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Author Archives: AmyBeth Inverness
SciFi Q of the Day: Forwards or Backwards
SciFi Question of the Day: What reasons are there to argue that it is more feasible to travel backwards in time than to travel forwards, or vice versa? Facebook Answers: Elsie LiftPort Ask a baby, they have to ride backwards in … Continue reading
Interview With Geri Bressler
Geri Bressler has heard me cry over boyfriends, done my hair for my wedding, commiserated over childrearing and children with special needs, critiqued and beta-read my words, and sent me her own novels and stories to be critiqued. Her first … Continue reading
Writing Time
Last night our houseguest (College student living with us for the semester) announced that she could entertain the 4yo this morning and afternoon. Huzzah! Writing Time! Right? Well… this is what it’s looked like so far. Both the 4yo and … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary & Musing, ROW80, Writing
Tagged #ROW80, goals, interruptions, vaper, virtual paper, writing
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SciFi Q of the Day: Leaving the Solar System
SciFi Question of the Day: If you accept the principle that a spaceship must leave the solar system before jumping to FTL speed, how much time is plausible between leaving orbit and jumpting to FTL? Facebook Answers: Christopher Dorda 8 years, … Continue reading
Posted in SciFi Q of the Day
Tagged AU, heliopause, Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud, orbital plane, solar system
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Interview With Shelton Keys Dunning
Shelton Keys Dunning was created to coax a shy, aspiring author into the public arena. Her first introduction to the world was during 2010 Nanowrimo, taking small, timid steps towards a public platform. Since those awkward first 50k words, Shelton … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged avatar, Bandit, Dunning, editor, His Girl Freitag, Keys, NaNoWriMo, Precipice, pseudonym, self publish, Shelton, The Trouble With Henry, tiercel peregrine, Write on Edge, writing prompts
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SciFi Question of the Day: The Mayans Were Right
SciFi Question of the Day: The Mayans were right. The world is ending this December. You and a small group with minimal supplies (no, you don’t get to choose them, but they include scientists and engineers and other pros) have … Continue reading
Posted in SciFi Q of the Day
Tagged calendar, Edith Keeler, end of the world, Maya, survival, technology
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Interview With Elsie LiftPort
Elsie the Giraffe is the mascot for the LiftPort Group. We are dedicated to unshackling humanity from the tyranny of gravity by building Elevators in Space. We do some BIG science, but also have fun. We have comedy clips, music … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged ArduSat, Arthur C Clarke, Bazinga!, Big science, Camilla the rubber chicken, carbon nanotubes, dental floss, Elevators in space, Elsie, ETDP, Fountains of Paradise, isec, Leeward Space Foundation, LEGO robotics, Liftport, Liftportal, LSEI, Lunar Space Elevator, Lunar Space Elevator Infrastructure, Metropolis, Michael Laine, plausible, science, sharks with lasers, Space Race Kids, Spooner, Spooner Etdpo, TeamPrmetheus, The Big Bang Theory, Warp Drive, world domination
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Precipice
Life is getting better. At least, my being sick is. I said last week (or was it two weeks ago?) that I was planning to post “I’m not sick anymore” but the truth is, I am. Fortunately though, I’m not … Continue reading
Posted in ROW80, Writing
Tagged #ROW80, #WOE, A Round of Words in 80 Days, anthology, Felt Tips, Pre-School, Precipice, sick, Write on Edge, writing time
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AmyBeth Inverness 
Belated Goals
On October 2, I posted about what was keeping me from writing that day. The idea, though, is not to justify the lack of writing, but to identify the issues and figure out how to avoid them. I grew up … Continue reading →