Author Archives: AmyBeth Inverness

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About AmyBeth Inverness

A writer by birth, a redhead by choice.

Princess

Posted on December 28, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

The loss of John Glenn earlier this month hit me hard. I set down my WIP and started a story based on how John always told his wife Annie “I’m just going down to the corner store for a pack of … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 22, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

It’s time to slow down a bit and spend time with family. Merry Christmas to all and a happy new year too! I’ll see you in January.  

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Semifinalist

Posted on November 23, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

Many moons ago I saw a call for submissions for the Futurescapes Writing Contest. The theme Cities of Empowerment caught my attention because I have a deep love of architecture, and a degree in Architectural Engineering Technology. Reading the details, they … Continue reading →

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It Wouldn’t Be That Way

Posted on November 22, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

But first, a quick update: Writing is happening, but it’s mostly finishing up The Flip of a Coin instead of working on The Turn of a Phrase, which is my NaNoWriMo project. I am not going to win NaNoWriMo this year, but … Continue reading →

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Screaming Into the Void

Posted on November 16, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

My NaNoWriMo word count is 2,234. That used to be my daily average, but that’s all I wrote for that story in the first half of the month. I’m not giving up. In past years I’ve been better prepared and … Continue reading →

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Luxury of the Mind

Posted on November 9, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

A few years ago, NaNoWriMo was complicated by an emergency trip from Vermont to North Carolina because my father was going to have yet another heart surgery, and we were afraid he wasn’t going to pull through. (He did, thankfully, … Continue reading →

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Taco Tuesday

Posted on November 8, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

Some of my best stories start with a title. R.J. Blain once dared me to write a story titled Faceplanting is Always an Option (we were talking about NaNoWriMo a couple of years ago) and more recently the line  The … Continue reading →

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My Spot

Posted on November 2, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

By necessity, there are three desks in our living/dining room, and only one love seat in front of the TV. Although my spot isn’t as comfy as I’d like, it works for me. Mostly. A couple of months ago I … Continue reading →

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The IF in SciFi

Posted on October 27, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

I am constantly amazed at the insightful, well-informed, funny and ironic answers I get on my SciFi Question of the Day. Of course I get trolls, too, and the inevitable random “Hey! That’s not science fiction!” comment, but most of … Continue reading →

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How Much

Posted on October 11, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

Writers are not the only professionals with “those” jobs. The kind of jobs that, if you need to take time off for illness, vacation, family emergency or whatever, your work simply continues to pile up. It almost makes me miss … Continue reading →

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