I have included an audio reading of this story above the text. I'm no good at captions at the moment, so a transcript is how I roll. Sit back, turn up your volume, and enjoy! https://videopress.com/v/6Hr1epny?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true From tongue, to ear, to pen, to page: I spun a story. Not any old bit of gossip and… Continue reading I Am Invention: A Short Story
Category: Fantasy
Beth’s Quick Take on Netflix’s Hit Show Wednesday–Hint: Thumbs up!
Network/streaming service: NetflixSeason: OneGenre/s: Crime, fantasy, comedy, mysteryContent rating: TV-14 My own personal rating: Four stars Storyline overview thanks to IMDb: A sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams' years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday's attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town,… Continue reading Beth’s Quick Take on Netflix’s Hit Show Wednesday–Hint: Thumbs up!
5 Simple Lessons Tolkien’s The Hobbit Taught Me About Life
#1 – Wealth isn’t something you can depend on to make all your problems go away Thorin had a whole cavern of priceless treasure, and yet, in the end, it could not save him from the fate of every man and dwarf who had come before him and would come after him. The Bible tells… Continue reading 5 Simple Lessons Tolkien’s The Hobbit Taught Me About Life
Favorite Christmas Presents: 2022 Edition
This isn't a Christmas gift, per se. To celebrate wrapping up The Goblets Immortal trilogy with Death's Key (out now from Flame Tree Press), I decided to splurge and get some some Tolkien books...and some cool bookends to hold them in place (from Etsy.) Which book from this fab stack should I read first? I've… Continue reading Favorite Christmas Presents: 2022 Edition
Fabulous: Dressing Like a Hobbit and Making People Laugh
When I was in high school, I was introduced to the wonderful world of J.R.R. Tolkien: Middle-earth. First I read The Hobbit (as one does--it's still my favorite to this day) and then I made my way through The Lord of the Rings trilogy in a few weeks' time. What made me want to read… Continue reading Fabulous: Dressing Like a Hobbit and Making People Laugh
Death’s Key Has a Cover and It is HERE!
The wait is over. Here is the cover for book three in The Goblets Immortal trilogy: Death's Key Cover Years after the Circle disbanded, Meraude builds an army to rid the land of mortals, wizards, and anyone she cannot control. The Goblets Immortal and the throne of Inohaim Tower soon will be hers! But there… Continue reading Death’s Key Has a Cover and It is HERE!
Pre-Order Incentives for Death’s Key
11/4/22: As of today, there are eight pre-order incentives left. I'll try to keep this up-to-date. DEATH'S KEY cover From what I understand, Death's Key (The Goblets Immortal 3) is slated to come out November 15, 2022! And, as usual, I am offering pre-order incentives (US mailing addresses only--sorry!) to the first 20 people (18… Continue reading Pre-Order Incentives for Death’s Key
9 Teas Worthy of a Fellowship…of the Ring
I stayed up late one night--WAY too late, to be honest--and so I got very silly, as I am wont to do when I am very sleep-deprived. So I came to thinking: what tea would each member of the Fellowship of the Ring of Power be most likely to drink? Thus, we now have this… Continue reading 9 Teas Worthy of a Fellowship…of the Ring
I’m Ecstatic to Announce…the Birth of a Totally New Series!
Don't panic! This is it. The moment I have been waiting for: I finally get to announce (on my blog, that is) that the first book in my duology has been accepted for publication by Flame Tree Press! The title of the book is Brittle and the duology--is not a duology any more. Oops. Instead… Continue reading I’m Ecstatic to Announce…the Birth of a Totally New Series!
You are Cordially Invited to Run – A short story
Here's a flash fiction I wrote a while ago. Enjoy! __ "You are cordially invited to run. I'll give you a two-minute head start." I had found the note lying on the desk in the reading room at my library on All Hallows Eve. "It must have been someone's bookmark," I said, holding the paper… Continue reading You are Cordially Invited to Run – A short story
Beth Overmyer 