Author Archives: AmyBeth Inverness

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About AmyBeth Inverness

A writer by birth, a redhead by choice.

Goalpost for May 22

Posted on May 22, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Erp. Didn’t make it this week. I didn’t submit anything anywhere. I’m about halfway through writing a short about DaVinci looking for fairies (and finding them) but I keep stalling. I’d hoped to have it ready by now. For better … Continue reading →

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Rebooted

Posted on May 20, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Reboots are big in Hollywood today. Love them or hate them, they make money so they’re here to stay. Doctor Who? Uber-fantastic, the best form of reboot ever, hands down! I’m so glad it’s back. I could fan-girl all over … Continue reading →

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SciFi Question of the Day: Art Offworld

Posted on May 16, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

SciFi Question of the Day: Should world governments make a law that certain works of art and heritage should never be allowed to leave the planet? Or should colonists be able to take their (legally owned) art and heritage with … Continue reading →

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The Goalpost for May 14

Posted on May 14, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

My goals for this round of ROW80 are simple. Submit something every week. The first week (April was hiatus…I joined this round late) was great…I submitted twice! But this week I got stuck by overthinking a story. One of those … Continue reading →

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PPWC My Biggest Regret

Posted on May 13, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

It’s been a few weeks since I attended my first writers’ conference. For three days I soaked up everything I could from authors, agents, publishers, and others in the field. I rubbed elbows with lovers of Steampunk, writers of Romance, … Continue reading →

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Interview with Michelle Cameron

Posted on May 9, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Michelle was born in Scotland in the 1970s to parents who’d caught the travel bug, and spent most of her childhood in Australia and Southern Africa, with time in the UK, New Zealand, and Germany. She now lives in Spain, … Continue reading →

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The Goalpost for May 8

Posted on May 8, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

I’m using this round to redirect myself and my writing goals. One thing I’ve decided is that I am going to submit something to a market at least once a week. For now, I’m counties freebies as well as paying … Continue reading →

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Fellowship

Posted on May 5, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Irony… I’m procrastinating a short story called The Inventor’s Fellowship by writing a post on Fellowship. They’re not related. Well…they could be…yeah… Anywho… Today we went to church, as we usually do on Sunday mornings. We spent a couple of … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Soft Serve or Laser Beams?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

SciFi Question of the Day: If you could have a personal robot that either made soft-serve ice cream cones on demand OR shot deadly laser beams out of its eyes, which would you choose? Facebook Answers:   Terry Morgan That would depend … Continue reading →

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Anticipating a Nap

Posted on May 1, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

I am anticipating a nap. Both my body and brain are saying “It’s almost time…isn’t it?” with eagerness. But there’s a glitch. Even though this was a planned event…something that usually happens on days when the goobear goes to Preschool, … Continue reading →

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