A.K. Lee
First Lines | For All Mankind
"No crisis in a people's history leaves the previous equilibrium undisturbed." This is how Léon Blum introduced this book. In his cold...
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A.K. Lee
- Apr 14, 2022
- 2 min
I Started Writing a #DailyJournal and Stopped
It's official: I will stop my daily journaling/creative writing experiment. Since 30 Dec 2021, I wrote a one-page response to prompts...
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A.K. Lee
- Feb 16, 2022
- 13 min
Fragile Vessel Ch. 1
This is the first chapter of Fragile Vessel, also available in my first issue of Story+Story newsletter. I will post subsequent chapters...
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A.K. Lee
- Jan 9, 2022
- 1 min
January Journals: Week 1 (plus 2 days)
I've posted my journal responses for the first week of January and I have already found it to be very useful in getting my brain to kick...
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A.K. Lee
- Oct 30, 2021
- 3 min
About Nightmares and Dreams
What is in your mind when you are alone in the dark? Confession time: I am a horror weenie. I don't watch horror movies, I nearly always...
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A.K. Lee
- Oct 24, 2021
- 3 min
First Lines| The Hobbit
This is the first in a planned series where I examine the first few lines of a novel I enjoyed. ‘In a hole in the ground there lived a...
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A.K. Lee
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
On Audiobooks
For the most part, I don't process auditory input very well. It's a matter of attention and retention: I can't listen to one single thing...
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A.K. Lee
- Feb 28, 2021
- 1 min
Book Review| Salt: A World History
Fuel, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea. The seven essentials of a Chinese household - and salt is the first condiment listed....
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A.K. Lee
- Jan 1, 2021
- 4 min
So You Want to Write a Mother
(initially published in May) Congratulations! You have chosen to incorporate a Mother™ in your latest piece of fiction. This is indeed a...
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A.K. Lee
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
Book Review| The Grim Reader (Pt 2)
#bookreview #grimreader #death #dying I have reviewed one essay from this collection, but it occurred to me a few days after I'd posted...
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A.K. Lee
- Oct 28, 2019
- 4 min
Creating Discipline
If you've been following my blog, you may have noticed in the few interviews that I've conducted that I always ask about my interviewees'...
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A.K. Lee
- Sep 21, 2019
- 1 min
A Selection
"Who am I?" I ask the world. The wind rustles through leaves and grass. I am listening. Hazy afternoon. Common mynas curving through the...
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A.K. Lee
- Jul 30, 2019
- 3 min
I Lost My Writing Mojo!
I was recently asked by a fellow writer about my coping strategies when I have no motivation to write. It's not writer' block; it's...
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A.K. Lee
- Apr 30, 2019
- 7 min
Write As You Are
I realized I needed to write as the writer I am, rather than trying to force myself to be the writer I was. - J.S. Kuiken This month I am...
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A.K. Lee
- Feb 27, 2019
- 6 min
About Writing & Resting
"Writing isn’t just the pen and paper bit, or fingers on keyboard." I recently decided to poke around my circle of friends who are...
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A.K. Lee
- Jan 24, 2019
- 3 min
Disciplined Writing
While I haven't been reading books, I have been reading poems and also attending writing critique groups. In 2019, I know I have to be...
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A.K. Lee
- Oct 31, 2018
- 2 min
Blank.
I'm not a fan of horror stories, but I remember the first story that scared me. I don't remember the title, or the author, or even the...
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A.K. Lee
- Sep 30, 2018
- 5 min
Musings on Fanfiction
My name is AK Lee and I am a fanfiction writer. (Hi AK!) There, I've said it. There's still a stigma surrounding fanfiction and fanart...
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Lucien Welsh
- Jun 25, 2018
- 3 min
Writing Fantasy for Younger Readers
This is a guest post by a fellow writer, Lucien Welsh. His book reviews and work can be found here. Connect with Lucien on Twitter or...
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