Beth Alvarez - Author of Epic Fantasy

Author: Beth

  • What does AI know about my books?

    AI has changed a lot about the digital world this year, but whether you love or hate AI, it’s not going anywhere. I have my own thoughts and opinions on the matter, but I’m also sick to death of hearing about it, and I’m sure you are too! Instead, I… Read the rest…

  • How I make my book covers

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    Everyone always says authors should not make their own book covers, so I get a lot of raised eyebrows when I tell people I make all of mine. I get a lot of questions, too. So when it came time to make the cover for one of my upcoming titles,… Read the rest…

  • Time to dig in

    Last month, I set a goal to write 500 words a day. On the whole, I’ve been doing it – I just didn’t expect so much of that writing would be devoted to refining outlines instead of hammering out prose to fill the pages of my next book. On the… Read the rest…

  • Three minutes

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    Last week, I had the opportunity to speak before a group of writers and share what I knew about something I do here pretty often–blending writing with other hobbies to help connect with people who share similar interests. One thing I was tasked with was coming up with a writing… Read the rest…

  • Word count check in, because why not

    I haven’t been posting much lately – aside from having too much going on, I haven’t had a lot of new writing stuff happening, and I haven’t had any ideas for articles or general chatter. But when I sent an email newsletter earlier this month, I mentioned that I was… Read the rest…

  • Slow, but done

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    A story of how steady persistence still sees things to completion, I suppose. That’s sort of the theme of my life right now; everything has to happen so slowly, it feels like nothing is moving at all. But at least I know that’s not true – I just finished a… Read the rest…

  • And suddenly, dog

    For the first month of the year, everything was moving right on schedule. My last book, The Spymaster’s Prize, was finished right on time. It got published, I made plans for the next book, I made good headway on some of my doll hobby projects, was getting good news back… Read the rest…