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About Matthew Shean

Matthew Shean is the author of several forthcoming novels and myriad short stories. He received his Ph.D. from the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences in New York, NY, and spent 20 years as a research scientist throughout the northeastern United States. He now lives in Long Island (against his will), with his loving family and disdainful cats.

On Radio Silence, Balance, and Parenting

Posted on 2015-04-07 by Matthew Shean

It’s been nearly a week since I’ve posted on the Here I Go. And the reasons behind it get to the very reason I am writing this blog in the first place – to talk out loud my fumbling attempts … Continue reading →

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Different Beginnings – Health While Writing from Home

Posted on 2015-04-01 by Matthew Shean

We’re talking about beginnings this week.  While I went on at length yesterday about ways to begin a story, let’s shift gears and talk about beginnings in life. This isn’t strictly the first time I’ve spent a chunk of time … Continue reading →

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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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First Post

Posted on 2015-02-23 by Matthew Shean

Please bear with me while I drum up some content and settle on a theme.

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