Category Archives: ROW80

Polyamorous Sudoku

Posted on June 1, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

  Scroll to the bottom for this week’s ROW80 update. When creating a fictional world, it is important for an author to work out all the relevant details even though those details won’t make it into the final story. The … Continue reading →

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The Family Curse

Posted on May 28, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

I’m at the midway point in my novel, that cursed place where I hate what I’m writing and I’m convinced it’s complete crap. But I’ve been here before, many times. I need to keep going and get it done. Most … Continue reading →

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How Do I Know I’m On Fire?

Posted on May 14, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

I’m on fire! In a good way. How do I know, other than that uncomfortable burning sens… wait…wrong fire. (I’ll save that for TMI Tuesday.) OK… how do I know? Because…SPREADSHEETS! The first few days aren’t accurate (I actually started … Continue reading →

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Wait…what?

Posted on May 6, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

Is it update day? Mid-week check-in for ROW80? Oops. Well… This weekend I was bemoaning the difficulty of finding writing time, paired with the fact that my schedule is loose enough that the time exists…somewhere. In particular, My afternoons consist … Continue reading →

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I’m Too Sexy

Posted on April 28, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

Sometime in the early nineties, when I discovered Star Trek conventions, I led a group of fans from the University of Wyoming down to Denver for what is still one of the best cons anywhere, Starfest. One of the highlights … Continue reading →

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Disney Dreams

Posted on April 22, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

My writing for the week? I took the week off. I’ve planned this for more than a year. We finally did the Disney vacation! Three days at Art of Animation, spending a day at the Magic Kingdom then a Day … Continue reading →

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Revised Guidelines

Posted on April 14, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

I always debate whether to share when I’ve submitted something. It’s nice to let my friends know that I’ve sent yet another little something to some ambiguous entity. I wouldn’t share specifics, except with my close friends. I hit the … Continue reading →

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Goal(s) Post(s)

Posted on April 7, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

It’s Spring! Although the weather hasn’t quite sprung here in New England (we keep getting snow flurries. It doesn’t stick, but it’s annoying and it really interfered with Sunday’s Easter Egg hunt) I am ready and raring to go for … Continue reading →

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Taco Tuesday

Posted on March 24, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

Its Taco Tuesday! It’s also the end of this Round of Words in Eighty Days. More about that later… I distinctly remember my first visit to Taco Bell back in the early 80’s. For my family, that was wildly exotic … Continue reading →

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Mad Men

Posted on March 10, 2015 by AmyBeth Inverness

My Incorporeum stories weave together the lives of characters in very disparate time periods. There’s always a biblical one, and several others. Sometimes, I’m familiar with the other eras, like 1980’s Wyoming (The Remorse of the Incorporeum) or the deck … Continue reading →

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