Category Archives: Writing

Generic posts about writing.

Opportunities

Posted on February 6, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

I’ve gotten over last week’s rejection, and am celebrating the fact that some real-science minded friends have asked me to contribute some Sci-Fi to their magazine. I’ve also passed 6,000 followers on Google Plus, which also helps my ego. I … Continue reading →

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Is January Over Already?

Posted on January 30, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

The first few months of the year always seem to fly by. It’s been a bad week. I did go to the tiny gym at work and walk slowly on the treadmill while doing some writing, which felt good. Yes, … Continue reading →

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Feast or Famine

Posted on January 23, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Last week’s trend continues. Several days of great writing, but several days of no writing as well. It didn’t even out. Hopefully I can do better after this semester hits week five… that’s when the first break is, and by … Continue reading →

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All or Nothing

Posted on January 16, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

All or nothing is not a good goal. It tends to derail the goal-setter. When perfection is not achieved, they give up. This has been a week full of all-or-nothings. Some days I wrote over 2k (which defines “a very … Continue reading →

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A Round We Go

Posted on January 9, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Here’s the goals, pretty much the same as last round: Continue with the regular blog commitments. This is so easy, I won’t bother going into detail. The “regular” stuff I do on my blog is all routine now and fairly … Continue reading →

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Who’s Knocking?

Posted on January 8, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Sometimes it’s hard to know who’s knocking. Is that opportunity? Or is it a distraction? I taught spreadsheets and databases to college freshmen until my youngest was born five years ago. Last spring my boss asked me to come back, … Continue reading →

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Your Mother Was a Twat-Waffle

Posted on December 31, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

(WARNING: I usually keep this blog PG13 and bleep any foul launguage. However this post is about foul language. If the language offends you, please do not read further.) I rarely cuss. My characters rarely cuss. If the story calls … Continue reading →

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The Comfort Zone

Posted on December 24, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

I have a long list of writers I love. I have a separate, largely overlapping list of authors whom I feel are an influence on my writing. But the ones I go back to the most, not just to read … Continue reading →

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Finishing Strong

Posted on December 19, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

Here’s the last check-in for ROW80 this year: I had a couple of wishy-washy days, but most days this week were good. Not as much on the WIP as I’d like… more blog stuff than anything. But it’s progress! Today … Continue reading →

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The Fictional Blog

Posted on December 17, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

While working on the Pangalactic Sojourner series, I realized that the main character in the first book would probably have a blog. In fact, the title of the blog is the title of the book, so it’s kind of important. … Continue reading →

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