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Racial Diversity When Race Doesn’t Matter

Posted on July 19, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

Tonight I am attending an event sponsored by Pikes Peak Writers on writing authentic African-American Characters. This Write-Brain is very timely for me, because lately I’ve been wondering a lot about how to make sure my stories don’t come across as … Continue reading →

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Support System

Posted on March 16, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

Today I posted a SciFi Question of the Day about toilet-paper alternatives. I’m getting some very…intriguing…answers on all four threads. I used to select one question each week to turn into a blog post, but I don’t do that very … Continue reading →

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Aluminum Foil Hats

Posted on August 6, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

For my ROW80 update, skip to the bottom… Huzzah! An amazing thing happened. I’ve been circled by more than 20,000 people on Google Plus! To celebrate this grand occasion, I decided to give away three hand-made aluminum foil hats. I … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Caped Confessions

Posted on June 28, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

SciFi Question of the Day: What’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever done while wearing a cape? Facebook Answers:   Douglas S Caprette I daresay that is begging the question…   Sarah Deatherage well, it depends…are you talking onstage, or offstage?   Emily Becker Priest ummm… won … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Centrifutile Force

Posted on June 15, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

SciFi Question of the Day: Define Centrifutile Force. Posted on June 9 Facebook Answers:   Pony Horton The force that is observed while spinning one’s wheels in an effort to educate the obtuse.     Geri Bressler The force that compels people to continuously … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Planetary Land-Grab

Posted on March 5, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

SciFi Question of the Day: If a political or corporate entity made it to Mars and established a foothold there, how much of a “land grab” should they or could they do? What happens when the next, unrelated group comes? … Continue reading →

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10K

Posted on February 12, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

Writers and runners talk about goals (or goats, if you’re Tiffany Reisz) in terms of “k.” The letter “k” as in short for “kilo,” meaning “one thousand.” Today, I reached a 10k goal. No, not words. And most certainly not … Continue reading →

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SyFy Q of the Day: FTL Within the Solar System

Posted on December 13, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

Before I even started this blog, I would occasionally pose a SyFy Question of the Day to my facebook friends. Sometimes, it was directly related to what I was writing, and I really did want some input to help me decide what … Continue reading →

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Let’s Give ’em Something to Talk About

Posted on August 10, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

I saw an ad on several social media sites that will allow the service to post status updates for you. Why? Wouldn’t it be better to simply stay silent for days at a time rather than have some kind of … Continue reading →

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