Author: bethovermyer

Part of the writing journey involves figuring out your target audience--well, it is if you want to be read, which I do. The answer to "Who is my audience?" has taken me YEARS to figure out...probably because I haven't tried very hard. I'm still not certain if I have a grasp of it or not.… Continue reading My Target Audience: A Heads Up

The road to being a hybrid author is an interesting one. Okay, let me back up and explain what exactly a hybrid author is--in case anyone's wondering. A hybrid author is an author who is both traditionally published and self-published. I have one book out with a small press (In a Pickle is out with… Continue reading Hail Hybrid

Do not compare yourself and your success to others. It will just make you a bitter (and miserable) person. You are you. You have your own talents and resources. If someone has more success at something than you do, do not wallow. They are them. They have their own talents and resources. Work with what… Continue reading Life Lesson #1

Greetings! This is going to be a random post, because my life is very random sometimes...or seemingly so. What follows is a hodge podge of things on my brain. Bear with. I have seen cover art for Lady Catherine Says: 365 Tweets of Condescension, and it is GLORIOUS! Jenny is doing such a fabulous job.… Continue reading Hodge Podge

Later this year (November or December), I'll be releasing the print version of In a Pickle on Amazon. The cover was not an easy decision. There were many cool designs, but in the end, I went with the practical (and the one I liked a lot):   As I write this, the book is still… Continue reading In a Pickle: Print Cover Reveal

...I think it came from the boiler room! Okay, enough teasing/weirding around. The anthology my story's in is available for pre-order from Amazon: Tales From the Boiler Room. That's the e-book version. Print should be available soon as well 🙂 There are eight horror/weird fantasy/dark fantasy stories by different authors--all with touches of humor. Mine's… Continue reading W-wait! Did You Hear Something?

On September first, I am going to reveal the cover art for the print version of In a Pickle...here on this blog 😀 Stay tuned for that! Things going on right now: The goblets novel (fantasy) still needs to be finished. I am close to 90,000 words...gotta keep movin' ahead without looking back. The Write… Continue reading Coming Soon: Cover Reveal!

I don't think I told the blogverse yet what my plans are. I announced it on Twitter and Facebook earlier this week, but...Okay, no more dawdling. In a Pickle is going to come out in print! It will still be on sale in e-book via MuseItUp, but I will be self-publishing it on paper hopefully… Continue reading Announcement!

THE NIGHT CIRCUS could be paired with a caramel-flavored tea (perhaps Tazo's vanilla caramel chai for a bit of a kick.) A good combination for a cool, crisp evening, both book and tea evoke a sense of richness and well-being. A STUDY IN CHARLOTTE would go nicely with a cuppa English breakfast. Both are a… Continue reading Tea and Book Pairings

There is nothing quite like curling up with a good book, a cup of hot tea, and a purring kitty. Of course, the cat will inevitably start biting your petting hand, you'll spill some tea on yourself, and someone will start talking to you. I want to write books that cause that look, the look… Continue reading Pens on the Page