Category Archives: NaNoWriMo

The Night Before my New Release

Posted on November 4, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

The Moon is Almost Full. This has new meaning to me now. Starting this month, every time there’s a full moon, I will release a new short story in The Cities of Luna. This month, the stand-alone story is Moon … Continue reading →

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Eight Days

Posted on October 29, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

I’m counting down. Only eight days until the release of Moon Dragons, the first story in The Cities of Luna coming out from Distinguished Press! I’m both excited and terrified. Excited because it’s a story I love and am proud … Continue reading →

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Meeting Tiffany and Andrew

Posted on October 22, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

 (Scroll Down for my ROW80 update) On Monday afternoon, I rented a car and drove just over three hours to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Tiffany Reisz and Andrew Shaffer were doing a signing at the River Run Bookstore, and I just … Continue reading →

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Has Round Four Started Yet?

Posted on October 1, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

One of the writing groups I participate in is A Round of Words in Eighty Days. Four times a year, we set our own measurable goals with regards to writing. Once or twice a week, we write an update post … Continue reading →

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Boom Shaka Laka Baby

Posted on January 1, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

I wrote more than 156,000 words over November and December. During NaNoWriMo I wrote about 60,000 which was almost all of Part I of my novel. I kept writing, diving into Part II. It turned out to be more than … Continue reading →

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Late Update

Posted on December 12, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

I admit I’m a bit lost. But things are good. In fact, the reason I’m a bit lost is because things are good! I’m well over 80k in my WIP. I’m expecting it will top 100k, and if it’s a … Continue reading →

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Decisions, Decisions…

Posted on December 3, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

I totally rocked NaNoWriMo. I passed 50k on November 30, technically winning, I had 60k by the end of the month, and 72k by the end of the weekend. It’s only about 2/3 done, I think… I call what I’ve … Continue reading →

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Na-No a Go-Go

Posted on November 26, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Here’s the quick and dirty update! The graph says it all… I learned something this week. Or, rather, something I already knew was confirmed. Posting a story on the blog and putting up a generic call for beta readers and … Continue reading →

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Halfway! Wait…what… halfway was LAST week?

Posted on November 20, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

I’ll let the chart speak for itself. I’m still chasing the goal line, not quite reaching it. The plateau you see reflects that yesterday was a zero count day and I haven’t added much yet today.

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This One. This Time. This One Time…period.

Posted on November 12, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Skip down for the ROW80 and NaNoWriMo update… One great lesson I eventually learned from all those Highland Dancing competitions growing up was that I was being judged each time on that one performance of that one dance. If I … Continue reading →

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