Writing fantasy. Probably drinking tea.
This is where a joke could possibly be inserted. But this isn't funny. This is serious. I'm serious: my nerves = frayed. You see, one of the sad truths about being a writer is that we take things too lightly and too seriously at the same time--at least, I do. "What is she taking seriously… Continue reading A Frayed Knot and a Short Story
No one likes to hear no...unless they're a masochist. Writers, artists, actors, poets, etc. must hear no way more than the average human being (had to differentiate between us and cats: "NO, TIGGER! Get off the table!") But how to handle no? It feels like rejection. It feels personal, when someone rejects our "children" aka… Continue reading The Art of Hearing “No!”
Yes, I am still alive, just very busy writing and reading (big surprise, eh?) A lot of what's on my TBR pile is non-fiction, and I have instructional videos I've been watching. All of this is research for my work-in-progress, which is a mere 23,000 words away from completion. Huzzah! I have squeezed in some… Continue reading Still here!
The weird truth about me that may or may not be genetic: I cannot hear meter. I cannot hear stressed syllables. Neither can my dad. Inherited? I don't know, but I do know that all I can write is blank verse (or is it free verse? I'm forever confusing the two.) Here's a stab I… Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Poetry’s Darkness and Light
So... I just remembered that I have an unfinished fantasy novel sitting in my virtual sock drawer. I pulled it up, and behold!: the word count was over 104,000 (remember: unfinished.) I used to be a lot wordier with my projects when I was in my teens. I wrote a big hunk of One Was… Continue reading Throwback Thursday: The Forgotten Novel
To be honest, I really hated school. I hated the sameness, the predictability. I knew that I was going to argue with my teacher over math (every. single. day.) I knew that I'd flunk the science quiz no matter how hard I studied. And I knew that I would be all too relieved when it… Continue reading We Don’t Need No Education–Or Do We?
Happy Mother's Day to the mothers 🙂 Happy Aunt's Day to the aunts 🙂 and a blessed, happy day to every woman who doesn't have a child to call her own. Why did I include every woman on this glorious day? Because they all deserve to be celebrated and today seemed like a nice day… Continue reading Happy Woman’s Day
If you're in a hurry and don't want to make a huge mess, here's a recipe that I have memorized that is quick and easy and, most importantly, DELICIOUS! Foil dinners: Ingredients: 1 pound ground hamburger Four medium-sized potatoes, scrubbed clean 1 small onion Baby carrots, halved or quartered, long-ways Salt and pepper Four sheet… Continue reading Foil Dinners (Recipe)
Beth Overmyer 