Author Archives: AmyBeth Inverness

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About AmyBeth Inverness

A writer by birth, a redhead by choice.

A+ Students

Posted on July 10, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

I used to obsess over grades. I actually dropped a college course or two when it looked like I was only going to get a C, instead of an A. I’ve seen other students actually drop out of college altogether … Continue reading →

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Interview With J.K. LeBlanc

Posted on July 8, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

Jenn LeBlanc has several constants in life that define her: Colorado, Canon, CJ, kids and curls. Born and raised in a household of other people’s children in Colorado —very nearly with a camera in hand— She never left. She started … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up With the Joneses

Posted on July 7, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

I came across a blog post today about a researcher who found a man who had never before used a computer.  User Testing in the Wild: Joe’s First Computer Encounter described how Boriss, the researcher, prompted and observed Joe as … Continue reading →

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AB’s Check-In for #ROW80 July 6, 2011

Posted on July 6, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

I think I need to separate my word counts into different categories so I can get a good idea of how I’m dividing my time these days. If I could count comments on other people’s blogs towards my word count … Continue reading →

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SyFy Q of the Day: Warp Signature and SyFy vs SciFi

Posted on July 5, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

  Before I even started this blog, I would occasionally pose a SyFy Question of the Day to my facebook friends. Sometimes, it was directly related to what I was writing, and I really did want some input to help me decide what direction … Continue reading →

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Frustration

Posted on July 4, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

Φ You know what frustrates me? Black buttons on black electronics. The kind that imitate secret doors in that you can neither see nor feel where it should be. You have to know where it is in order to make … Continue reading →

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Why Buy?

Posted on July 3, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

I get quite angry with my husband when he turns to someone we’ve recently met and says “My wife should interview you!” or when he tweets to one of my friends “I’m sure my wife will buy your book as … Continue reading →

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What We’ve Got

Posted on July 2, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

People frequently tell hubby and me “I want what you’ve got.” No, we’re not wealthy. We have to juggle bills. We may live in a big house, but it belongs to my parents and it has a lot of things … Continue reading →

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Interview with Christopher Blanchard

Posted on July 1, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

Christopher Blanchard is a 37 year old husband and father who has decided to really get serious about becoming a published author. He is currently querying The Windsmith, a Young Adult Fantasy novel. ◊ ◊ ◊ 1) The Windsmith features a male … Continue reading →

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Smooth Operator (or not)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

For the past two weeks I have been playing single Mom while my hubby goes to work on the Star Trek, Phase II production of Mind Sifter. He goes almost every June to hang out with our fellow Trekkies and … Continue reading →

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