Monthly Archives: March 2015

Thoughts on Beginnings 1 – Keeping Them Reading

Posted on 2015-03-31 by Matthew Shean

I intend ‘Here I Go’ to be not just a daily blog of my doings, but also a sort of think out loud exploration of writing as I learn my way.   That said, seeing as how this is the … Continue reading →

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Submitting

Posted on 2015-03-30 by Matthew Shean

My stomach is vibrating and my pulse is racing. I’ve just submitted a story. It’s not my first submission, but it’s the first one I consider a real submission.  Years ago, I took one of the stories I had written … Continue reading →

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Beta Readers 2 – Testing Them Out and Breaking Them In

Posted on 2015-03-27 by Matthew Shean

Last time here at Here I Go, I wrote a bit about what beta readers are and aren’t.  This was all information I had gathered second-hand and from afar.  Stuff I knew from incessantly reading about and craving the writer’s … Continue reading →

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Beta-Readers 1 – What are they?

Posted on 2015-03-26 by Matthew Shean

Previously on the blog, I spoke a bit about my decision to quit my job before becoming a successful writer, and not the other way around, like everyone tells you to. In short – no real choice for me, and … Continue reading →

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Shouldn’t You Be Writing?

Posted on 2015-03-25 by Matthew Shean

Let’s talk today about working from home. (Bonus content:  I have a sinus infection and wrote this while grumpy.  See if you can pick out the part where I get derailed by wracking coughs of mucus dislodgment, and spiral into disconnected … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Quitting My Job (or: Don’t Do What I Did, But I Had to Do It)

Posted on 2015-03-06 by Matthew Shean

I am a writer. I was a scientist too, but I was a writer first. Every bit of advice about writing that I have ever seen includes 2 main ideas. First – you must write. Goes without saying, kinda, but … Continue reading →

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Mission Statement, of sorts.

Posted on 2015-03-06 by Matthew Shean

Welcome to Here I Go, the blog where I will catalog the beginnings of my career as a writer. So let’s talk a bit about what this will be, and what it won’t be. I’ll be randomly musing on advice … Continue reading →

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