Beth Teliho's Blog
September 8, 2017
On Swimming. And Writing. And Love Affairs With Story.
It’s consuming in a way. No, in all ways. Like a love affair. Or a roller coaster. Or a horror movie. It overshadows everything else in your world. It IS your world, Right Now In This Moment, permeating into every pore, every cell. This thing called creation. This growth of a story. This incubation period. Gestation. Evolution.
This immersion.
When you step away for a break or because other commitments make it necessary, it’s almost scary to return. You dip your toes in the water and think, a...
February 17, 2017
Spring Fever Giveaway
INSANELY HUGE YA BOOK GIVEAWAY!One grand-prize winner will walk away with a signed, first edition hardback of Witch and Wizard which just so happens to be written by one of the biggest names in fiction – JAMES PATTERSON! On top of that, they get a $100 amazon gift-card! Audiobooks, signed paperbacks, ebooks….SO MANY PRIZES – OVER TWENTY WINNERS!
We all need to get away after months of cold, dreary, monotony. But even while we’re dreaming of white sand beaches and roll...
January 23, 2017
An imperative bridge
I’m going to talk about abortion. I know, it’s a word weighted with emotion, but I am approaching the subject from a different angle that I know you will benefit from no matter where you stand on the matter. I implore you to hear me out.
Two enormous misconceptions exist on the subject of abortion, and they are the reason forthe seemingly unbridgeable divide between pro-life and pro-choice. No one will ever “win” that argument because we’re focused on polar outcomes.
The misconceptions are as...
January 5, 2017
Author Beth Teliho’s Savvy Advice for First Time Novelists
(Originally published on The Right Writer for You, This is an interview conducted by Anne Goetz, where I discuss All Things Writing & Publishing.)
In May, I featured a review of a multi award-winning book titled “Order of Seven” that was blowing the mismatched socks off young-adult, paranormal/fantasy readers. Since then, first-time author Beth Teliho has continued to sell copies and rack up glowing reviews of her captivating book.
I asked Beth if she would consider writing a post for The Rig...
October 31, 2016
GIRL POWAH – The Every Woman Story Project
Ever had a struggle so big it consumed your life? You fight it, sometimes succeeding, other times succumbing? How about when you learn of others that are fighting the same fight…it helps, doesn’t it? Knowing you’re not alone takes power away from the hold the struggle has over you. It gives you a feeling of camaraderie. Solidarity.
My struggle with body image and self worth is something I’ve written about before. I found the strength to let myself be vulnerable and write about it by reading o...
September 24, 2016
Just F*cking Smile
Do you see me? I see you. Walking, early on a weekday. This is your time to exercise. It’s my time too. It would be impossible not to see me directly across the street from you, bright pink visor on my head, walking my dog. I dart my eyes your way, ready to receive or instigate a greeting should you look my way. But you don’t. No wave. No smile. No hello. No good morning, even though you know my name and I know yours. Yet you can’t even be bothered to acknowledge my existence. This makes me f...
September 20, 2016
Author Interview – Beth Teliho – Order Of Seven
WRITERLY TALK. ENJOY.
toofulltowrite (I've started so I'll finish)
Howdy folks.
We have yet another fantastic guest for you in the Author Interview Series tonight and I couldn’t be happier to be talking to author Beth Teliho about her superb novel (which just recently won a Gold Award in the Readers’ Favorite 2016 Book Award Contest in the Supernatural Fiction category, so very well done Beth!)
So without further ado, it’s time to start this interview, so here we go and a very pleasant eveni...
December 3, 2015
Secret Circle of Awesome
Most of you know I started this blog a couple years ago to build a platform, but after about three months, my motive flipped on its head when I fell head-over-heels for this new (to me) and exciting method of writing. Now? I blog for the love of it. It’s cathartic, fun, and I adore the community.
Some readers are here for my blog silliness. Others showed up after Order of Seven published and are here for book news. Only interested in blog content? Look right and you’ll see the “blog only” sig...
November 21, 2015
Hold My Tiara. I Have to Pee Again.
My hair is an oily, tangled mess. I’ve been in the same pajamas for three days. Okay, four. A soft, wooly layer of hair covers my legs, and that one, stubborn chin whisker gleams in the sunlight. Wrappers from food I don’t recall eating litters the floor at my feet. I wince every time my 8yo’s basketball hits the wall, and for the hundredth time, I ask the boys to be quiet, please, mommy is writing.
The hubs is not here today – he’s off competing in an endurance race.
But so am I. Only mine r...
October 15, 2015
The 5 W’s and a Pile-o-Poo
I thought this might be a timely post with Nanowrimo on the horizon, but also because I know quite a few talented writers who aspire to publish (you know who you are!) but they haven’t started yet because it’s scary as hell. Fear of not being perfect freezes them. They choke at their keyboards, unable to let the ideas sprinkle through their fingertips.
I know exactly what the voices in their heads are saying: What if I fail?
I know because I thought those same things. So I ask you, what is yo...
