Tag Archives: NaNoWriMo

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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One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor

Posted on December 2, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

Huzzah! I reached the 50k mark on my NaNoWriMo story in the wee hours of the morning on November 30, with about 20 hours to spare. Since then, I’ve switched gears from writing stuff to writing related stuff. That meshes with … Continue reading →

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41,676/50,000

Posted on November 26, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

I am dancing with the goal line in NaNoWriMo. I started strong, then as expected dropped behind during the release of Cities of Luna and my goobear’s birthday. I caught up and got a little ahead, only to dip down … Continue reading →

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In the Midst

Posted on November 19, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

In the midst of NaNoWriMo, I blog very little. Just the weekly update posts, unless I get a wild hair up the wazoo and decide to post something else. Speaking of which (NaNo, not my wazoo) I am now caught … Continue reading →

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A Storm in the Rocky Mountains

Posted on November 11, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

I love this picture. I don’t remember how I found it originally…I was searching for images that were old enough to be public domain so I could use them for my mock-ups of my Steampunk stories. Originally I was going … Continue reading →

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Steamypunk, Lunar Shorts, and NPH Goes Bollywood

Posted on November 6, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

And how are these three things related, you ask? Well, they aren’t. They’re just what’s occupying my brain today. That, and preparing for my youngest daughter’s birthday party while chastising my teenage daughter for burning through all her lunch money … Continue reading →

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The Night Before my New Release

Posted on November 4, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

The Moon is Almost Full. This has new meaning to me now. Starting this month, every time there’s a full moon, I will release a new short story in The Cities of Luna. This month, the stand-alone story is Moon … Continue reading →

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Eight Days

Posted on October 29, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

I’m counting down. Only eight days until the release of Moon Dragons, the first story in The Cities of Luna coming out from Distinguished Press! I’m both excited and terrified. Excited because it’s a story I love and am proud … Continue reading →

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Thunder, Thunder, THUNDERCA…. wait, no…

Posted on October 27, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

What the heck is a Thunderclap? It’s a tool that allows people to coordinate their social media promotion, whether it’s just to say “Happy Birthday!” from a bunch of people all at once, promoting a book, or asking people to … Continue reading →

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Interviews on Hiatus for NaNoWriMo

Posted on October 19, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

You’ve heard me debate this with myself a lot lately. Should I keep doing interviews? I love the interaction, and interviews have earned me some wonderful connections in the writing world. I often discover something fascinating about a person in … Continue reading →

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