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Stop. Drawing Time.

Guess which drawing is out of my head and which is loosely copied from a picture/painting:

 

[image error]The Lighthouse Keeper

 

[image error]The Shadow Thief or Swilling Moonlight

 

Let my heart be drunk on poetry, my mind eased into silence by the caress of paper worlds, and my hands glow with the distilment of inky nonsense.

Keep your pen on the page,
Beth

What Not to Do When You’re Rejected

There is an art to hearing no. I’ve posted about it before. But this post will be different. Here area few things I’ve witnessed that are no-noes when you hear no from a publisher or agent:

Trash them on social media or your blog. (Quick way to get blacklisted, and yes, there is a blacklist.) Send them pestering emails to ask them why. (Best to take the no and try elsewhere.) Complain about getting rejected online. (Gets you labelled pretty quickly as a whiner. And, yes, I do whine sometimes...

Chuck Sambuchino Lectures: Notes on the Publishing/Writing Business

Last Saturday, I attended a writer’s symposium on publishing. The lecturer? Chuck Sambuchino of Writer’s Digest fame. Here are a few of things I took away from his lectures, things I haven’t done/been doing/even thought of:

Build an email list (I used to have one for an e-newsletter, but didn’t realize that places like MailChimp publish your physical address at the end of each newsletter. Yeah, will be getting a P.O. box.) Set goals/expectations for your books (re-evaluate as necessary for e...

Happy Thoughts

One thing I’ve learned as someone who suffers from OCD and depression is that watching your thoughts is one of the best things you can do for yourself. I mean, with OCD you can’t always helps what comes into your head. BUT, you can choose to add positive thoughts into the mix. This positive mindset influences mood and how you see yourself.

But lately, I’ve been slipping. Telling lies to myself. Beating myself up over the littlest thing. It’s not healthy, and that unhealthiness will absolutely...

Good Friday Post

Hello, lovely people of the internet!

Progress with the goblets novel is being made, slowly but surely. I shall finish this. I shall. I’ve been using Pacemaker for writers now for about a week. My daily goal is rather small, but if I keep to it, I will reach my desired word count goal on Halloween of this year.

I also need to add

AND, to top that all off, I got bitten by another plot bunny. Really need to give my muse the old Bob Barker treatment, if you know what I mean

Extra! Extra!

I have news–and I know how you like news. I’ve had a flash fiction (short story under 1,000 words) accepted for publication by Spark: A Creative Anthology. I’m not certain when it will come out, but I am quite chuffed, as the British say. I will keep you all posted and let you know when it comes out.

What else am I up to, you ask? Well…

Writing (adding words to a finished manuscript and one 2/3rds finished manuscript) Submitting writing/querying Putting together a CV Keeping up with social m...

Easter Basket 2017 – Writer’s Edition

Here are some things that my writer pals might like to see in their Easter baskets this year:

A book-inspired candle from FROSTBEARD STUDIO . (Le Cirque des Reves and Reading at a Cafe smell AWESOME!) YOUR BOOK, YOUR BRAND by Dana Kaye (good book on how to present yourself and your product online.) NOVEL TEAS (a collection of tea bags with literary quotes on the tag–what’s not to like?) WRITING GLOVES (fingerless gloves to wear while you’re writing. They even have literary quotes on them! Cho...

Launch Parties

Think like a super-fan.

Are you a super-fan of anything? You might be looking forward to a book release of a beloved series. Maybe the latest Tea Shop Mystery release found you sweaty-handed with anticipation. Or the next Stormlight Archives book. Or perhaps you cannot wait to get your paws on the next Lock and Mori book. Whatever the case, here are some ideas for celebrating your favorite franchise. Enjoy, and PARTY ON, DUDES!

FOOD

The Tea Shop Mysteries always come with recipes at the bac...

Agent and Mouse

Dear M. and Co.,

 

I am writing through a fever, but I must pen these words before anyone finds me out. You see, my good sirs, the boy I mentioned earlier suspects everything and everyone. Your game is most definitely on his radar.

Introducing the enhanced rats to the warehouse was simple enough. The things breed and re-breed like, well, rats. They say the gestation period is a week or so. The boy could tell you. I have observed him studying them. It did not alarm me at first, his interest in...

Pens on the page!

Hi, I’m Beth, and this is my author blog. This is a sticky post, so all new posts will appear below this one.

Please look around and enjoy, comment, share, like, whatever floats your proverbial boat.

~Beth

Any questions or comments? Feel free to email me at bethovermyer@gmail.com