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Rearranging the Furniture

Posted on May 28, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

For my #ROW80 update, either read the entire rambling 700 words, or skip to the last paragraph. Thanks! Trying something new for #AmWriting I am fortunate enough to be married to an IT guy, and we own more computers than there … Continue reading →

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The Goalpost for May 8

Posted on May 8, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

I’m using this round to redirect myself and my writing goals. One thing I’ve decided is that I am going to submit something to a market at least once a week. For now, I’m counties freebies as well as paying … Continue reading →

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Fellowship

Posted on May 5, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Irony… I’m procrastinating a short story called The Inventor’s Fellowship by writing a post on Fellowship. They’re not related. Well…they could be…yeah… Anywho… Today we went to church, as we usually do on Sunday mornings. We spent a couple of … Continue reading →

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Where’s the Reset Button?

Posted on April 30, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Have you ever put a significant amount of work into a project just to discover that, somewhere along the line, you took a wrong turn and need to reset everything back to the way it was? I had at least … Continue reading →

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Assistant Wanted

Posted on March 24, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Assistant Wanted: Must be able to insinuate yourself between my brain and the keyboard. Just about everyone who has a task of any kind to accomplish could do with an assistant, whether that person picks up the other end of … Continue reading →

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Shorts

Posted on February 20, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

OK ROWERS! Help me here… First: Tis a good week! Met writing goals because I’m doing more shorts, which is easier. Second: I Need Advice: I need a method of keeping track of my submissions and prospective submissions. This would … Continue reading →

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All or Nothing

Posted on January 16, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

All or nothing is not a good goal. It tends to derail the goal-setter. When perfection is not achieved, they give up. This has been a week full of all-or-nothings. Some days I wrote over 2k (which defines “a very … Continue reading →

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Careful Planning

Posted on October 23, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

I’ve entered a contest. Well, I think I’ve entered a contest… I sent in my story a week ago and I have confirmation that they’ve received it, but I haven’t received confirmation that they’ve accepted it. I’m pretty sure I’m … Continue reading →

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Belated Goals

Posted on October 8, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

On October 2, I posted about what was keeping me from writing that day. The idea, though, is not to justify the lack of writing, but to identify the issues and figure out how to avoid them. I grew up … Continue reading →

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Writing Time

Posted on October 2, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

Last night our  houseguest (College student living with us for the semester) announced that she could entertain the 4yo this morning and afternoon. Huzzah! Writing Time! Right? Well… this is what it’s looked like so far. Both the 4yo and … Continue reading →

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