Author: bethovermyer

So, I've gotten myself into a tight spot. Thirty-one days, 30,000 words...and thirty-one short stories or flash fics. Starting TODAY. RAWR. I am woman hear me...screaming in panic and running around like a headless chicken. It's like regular NaNoWriMo, but with thirty-two plots, thirty-one of them having to fit together somehow, and the one having… Continue reading Forget March: JULY Madness

"Goodbye, little yellow bird..." My gaze couldn't find you again if I tried. I caught a glimpse of you once, and only once, when I was being hanged. My eyes turn outward. Always outward, seeking that which cannot be found. I see things. Strange places I could travel to, if only.... A man picking his nails… Continue reading Flash Fic Friday: The Gallery

There is a wedding shower in my very near future. No, not for me, silly. I'm throwing one for my cousin. It's themed--Alaska, but of course--and there is a crazy to-do list. Why am I telling you all this? I might be a lurker online for the weekend. No guarantees that I'll do anything but… Continue reading Shower

Lately, I've been in need of some guidance. Lucky for me, I have a mentor...for a little while. She's really nice and helpful, and has given me some solid advice and direction. One of the things I'm struggling with--that I haven't brought up with her yet--is the balance between work and the rest of life.… Continue reading Work Boundaries

Today I have author Kathleen Sawisky on the blog. She's got a book out--huzzah!--called Between Fire and Pines, which is available from Amazon and Chapters Bookstore. Read on! Beth: Welcome to the blog, Kathleen! Tell us about your book. Kathleen: Oh boy, this is exciting! I’ve never been interviewed before. (Don’t swear, Kathleen. Be cool, be… Continue reading Author Interview: Kathleen Sawisky

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