Category Archives: Writing

Generic posts about writing.

How Much

Posted on October 11, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

Writers are not the only professionals with “those” jobs. The kind of jobs that, if you need to take time off for illness, vacation, family emergency or whatever, your work simply continues to pile up. It almost makes me miss … Continue reading →

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Interruptions

Posted on October 5, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

I once took a test for a job where we had a set of written instructions to follow (simple stuff, like turn to page 93 and copy the first sentence in this blank) while a recording played that interrupted us … Continue reading →

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Pondering NaNoWriMo

Posted on September 21, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

ROW80 goals? Cruising by on the minimum. Preparing to ramp up for the fourth round. My eyes are bigger than my stomach. I’ve learned to deal with this, and I’m now OK with throwing away food instead of stuffing it … Continue reading →

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Sick Week

Posted on September 15, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

The nice thing about a career as a writer is that I manage my own time. If the family needs me, or I have functions to attend, I can rearrange my schedule to accommodate it. The downside is that, if … Continue reading →

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Tumbleweed

Posted on September 7, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

We’re almost to the end of Round Three in A Round of Words in 80 Days! Round Four includes NaNoWriMo, for those of us who partake.  November, for me, also marks the one year anniversary of finding out that our … Continue reading →

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Bingewriting

Posted on August 11, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

Sunday afternoon I grabbed the notebook I’ve been using to write The Squirrels Are Back in the Attic and finished the darned thing. I can easily write a 5k story in a few days. This one was started in June. … Continue reading →

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August Already

Posted on August 3, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

The summer is flying by. School here starts in mid August, which might mean more writing time for me. Unfortunately, it also means I’ll be doing a lot more chauffeuring around as my kids and hubby have odd schedules. This … Continue reading →

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Prep Work

Posted on July 26, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

Shiny! OK, new stuff is fun, but it’s not always a good thing. When you’re distracted by something new and shiny while you’re supposed to be working on something else, that’s bad. This is something we try to instill in … Continue reading →

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Fight the Good Fight

Posted on July 21, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

One of the best things about A Round of Words in 80 Days is that it lets me see when a problem is no longer a temporary thing, but a battle royale. That’s where I’m at now. I’ve been at … Continue reading →

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My Pitch to Publishers 2016

Posted on July 13, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog! Last year’s #Pit2Pub was a great success for The Cities of Luna and I’m hoping to do even better with Kingdom Come. I am querying a SciFi-Rom duology set on … Continue reading →

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