Author: bethovermyer

Hey there, guys. Today I have news--NO! Not THAT kind of news (and by "THAT" kind of news, I mean publishing news...don't have it.) I have news about what's going on behind the curtain. For a while, I've been tinkering--hehe--around with the idea of a pen name. A nom de plume. An alter-ego. Clark Kent… Continue reading What’s in a Name?

In case you missed it, I went on a mini Twitter-rant the other day. It was nothing big. Nothing extreme. Just a rant about a TV show that I've been trying to watch. Read on, remembering to start at the bottom and work your way to the top:   This was actually a just-for-fun rant.… Continue reading Ranty McRantPants

So, okay, I haz plans! Every night at 10:00 I sit down and write until I reach at least 500 words 🙂 I've done this two nights in a row, and am 1,100 words richer--huzzah! I'm trying not to care if the words aren't 100% awesome--and they never are, first draft--and it is working so… Continue reading Making Plans

I have quite a few books on my TBR (to be read) pile--over 200, oy. Right now I'm reading: The Infinite Sea Lois Lane: Double Down along with a few others, which I'm not reading as "actively." Those two books I mentioned above? Both YA. YA reader and proud, y'all! Maybe that's why I've been… Continue reading Am Reading

Since I have blogger's block--teehee--I'm going to post some short excerpts from three of my main works-in-progress. I hope you enjoy! Keep your pen on the page, Beth Excerpt 1 (The Goblets Immortal) -  “And yet here you are, in my parlor, no exits but the window and the door.” Tristram laughed. “Don’t think I… Continue reading Friday Snippets

So. I couldn't think of anything to blog about today, so I decided that I'm going to play favorites...meaning, I'm going to list my top three of everything. Well, some things. Here goes! TOP THREES NOVELS: 1 - The Hobbit, 2 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, 3 - Harry Potter and… Continue reading Playing Favorites

I'm going to make this week's post short and sweet (or, as a childhood friend would write: Short and sweat.) Writing has happened, folks. It took two days, but I wrote over 1,000 words. Very grateful for everyone's prayers and support. And God's. I really credit Him with helping me A LOT. I've also been… Continue reading Short and…Sweat?

There's something terrifying about starting a new blog post. I mean, half the time I don't know what I'm going to write about when I sit down. *GULP* And it's never more terrifying than when you're overcome with doubts in other areas. WRITER'S BLAH. So, what have I been doing about it? I've been feeding… Continue reading Hungry

I read a thought-provoking meme yesterday about alcohol. About how it ruins lives when used in excess and to numb the pain. It was very cleverly-worded, and I wish I could remember what it said verbatim, but that was the gist. In my book Circus in a Shot Glass (out on submission), the main character… Continue reading A Drop of Empathy

So, I'm a Christian. And a writer. Here's what I'm learning: (Psalm 37:3) Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. This wasn't from the sermon this past Sunday, though it does strike me as being similar. See, we were reading from this book called Ecclesiastes, written by… Continue reading Cultivating Faithfulness…ugh