Beth Martin's Blog, page 6

Memory Clear: A New Sci-fi Thriller Novel by Beth Martin

I am thrilled to announce that my new book, Memory Clear, will be hitting shelves on April 1st, 2023!Memory Clear is a thriller novel that follows the story of Marco Sinclair, a scientist who developed a revolutionary drug that erases targeted memories. When Marco discovers an antidote that can reverse the drug's effects, he begins recalling memories he thought were long forgotten, leading him on

Motion Sickness and Virtual Reality: Tips and Games for a Better Experience

I am about to admit something embarrassing: I suffer from crazy motion sickness. If I spin in a circle, I immediately want to throw up. As a kid, I was the one who barfed after riding the teacups, screamed to pull over on car trips, and hated riding on ferries. As I’ve gotten older, it’s only gotten worse. I can’t ride carnival rides or even a merry-go-round without disastrous consequences, and I

My Favorite Pets on Adopt Me: Because Why Not?

I posted recently about how I started playing Roblox with my kids last year andlisted some of my favorite games. The game that I play the most on the platformisAdopt Me, an adorable game where you roleplay as families and raise cute pets. I wantedto share a little more of my love for the game by featuring a few of my favoritepets that I have collected in the game. Functionally, all the pets

Book Review: Post High School Reality Quest by Meg Eden

I haven’t been picking up young adult books recently because they typically deal with the theme of finding your place in the world—a theme that I don’t relate to at this point in my life. However, I saw the cover of this book and quickly decided to make an exception. To be specific, I was at the bookstore and saw this book on the shelf and thought, Wow, that’s a really terrible

Artificial Creativity: The Making of a Book Cover with AI Art

I recently sharedmy perspective on AI as an authoron this website. When I got a newsletter from an author friend of mine, I wasamazed by the new covers they had created for one of their book series. Later, Ilearned they used Midjourney to help create the artwork on the cover.Thoroughlyinspired, I decided that I needed to make my own cover using AI designtools. At first, I was tempted to

Build Your Writing Community

Image created by MidjourneyWriting can be a lonely and solitary activity, but it doesn’t have to be. I’ve found that building a community of writers around me has helped. Although my work isn’t collaborative, it’s better after getting workshopped by my critique group. More importantly, I’ve grown as a writer because of my interactions and friendships with fellow writers. They’ve been helpful and

Roblox Games Worth Checking Out Today

Image created using MidjourneyI’m quickly coming up to my one-year anniversary of joining Roblox. I initially got into the game at the behest of my kids, and now I play it almost as much as they do. Not only is it a great online platform with family-friendly content, but it also has free and accessible tools for you to make your own game. I’m currently putting together a maze game where players

New Short Story and Plans for 2023

Happy New Year, 2023!I’m the kind of person who gets excited for the new year and new beginnings. I have so many plans and goals for 2023 and wanted to share a few of them.First of all, I wrapped up 2022 by publishing my short story "Inter Reality". It’s a fun and thought-provoking piece that follows a woman who wakes up every day in a different reality. Currently, you can snag a copy from Amazon

Soybeans: They’re Everywhere and in Everything and There’s No Escape

I discovered I have a Soybean allergy over five years ago, and it has been the bane of my existence ever since. How I discovered the allergy is not relevant—and not a particularly entertaining story—but since I’ve slowly uncovered just how pervasive soy is and that it is used in literally everything.At first, I thought it was simply a food intolerance since foods with soy gave me an awful stomach

AI Art: An Author’s Perspective

I follow a few artists on YouTube and have watched numerous videos of themplaying with a new tool: computer AI which can create original images. Give theAI a text prompt like, “cyberpunk city crowded with people holding umbrellasduring a thunderstorm,” and it will produce images to fit the description. AllArtists ask the same question: Will this AI Art tool replace human artists?   But