Category Archives: ROW80

Less Complicated

Posted on March 3, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

The update? I’ve been sick for the past week. Just a cold, but it’s sapped my productivity. The one good thing that came out of it was realizing my WIP is way too complicated. I decided to cut two of … Continue reading →

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Plotting to Death

Posted on February 24, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

I’m often torn between Plotting and Pantsing. I think my best work has come from when I pants a story (writing by the seat of my pants.) However, pantsing has also led to a lot of writing that ends up … Continue reading →

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Oh. THAT Problem…

Posted on February 18, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

I’m being glitchy and twitchy with the WIP. It’s not so much that I’m having trouble getting into it, it’s that the story is bright in my mind in some pieces, and dark in blurry in others. I don’t like … Continue reading →

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What Did I Do This Week?

Posted on February 10, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

Ehrm… It’s transition time. I’ve sent one project out to beta readers, finished polishing a short and sent it to a publisher, and started writing a new story that will be either novel or novella length. I find myself planning … Continue reading →

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February Has Arrived

Posted on February 3, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

I had hoped to be finished with Revision 02 of the duology by the end of February. Alas, ’twas not to be. But I’m close. I eliminated a couple of entire scenes, and discovered that with my newly adjusted timeline, … Continue reading →

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Rollerdanceskating Karaokeview

Posted on January 27, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

OK. The #SaturdayScenes community on Google Plus is planning to do some interviews of its members, and somehow that escalated into me organizing a dance show. Ironically, during the years when I was teaching Scottish Highland Dance, I did that … Continue reading →

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The Financial Lesson from Teaching Highland Dance

Posted on January 20, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

♥ When I was seven, my mother signed me up for Scottish Highland dance lessons. When I was twelve, my mother passed her teaching exam, found a few students, and I began helping her teach. When I was sixteen, I passed … Continue reading →

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Why Stories Sit on the Shelf

Posted on January 13, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

♥ My TBR (To Be Read) shelf overfloweth. That’s nothing usual for any writer or bibliophile. But my TBF (To Be Finished) shelf overfloweth as well. So why do stories sit on the shelf? Why would a writer put them … Continue reading →

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The Race Card

Posted on January 7, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

I want to include a diverse range of characters in all my stories. In my lunar shorts, it’s easy to imagine that the settlers on the Moon represent a wide range of nationalities, ages, familial situations etc. With the incorporeum … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of the End

Posted on December 17, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

There are just a couple of weeks left in the year, and just one week left in this round of ROW80. Life-wise, I’m getting my kids through their pre-holiday school celebrations (both have field trips) as well as figuring out … Continue reading →

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