To my twin sister, Rachel! (Pretend this is a birthday cake) Keep your nose in a…
Beth Overmyer
Book Lover’s Christmas List
If you have an avid reader on your Christmas shopping list, here are some ideas that…
Happy Early Thanksgiving
Next week is Thanksgiving (US)–can you believe it?! And, not to induce an unnecessary major panic/freak-out…
Interesting Tweeps – Leigh Hartman
Today I have writer and fellow Twitter peep (Tweep) Leigh Hartman on my blog. You can…
Book Signing – May 2020
I announced it first in my newsletter and to my Street Team, but I have my…
Deadly Sins of Writing/Working
Today is the first day of National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo.) I talked about it…
7 Ways to Love a WriMo
2017, pre-NaNo madness! Next week starts the annual tradition of NaNoWriMo (NaNo for short.) You…
9 Things Writers Fear
Ever wonder what your favorite author fears? What your writer friend dreads? Wonder no more. Here…
Book Ending Types
Question of the day: “What is your favorite type of book ending?” Well, let’s take a…
Books vs. Their Movies
Just for fun, here are my hot takes on different books versus the movies based on…
Hobby Help!
I’ve been thinking lately that I need a hobby. For the longest time, I was calling…
Research for Fantasy Writing
Research can be a dirty word to some writers; while others spend so much time doing…
How to Help Your OCD Writer Friend
I have OCD. No, not in that cutesy “Oh, she’s so organized!” sort of way. I…
Things I Like About Autumn
In all the seasons, there is something to be enjoyed. Summer means no school (yay–for the…
9 Reasons for Libraries
Some people believe that the public library is obsolete, or at least headed in that direction.…
My Book is in SFX Magazine
In issue 316 of SFX Magazine, Flame Tree Press took out a one-page ad and…The Goblets Immortal…
3 Things Fantasy Novels Taught Me About Time Management
There are many morals to be gleaned from fantasy. From the consequences of coveting to the…
What are We Reading?
There’s a song that starts out “What are you wearing? (Who are you wearing?)” Pfft. I’m…
Fantastical Things I’m Excited About
Happy first day of summer! The year is more than half-over…can you believe it? And so…
Good and Bad Habits: What to Do?
There was a “fact” circulating that it takes approximately twenty-one days to form a habit and…
What I Wanted to Be When I Grew up
There were a handful of things I believed I wanted to be when I grew up.…
Creative Stereotypes
When it comes to writing there are many stereotypes that are mostly ridiculous, like there’s a…
The Comfort of Animals
A week ago this Wednesday, I was talking with a writing pal over coffee at my…
Reading and Rereading
There is no shortage of books to read. If you read one book for every day…
Mary Berry’s Cherry Cake – An Adventure
Hi, guys and dolls! I’m mixing things up a bit on the blog. Instead of just…