Tag Archives: NaNoWriMo

My Spot

Posted on November 2, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

By necessity, there are three desks in our living/dining room, and only one love seat in front of the TV. Although my spot isn’t as comfy as I’d like, it works for me. Mostly. A couple of months ago I … Continue reading →

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The IF in SciFi

Posted on October 27, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

I am constantly amazed at the insightful, well-informed, funny and ironic answers I get on my SciFi Question of the Day. Of course I get trolls, too, and the inevitable random “Hey! That’s not science fiction!” comment, but most of … Continue reading →

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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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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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The Turning Point

Posted on July 13, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

I wish I had a crystal ball. I wish we could see what the future holds, and plan accordingly. It has been a weird summer, after moving to Colorado Springs in March. Monday hubby started a new job, and it … Continue reading →

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The Third Round’s a Charm

Posted on July 6, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

Round Three Has Begun! We’re off to a …well…we’re off. I’ve been accomplishing a lot. The writing hasn’t been there as much as I need it to be, but it’s there. One night I stayed up until 5AM to finish … Continue reading →

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The Little Things

Posted on July 1, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

I have a very specific memory, probably around fourth grade, of our teacher handing out two assignments for us to do. One was very short, and the other would take longer. We were instructed to do the short one first … Continue reading →

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