Tag Archives: #ROW80

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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Meeting Tiffany and Andrew

Posted on October 22, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

 (Scroll Down for my ROW80 update) On Monday afternoon, I rented a car and drove just over three hours to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Tiffany Reisz and Andrew Shaffer were doing a signing at the River Run Bookstore, and I just … Continue reading →

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Seeking Other Author’s Advice on Contests

Posted on October 14, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

My writing update for the week: I remembered what happened last week regarding my ‘finish the short stories you start within a few days’ goal, and vowed not to make the same mistake again. I started a story last week, … Continue reading →

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I Should Take My Own Advice

Posted on October 7, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

So, one of the new writing goals I’m trying is to finish a short story within a few days of starting it. I know myself. If I don’t finish it within a few days, bad things happen. Sometimes it goes … Continue reading →

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Has Round Four Started Yet?

Posted on October 1, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

One of the writing groups I participate in is A Round of Words in Eighty Days. Four times a year, we set our own measurable goals with regards to writing. Once or twice a week, we write an update post … Continue reading →

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By the Way, This Character’s Not Caucasian

Posted on September 23, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

Diversity. I want to embrace it, not hit the reader over the head with it. In one story, I have a daughter intertwining her brown fingers with her father’s darker ones. That’s about the only clue the reader gets to … Continue reading →

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I’m a Bit Loopy

Posted on September 10, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

Why am I always loopy when I make these updates? So, I got all dolled up today for a photo shoot with a professional photographer who took headshots with the supermoon in the background. It went very well, and I … 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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Five of Twelve

Posted on August 5, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

Here’s the plan. Send a dozen stories, at least 5,000 words each, to my editor at Distinguished Press by the end of August. So far I’ve sent five. Some are longer versions of stories I wrote last year, some are … Continue reading →

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500

Posted on July 15, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

Huzzah! My 500th Blog Post! And, oh boy, do I have a lot to share. Firstly, I have two new releases. Last week, my story The Remorse of the Incorporeum came out in the Biblical Legends anthology Sulfurings: Tales from … Continue reading →

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