Hobbies

Drawing and Fun

Hi everyone! I hope your holidays treated you well. Back to the old grind, eh? Wait, wait, WAIT. Let's not put it like that. Let's not let it BE that. I want to have fun. I want work to be fun and experimental. I want to take risks. Slaine and Aidan from The Goblets Immortal… Continue reading Drawing and Fun

Books, writing

New Year, Non-negotiable Goals

  We've said farewell to a decade, guys! It's the '20s again, and that is cause for celebration. I considered attending a Roaring '20s NYE party, but I'm not big on crowds. Or booze. Or being out late, for that matter. Did you y'all do anything fun to ring in the New Year? Kiss someone… Continue reading New Year, Non-negotiable Goals

Books, writing

2019 – A Year in Review

Here's am overview of my 2019. Please feel free to enter your accomplishments, setbacks, realizations in the comments 🙂 Books I read in 2019 Reader Magnets by Nick Stephenson Bootstrapping for Indies by Simon Whistler Blood Orange Brewing by Laura Childs Your Road Map to Successful Author Events by Pavarti K. Tyler Story Trumps Structure… Continue reading 2019 – A Year in Review

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Mental Illness and the Holidays

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, the New Year, Festivus (my spell check recognizes that word, huzzah.) I celebrate Christmas, Jolabokaflod*, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. I also have several disorders that I’m coping with. And I’m an introvert…or maybe just very shy. OCD + clinical depression +… Continue reading Mental Illness and the Holidays

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Christmas Movie Bingo

Hey, everyone! I've been thinking about all of the Christmas movies I have watched throughout the years, and was wondering: who else has seen what I've seen? Soooo...I've decided to do a game of Christmas movie bingo. Whoever gets five in row going up and down, side to side, or diagonally, gets bragging rights and… Continue reading Christmas Movie Bingo

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Happy Birthday

To my twin sister, Rachel! 😉 (Pretend this is a birthday cake) Keep your nose in a book, Beth  

Book, Shopping

Book Lover’s Christmas List

If you have an avid reader on your Christmas shopping list, here are some ideas that will hopefully spark your imagination. * Shopping for a Jane Austen fan? These advent calendar gift bags look awesome! Each day up until Christmas has a numbered bag with a print of an Austen character on it, along with… Continue reading Book Lover’s Christmas List

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Happy Early Thanksgiving

Next week is Thanksgiving (US)--can you believe it?! And, not to induce an unnecessary major panic/freak-out for anyone, but CHRISTMAS IS ONE MONTH FROM MONDAY--AHHHHHHH! (Just wake Bowie up when it's all over.) Sorry. I had to. What are your Thanksgiving plans, US peeps? Anything in particular that you're grateful for this year? A very… Continue reading Happy Early Thanksgiving

Q&A, writing

Interesting Tweeps – Leigh Hartman

Today I have writer and fellow Twitter peep (Tweep) Leigh Hartman on my blog. You can follow Leigh on Twitter at @HistFicHartman. BETH: Hi Leigh! Thanks for agreeing to be interviewed on my blog. I’ve followed a lot of interesting people on Twitter, and you are one of them, hence the name of this blog series:… Continue reading Interesting Tweeps – Leigh Hartman

Books, Uncategorized

Book Signing – May 2020

I announced it first in my newsletter and to my Street Team, but I have my first engagement booked for The Goblets Immortal’s release! The Amherst Public Library (Ohio) will be hosting me for a signing and launch party on May 16th of 2020 (time TBD.) There will be books for sale there, free refreshments… Continue reading Book Signing – May 2020