Category Archives: Commentary & Musing

Teaching Again

Posted on January 10, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

I’ve been doing OK with the writing, although the exercise has already fallen by the wayside. I’m not filling my quota of words, but I knew that this week would be difficult. Tuesday I went back to teaching (College Freshmen… … Continue reading →

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Arthurian Trek

Posted on January 8, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

Was King Arthur a real historical figure? Does it matter? I’ve loved the Arthurian legends for as long as I can remember. The stories have been reworked time and time again, but the original characters are timeless. Every generation finds … Continue reading →

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This is My Office

Posted on January 5, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

Someday, writing will be my day job. Someday, I will have an office to where I retreat, where people understand “She’s working.” Here is what will be in my office. First of all, it will be in Robert Heinlein’s old … Continue reading →

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New Goals

Posted on January 2, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

Happy New Year! The first Round of A Round of Words in 80 Days for 2012 begins today. I’m psyched, even though it’s 4:30 in the morning and I should be sleeping instead of writing. Whatever. It has helped my … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned

Posted on December 28, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

I thought I wasn’t going to be very busy in this week between Christmas and New Year’s. Hubby has the week off, so our 4yo has attached herself to him. Our 12yo has special needs, and she’s with her Personal … Continue reading →

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Do You Want Kids?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

. First, my final ROW80 update: Writing completely fell apart after NaNoWriMo. But I have a good idea of how I want to change things when the next round starts. More about that later. I have heard many people, both … Continue reading →

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Young Geeks in Love

Posted on December 19, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

Spontaneous Blog Rant! …which, by coincidence, happens to relate to the Kingdom Come stories. I’m watching Geek Love on TLC HD. This absolutely fascinates me… this episode (the first I’ve ever watched, is this a series? Really?) has a bunch … Continue reading →

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How Much Time Do We Have Left?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

Um… A Round of Words in 80 Days… we started in October… then NaNoWriMo happened… then I put that away and moved to something new… when is our 80 days up? How am I doing? This is going to sound … Continue reading →

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I Won NaNoWriMo!

Posted on November 30, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

Just a quick update, even though I don’t have time to link up with ROW80. I reached 50,000 words last night, shortly after 11pm. But to really win #NaNoWriMo, I need to finish the story, not just write that many … Continue reading →

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