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A week of 2k a day: Afterthoughts

June 12, 2018June 9, 2018 by Beth

Last week was my challenge week. The goal: Write 2,000 words every day, Monday through Friday. The plan was to end the week with 10,000 words of new material written for Her Midnight Hunter, the next book in my current paranormal trilogy. HMH needs to be done before I move… Read the rest...

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2,000 words a day

June 5, 2018May 31, 2018 by Beth

This week’s a special one. The munchkin is attending VBS for the first time, and while part of me feels like I probably should have volunteered as a program assistant, the week has an important purpose for me: teaching me what it’ll be like to be alone during the day.… Read the rest...

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Story afterthoughts

June 1, 2018May 30, 2018 by Beth

I’ve had a bit of time to simmer on things now, shortly after finishing the five-chapter mini-adventure I decided to write just for the heck of it. I planned for it to do a few things, and when I thought about it, I figured it was worth taking a second… Read the rest...

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Think you can’t afford a BJD? Read this.

April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 by Beth

I apologize for the interruption in story time, but with everything going on in my favorite hobby right now, I figured this was a good thing to share because not a lot of people are talking about this aspect of the hobby at the moment. See, one of the most… Read the rest...

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Making maps

March 13, 2018February 17, 2018 by Beth

Unsurprisingly, as a fan of fantasy, I love world maps. I’ve always wanted maps in books I read, and have seen some beautiful maps in the past. When I started writing my own fantasy stories, I knew I wanted to make my own maps. I’ve tried a variety of options,… Read the rest...

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Don’t Wait

March 6, 2018February 16, 2018 by Beth

Late in January, my husband ran across a comic with a title remarkably similar to the title he’d chosen for his own. It’s not an uncommon issue; similar titles get used in stuff all the time. Heck, even identical titles crop up now and then. We discussed it a bit,… Read the rest...

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Revision Eight

February 27, 2018February 1, 2018 by Beth

Eight. Just typing that headline makes me cringe. It’s not uncommon for books to go through a lot of different drafts, but this is a little bit different. After a serious reevaluation, a split and a renaming, the first book in my epic fantasy series is now in its eighth… Read the rest...