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Using dice for writing books

September 17, 2019September 16, 2019 by Beth

Through the month of August, I shared some photos of my modest dice collection on social media. I never had an opportunity to gather dice like my friends; living where I did, there was absolutely nowhere to get them, and I’m a tactile person, so I like to see and… Read the rest...

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Am I really a bookworm?

September 10, 2019 by Beth

This is potentially unsurprising, but as someone who writes a lot and reads a lot, I interact with a lot of other bookish people online. I’m in groups for readers of particular genres, have made friends with people who enjoy the same tropes I do, connect with fellow writers, and… Read the rest...

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Free printable schedule stickers for authors

August 27, 2019August 10, 2019 by Beth

I saw some schedule stickers in colors I loved when I was out shopping, but they were for teachers, so the labels didn’t make sense for me. I made my own when I got home. I feel like I do better when I have everything on my calendar. I broke… Read the rest...

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Mapping Orrad, capital of the southern Westkings Empire

August 20, 2019August 11, 2019 by Beth

I love maps, okay? Fantasy maps are something I just absolutely adore. I always knew I wanted maps in my books. I always figured they’d be world maps. Then To Steal the World came along. I knew the map for that series would be a little different. The tale takes… Read the rest...

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King’s Blood

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 by Beth

There was something unusual about the king. Tilda knew relatively little of men. She was a good girl who heeded her father and paid her respects to Brant each Somnday, and her few stolen kisses with Addan, the particularly handsome stable boy, precluded any great knowledge of the opposite sex.… Read the rest...

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To Steal the World

July 16, 2019July 9, 2019 by Beth

Not that long ago, I mentioned a new series of fantasy novellas that would be set in my primary story world. These happen around the same time as my Snakesblood Saga, too, but in a different region. To the west of where that dramatic story unfolds is a landmass… Read the rest...

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Editing books, editing maps

July 2, 2019 by Beth

June was a big month of editing. I tore through a good portion of the third book in my Snakesblood Saga—still tentatively titled, I suppose, as I’m never fully happy with most of the names I manage to come up with. I’m mostly happy with the individual book titles,… Read the rest...

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New stories, new writing, and getting back to the grind

June 13, 2019 by Beth

It’s not the fastest I’ve ever written a story, but let’s be honest–I hadn’t written anything new in over a year. Between the middle of 2016 and the middle of 2017, I had my most productive year ever. I wrote several full-length novels and novellas. I think I released five… Read the rest...

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Revision wrap-up

May 9, 2019 by Beth

Toward the end of summer in 2017, we took a short trip into the nearby wilderness and delved into the only old growth forest remaining in western Tennessee. It was beautiful, and one of the most inspiring places I’ve been, though we haven’t been back. Now would be a good… Read the rest...

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Scaling back

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 by Beth

When I made my wild plans for crazy productivity this year, I didn’t know we were going to be moving. Had I known, I would have planned differently. Had we not, everything would probably have gone just fine. Our schedule wouldn’t have changed, I wouldn’t have spent weeks showing the… Read the rest...