The year is not yet out, but I've surpassed my goal of reading twenty books in 2015 with the grand total of twenty-seven! (I haven't included them all on GoodReads.) Here are most of them: How goes YOUR reading in '15?
Author: bethovermyer
Beth Overmyer is the author of several works of genre fiction, the fantasy trilogy THE GOBLETS IMMORTAL being among them. Fueled by tea, loved by cats everywhere, she balances her home life with writing novels and hanging out with family and friends.
Motivation/Consequences: Beth Vs. NaNo
So, I took a break from writing yesterday, as I usually do on Sundays. BUT I did some plotting. And I did some more plotting today. And I am so excited I can't even...I think that's why I accidentally wrote two NaNoWriMo posts and, er, posted them. Oops. Forgive me? Please? Here's a picture of… Continue reading Motivation/Consequences: Beth Vs. NaNo
NaNo is Coming
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), as I believe I've mentioned, quickly approacheth. That means late hours, lots of caffeine, a sense of panic and dread, lack of sleep, madness...Wait, panic and dread? Really? Here are some ways to overcome your fear of writing 50,000 words in 30 days: Don't participate - Run away while you… Continue reading NaNo is Coming
Parody Hour
You walk into a bar. But it's not any old bar. It's a karaoke bar. But it's not any old karaoke bar. It's a Par-a-do-ke Bar! What will you sing? Here is an option (can you guess the original?): Sweet dreams are made of tea Oolong, instant, Dar-Jee-Ling Sencha, Grey (Earl), and the Ceylon tea Everybody's… Continue reading Parody Hour
Are You Ready for Some NaNo(WriMo)?!
Anyone else doing National Novel Writing Month this year? If so (even if NOT) here is a must-have and must-do list for you: Watch NaNoMusical by WeTangent on Youtube Or listen to the soundtrack (and buy it. Please?) Visit the NaNoWriMo website, but of course You NEED caffeinated mints BACK UP YOUR WORK! Get outline… Continue reading Are You Ready for Some NaNo(WriMo)?!
Randomosity
PROBLEM The Internet: the wonderful tool of procrastinators everywhere. SOLUTION Writer's Block, the free word processor that blocks you out of everything else (Internet, your wallpaper/icons, everything) until you reach your word quota...or the time limit you set for yourself. (And now I really feel like an ad man--er, woman.) EAR CANDY This song: Square Circles EYE… Continue reading Randomosity
Freebie Friday: The Moon Was Full and Pink
The moon was full and pink She'd had too much to drink They say the moon 'tis made of cheese Listen close: it's made of these: Promises you'll never keep Scars that run too long, too deep The witch's laugh, her sprightly cackle A roving spade, a wormy apple The rotting stench of rancid pears… Continue reading Freebie Friday: The Moon Was Full and Pink
The Day I Bought Steampunky Gloves
So, I found an excuse to own pleather gloves that stink like the real thing. Why? Because I had this wonderful idea of being a writer. Let me back up: I had the wonderful idea of what defined a real writer. Maybe. Read on. Jo March from Little Women had a hat she wore when… Continue reading The Day I Bought Steampunky Gloves
Friday Freebie: Coffee Date
A belated gift to your for National Coffee Day (this past Tuesday.) Behold: The Coffee Date... # When he told her he loved her, she asked him why. They’d been sitting at the same sticky counter of the same dingy café for an hour, tops, and the words had been somewhat of a shock… Continue reading Friday Freebie: Coffee Date
From the Weekend
This past weekend was full of trying to keep up with writing assignments for a free online class (there is no grading/credits on this one.) In the (approximate) words of my Critique Circle friend Sassy: if this welcome week is supposed to be fun and relaxed, I'll be dead by the end of the actual… Continue reading From the Weekend
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