Beth Alvarez - Author of Epic Fantasy

Author: Beth

  • Tea Review: Bigelow Tea Vanilla Chai

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    A little while back, I received a message from someone who said she enjoyed seeing my tea commentary, but felt like she couldn’t relate. Loose leaf tea isn’t for everyone, and sometimes, it’s hard to get. So this one is for her! My favorite supermarket tea, easy to get just… Read the rest…

  • Book Twenty

    Twenty. That’s such a big number, and yet it doesn’t feel like that many at all. It’s the number of books I’ll have written, after I’m done with Paragon of Fire, the next installment for Spectrum Legacy. I’m due to start POF next month–just a couple weeks left to… Read the rest…

  • Tea Review: Independence Coffee Company’s Tranquility

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    One morning, when the first whisper of fall filled the air, and I was still struggling to get past the lingering cough that Covid had planted in my chest, I brewed a cup of Tranquility tea from Independence Coffee Company and sat out on my new back patio to drink… Read the rest…

  • Map tools for writers

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    I love maps. I know I’ve mentioned that before, but I don’t think I’ve really gone into making maps. I’m also in a lot of groups for authors, and since I mostly write fantasy, I see a lot of people asking for recommendations for artists who can do maps. Sometimes,… Read the rest…

  • Free printable planner stickers: Writing implements

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    Stickers add a pleasant pop of color to my planner pages. I love adding stickers, but I try to keep my collection modest and just make what I need, as I need it. Otherwise, I end up with more stuff than what can fit in my little planning caddy. Since… Read the rest…

  • To Capture the Spirit

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    After a while, the boxes all began to look the same. Everything glittered in the sunlight, including the glass that kept the stones out of reach. Most of the gems that lay within the boxes were inferior; Medreal knew that simply because they were visible. Anything of real value would… Read the rest…

  • Beginning book two

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    Immediately after I finished the outline for the first of the Spectrum books, I sat down and wrote a plan for the rest of the series. In all, I wrote a two-page outline for the first book, a one-page outline for book two and book three, and then a paragraph… Read the rest…