Category Archives: Writing

Generic posts about writing.

I’m a Meh Diabetic

Posted on February 18, 2018 by AmyBeth Inverness

A year ago I began a new writing project. I started documenting my life as a diabetic after receiving the diagnosis in February of last year. It was going to be heartfelt and true, following the ups and downs of … Continue reading →

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Publishing: Fiction vs Academic

Posted on February 2, 2018 by AmyBeth Inverness

I seem to be very adept at choosing careers that do not directly provide monetary compensation for the work I put in. If I were independently wealthy, or my husband was making enough money for me to live a life … Continue reading →

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Scholastic vs Fiction Writing

Posted on January 24, 2018 by AmyBeth Inverness

I need to write. Yes… this is the day for my weekly blog post, which is something I can whip out in ten minutes as an 0ff-the-cuff piece that doesn’t need citations or beta readers or anything more than a … Continue reading →

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Anthropology and Science Fiction

Posted on January 18, 2018 by AmyBeth Inverness

I was perfectly happy when my advisor suggested I take Cultural Anthropology, as it checked off four different requirements for my degree and was a freshman level class. (I’m a senior, majoring in history.) Today we had our first class. … Continue reading →

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The Return

Posted on January 9, 2018 by AmyBeth Inverness

I didn’t write in December. Just a few words on the first two days of the month, then I let it go. It wasn’t a deliberate release, but I realized what was happening and I went with it. Today, the … Continue reading →

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What’s Worth It

Posted on January 4, 2018 by AmyBeth Inverness

As a teenager in the 80’s I was jealous of the girls who spent an hour or more every morning making their hair perfectly floofy and feathered from all angles. Not jealous enough to spend that much time on my … Continue reading →

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Finishing

Posted on December 27, 2017 by AmyBeth Inverness

I finished the year sick. Halfway through November I came down with Bronchitis. Mid December, still recovering from Bronchitis, I went to orientation at UCCS and picked up a stomach bug that did very nasty things to my innards for … Continue reading →

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Recognizing Racism

Posted on November 15, 2017 by AmyBeth Inverness

I wrote last week about writing an ensemble cast in a SciFi setting. It’s going well so far. I have eight major characters (it’s arranged-marriage-polyamory) and I began by letting half of them have a POV. I eventually let each … Continue reading →

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The Prima Donna in Me

Posted on November 8, 2017 by AmyBeth Inverness

I logged in to the public library’s computer today to get some words in. I’ve never tried that before… I’ve brought my laptop with me, or written by hand, but never used their computer. For the most part, it went … Continue reading →

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An Ensemble Cast

Posted on November 1, 2017 by AmyBeth Inverness

Some of favorite movies focus not on a single hero, but an ensemble of characters whose lives and stories intertwine. It’s usually easy to follow as the camera moves from one person to another and we get to see which … Continue reading →

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