Tag Archives: Kingdom Come

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 Big News of 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

In a mutual decision between author and publisher, The Cities of Luna will no longer be published by Distinguished Press. Last night I finalized the dissolution of my contract to publish my short stories with Distinguished Press. Since Sheepless in … Continue reading →

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I Totally Forgot

Posted on September 3, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

Yeah, I totally forgot to do a writing update last night, and I’m kinda busy today. So I’m not going to be interesting and I’m not going to link up (although I still love you all!) I’m just going to … Continue reading →

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The Abandoned Blog

Posted on May 10, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

Abandoned no more. Sorely neglected, but conscientiously so. Every Spring I teach Spreadsheets and Databases to college freshmen. A few days ago I gave my students their final exam and turned in final grades. I have also been sick for … Continue reading →

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Sexuality and Diversity

Posted on January 24, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

When did Hollywood stop giving new television shows a chance to breathe and gain an audience before killing them after only a few episodes? I understand they need to make money, but their first priority should be to make a … Continue reading →

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The Fall of the Adelaide Faire

Posted on January 12, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

Warning: This post contains spoilers for several of my Kingdom Come novels, which are not yet published. Heck, some of them are only in rough draft or outline form. Maybe it’s the kind of post that should be kept private, … Continue reading →

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Pshaw!

Posted on January 11, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

In the middle of a twittersation a year or so ago, one writer friend asked “What do you call a girl who ditches her Prom to go have sex?” Another writer friend answered “Normal?” Although she was joking, she and … Continue reading →

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Boom Shaka Laka Baby

Posted on January 1, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

I wrote more than 156,000 words over November and December. During NaNoWriMo I wrote about 60,000 which was almost all of Part I of my novel. I kept writing, diving into Part II. It turned out to be more than … Continue reading →

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About Damn Time

Posted on December 27, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

One of my Kingdom Come novels has the working title About Damn Time because the theme is that a visitor to Earth from Kingdom Come has trouble adjusting to Earth’s shorter days. This is not about that novel, but it … Continue reading →

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Uterine Guilt

Posted on December 18, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Sometimes I think that guilt comes simply from the fact that I was born with a uterus. Not enough time for writing? Guilt. Spent time writing but didn’t get the laundry done? Guilt. Didn’t get the nativity display up on … Continue reading →

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