M. Jonathan Lee: M is for Meaningless

About this episode

M. Jonathan Lee discusses his writing journey and offers insights into the challenges of being an author.

M. Jonathan Lee, author of six novels, shortlisted for The Novel Prize in 2012, and mental health campaigner, returns for his second podcast with N2tS as he's been working on a special project for the site. His new six-part series, 'M is for Meaningless', details his life in writing, including hints and advice he's acquired over twenty years, exclusive to New2theScene, and can be read by clicking here. Learn what it takes to be an author, how getting published is a challenge no matter how man...

People in this episode

Host: New2theScene

Guest: M. Jonathan Lee

Topics covered

• writing
• mental health
• author advice
• publishing challenges
• creative process

Keywords

• M. Jonathan Lee
• writing advice
• mental health
• publishing
• novels

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New2theScene

Books & works: M is for Meaningless

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