Author: bethovermyer

Hi! It's around 4:50 in the morning on Thursday, and I am awake. When I'm awake at times like these, I internet (yes, I just made that a verb. Deal with it.) Well, I was looking at my blog, and though I liked the colors, it didn't look as crisp and organized as I want.… Continue reading New Look

I'm still trying to figure out writing as a career. It's one thing to do it as a hobby, but a totally different animal to try to make a living out of it (you may thank me now, fans of the obvious.) Not that I'm trying to make a living from it. Yet. Here are… Continue reading Juggling Flaming Sticks

Today has not been the best day in the Bethverse. I won't go into details, but it feels like a Monday. And I know how you all hate Mondays. *insert collective groan here* Here's a lame-butt attempt at a drawing to cheer us all up: *insert collective screams here* Yeah. Nothing done for Camp NaNowriMo.… Continue reading Monday Disguised as Friday

Soooo... Both of my lyrics made it through evaluations and are now available for sale on the Songbay website. Woot! Here's a link to my profile: Beth's Profile. Other news? Well, In a Pickle is still 99 cents on Amazon... Other, other news? I heard from a developmental editor for one of the anthologies I'm part… Continue reading Sing a Song of Sixpence…

I have news, dear readers...and I know how you like news 😉 I've had two short stories accepted for publication by two separate (print) anthologies! The Captive should come out from Spark in a few months. The other story is called Dial E For Evil, and it'll appear in Mighty Quill Books' anthology entitled It Came… Continue reading Announcements!

The above one I drew today. The one below was sketched a year or so ago.

Guess which drawing is out of my head and which is loosely copied from a picture/painting:   The Lighthouse Keeper   The Shadow Thief or Swilling Moonlight   Let my heart be drunk on poetry, my mind eased into silence by the caress of paper worlds, and my hands glow with the distilment of inky… Continue reading Stop. Drawing Time.

There is an art to hearing no. I've posted about it before. But this post will be different. Here area few things I've witnessed that are no-noes when you hear no from a publisher or agent: Trash them on social media or your blog. (Quick way to get blacklisted, and yes, there is a blacklist.)… Continue reading What Not to Do When You’re Rejected

Last Saturday, I attended a writer's symposium on publishing. The lecturer? Chuck Sambuchino of Writer's Digest fame. Here are a few of things I took away from his lectures, things I haven't done/been doing/even thought of: Build an email list (I used to have one for an e-newsletter, but didn't realize that places like MailChimp… Continue reading Chuck Sambuchino Lectures: Notes on the Publishing/Writing Business

One thing I've learned as someone who suffers from OCD and depression is that watching your thoughts is one of the best things you can do for yourself. I mean, with OCD you can't always helps what comes into your head. BUT, you can choose to add positive thoughts into the mix. This positive mindset… Continue reading Happy Thoughts