Later this year, after Clean Reads has released Circus in a Shot Glass, I'll be releasing a novelette (Things Heard in a Graveyard) under a pen name. My editor is all lined up, formatting is looking good. There's one big thing I'm missing: THE COVER! Please help me decide on a cover. I have three options… Continue reading Things Heard… Cover Help!
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One a.m. Drawings
Some weird stuff comes out of my pen in the wee hours of the morning. This is actually normal.
I Used to be Her Jo
I was writing poetry this (Thursday) evening, and really got myself in a funk. The topic of the poem was a personal look at how a loved one used to see me versus how they see me now. For better and for worse, I've changed over the years. I'm not a good poet, but here's… Continue reading I Used to be Her Jo
Trigger Warnings
Greetings! It would seem that edits for Circus in a Shot Glass are done! ...knock on wood. I mean, I haven't heard anything, but I'm assuming that they are. But there was something I was wrestling with that I contacted Clean Reads about: Does my book need a trigger warning? First, let me explain what… Continue reading Trigger Warnings
Drawings and Writings
"Breathing Lessons" by Beth Overmyer So, this past week was a bit of a struggle. I was sick, tired, and had many pages of galley left to proof. But I MADE IT! Galleys - CHECK Sickness - LICKED (mostly) Tiredness - Errrrr...two out of three? And I picked up the fantasy novel again, the… Continue reading Drawings and Writings
A Short History of Lady Catherine Says
I didn't know about Jane Austen. I mean, wasn't she some long-dead author of some novel-book-thingies? Yeah, they sounded too girly. I was a tomboy. So I read lots of good books, mostly genre (which is great!) But until around 2005, I did not know what I was missing. My friends the Allen family introduced… Continue reading A Short History of Lady Catherine Says
Galley Edits — I’m On My Way!
Last week there was no blog post. I know, bad me. Let me update you on what I'm up to: Circus in a Shot Glass has reached the galley proofing stage, so I am doing just that: galley proofing. I have until March 16th to finish, and with the power going in and out lately,… Continue reading Galley Edits — I’m On My Way!
Truth in Fiction and a Bowie Update
“A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.” - Ernest Hemingway Honesty's the best policy. As a writer, I'm a truth-teller and yet a deceiver: Truth is wrapped up in a jacket of lies. I lie so I can tell the… Continue reading Truth in Fiction and a Bowie Update
Cats and Proofreading
I've done one round of proofing on Circus in a Shot Glass! I have a feeling that the end is nigh. YAY! I have no idea when Clean Reads is going to hit the great PUBLISH button, and I'm still taking guesses (I only have two so far, so please guess!) : In other news...… Continue reading Cats and Proofreading
Pride and Prune Juice
I'm feeling too lazy today to write a blog post, so you're getting a short story instead. Poor you. ___ It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. It is also acknowledged that an old man in want of… Continue reading Pride and Prune Juice
Beth Overmyer 