her Harry Potter books she used a really strange … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Writing
Tagged being a writer, bestselling writers are not bad writers no matter what you want to think, i hate critique groups, writing, writing rules
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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
Posted in General, My Writing
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
Posted in My Writing, Writing
Tagged being a writer, number crunching, self-publishing realities, slow progress is still progress, writing
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M.H. Lee 