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On the First Day of NaNoWriMo, My True Love Gave to Me…

Posted on November 5, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

It’s the first week of NaNoWriMo and I’m OK. Just OK. Not great, not even comfortable, but OK. At the dawn of day 5, my word count is a nice even 7k. I was above the line until yesterday, then … Continue reading →

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ROWing to NaNoWriMo

Posted on October 16, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

My ROW80 goals for this round are to prepare for NaNoWriMo in October, win NaNoWriMo in November, then recover from NaNoWriMo in December. Last year I failed NaNoWriMo. Part of this was because I had a submission deadline for something else I wanted to work on … Continue reading →

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Advance Warning of Chaos

Posted on October 9, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Life would be so much easier if I could get advance warning of chaos. If I could just plan for it… …well, it would be less chaotic. Now for my ROW80 Goals post! The last round (AKA the NaNo round) … Continue reading →

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Not Quite There

Posted on September 17, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

I am so very glad my littlest is finally in school all day! She loves Kindergarten. I’ve been waiting a long time to have both my kids in school full time so I can have more writing time. Somehow, that … Continue reading →

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Gastric Sleeve

Posted on August 21, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

I didn’t write an update last Wednesday. I’m debating whether to link up this week since it’s almost midnight already. I think I do need to participate, not just to encourage others, but to keep myself on the right track. … Continue reading →

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Goal Post for July 24

Posted on July 24, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Have I written at least 2k? Yes. But not much more. I also have too-many-WIPs-itis. Have I helped another writer? Yes. Editing for a friend, although I should have done more commenting on other ROWer’s updates last Wednesday and I … Continue reading →

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Scurrying

Posted on July 17, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Heh! There’s nothing like telling oneself “Oh, it’s time to write that weekly update post” to finally get it in gear and check off some goals lol! I have 3 goals this round: Write 2k/week: (absurdly low because I’m concentrating … Continue reading →

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A New Round and New Goals

Posted on July 4, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

It’s summer, and time for a new Round of Words in 80 Days Last round, I tried submitting a short story every week. I did great at first, then it fell apart. The end of the school year just has … Continue reading →

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Inverness Prostitutes in Bomb Shelters

Posted on June 22, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Not Really. But those two items were key searches that found my blog last week, so I thought I’d give the searchers a little something to find lol! I’m planning out my writing time for the summer. Next week I … Continue reading →

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The Goal Post for June 5

Posted on June 5, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

I did it! I submitted to a big magazine. A 3k story to Analog! All the submissions I’ve done thus far have been to small press…even micro-press anthologies and magazines. I’ve very proud of the acceptances I’ve had, and I’m … Continue reading →

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