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Amber Royer

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Amber Royer writes the CHOCOVERSE comic telenovela-style foodie-inspired space opera series, and the BEAN TO BAR MYSTERIES. She is also the author of STORY LIKE A JOURNALIST: A WORKBOOK FOR NOVELISTS, which boils down her writing knowledge into an actionable plan involving over 100 worksheets to build a comprehensive story plan for your novel. She blogs about creative writing technique and all things chocolate at www.amberroyer.com. Much of this knowledge has come from teaching creative writing for both UT Arlington Continuing Education and Writing Workshops Dallas. She has been teaching and serving as an author coach for going on a decade and a half, and before that she was a youth librarian. Amber lives in Texas, with her husband who is s ...more

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	Free Chocolate (Chocoverse #1) 3.18 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grand Openings Can Be Murder (Bean to Bar Mystery #1) 4.13 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pure Chocolate (Chocoverse #2) 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Story Like a Journalist: Master Collection 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fake Chocolate (Chocoverse #3) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Can Can with Herbs by Amber Royer (Goodreads Author), Jacob Royer it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	There Are Herbs in My Chocolate it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	70% Dark Intentions (Bean to Bar Mystery #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Story Like a Journalist: Story Bible Overview 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Story Like a Journalist: What Relates to Premise 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Now that the blog tour for Grand Openings Can Be Murder has wrapped, here's a recap. Thanks to everyone who has helped support this book!
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12/15/2020: Mystery Fanfare: Chocolate Maker vs. Chocolatier: How Choosing a Protagonist’s Focus Changes the Parameters of Cozy.
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12/30/2020 — Guest Post at Writing Workshops Dallas. It’s Getting Tense in Here. Examples fro Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 05, 2021 13:37 • Tags: bookblogtour, cozy-mystery, mystery, woman-sleuth

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Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between

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This book contains a wealth of knowledge for the new writer, introducing ways to build good habits from the very beginning. I like the way Gabriela teaches through acronyms and charts, making it easy to thinking about the concepts systematically. I f ...more
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Amber Royer rated a book it was amazing Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) by Elizabeth Peters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The characters were fun and well-drawn, and I enjoyed the details of the setting as I tried to piece together the puzzle alongside Amelia.
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Amber Royer rated a book it was amazing DIY MFA: Write with Focus, Read with Purpose, Build Your Community by Gabriela Pereira (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The manuscript has gone to the copyeditor, and the book trailer has dropped. If you liked Knightley the bunny in the first book, I think you will get a kick out of Clive the octopus who gets introduced in this one. Felicity has moved forward psycholo ...more
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Amber Royer made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Bean to Bar Mystery Series Book Addition topic " Thank you so much! "
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Amber Royer and 1 other person liked Bridget's review of Grand Openings Can Be Murder (Bean to Bar Mystery #1): "It's such a joy to start a new cozy mystery series and this book, the 1st instalment in Amber Royer's Bean to Bar Mystery series, is no exception! In Grand Openings Can Be Murder set in Galveston Island, Texas, Felicity Koerber has moved back to her " Read more of this review »
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Amber Royer and 5 other people liked Valerie's review of Grand Openings Can Be Murder (Bean to Bar Mystery #1): "What a great start to a new series. I could tell the author did her research. A lot of thought, planning and technique went into this story. It was intriguing, intense. I really enjoyed how entertaining the story was and it had some great characters." Read more of this review »
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Amber Royer and 1 other person liked Melissa Castor's review of Grand Openings Can Be Murder (Bean to Bar Mystery #1): "A fun new series!! I loved the main character, Felicity, and her bean to bar chocolate shop. I especially enjoyed learning about the different cacao beans and their differences. Felicity has been widowed for a year and is preparing to open her new ch" Read more of this review »
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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

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“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”
― Ernest Hemingway, The Wild Years

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“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
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