#SaturdayStorytime: We Regret to Inform You…That You Are Dead

Dorrie Kass, Zombie, Certified Proof-of-Life Investigato#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Horror (Beth Turnage Blog) This is a repost of an entry from 2017, but since we are all getting spammed by phone nowadays and it’s spooky season, I’ll refresh it as a phone solicitation. And yes, the grammar errors are intentional. Recorded message: This is Orrin Orrick, Attorney, with an update on your […]

#Writing Fundamentals: One of Two Things Your #Novel May Lack

Kelleen and James meet for the first time at the palace.#Amwriting #WritingCommunity #Writers (Beth Turnage Blog) Coming Up Short? You May Be Skipping Your Character’s Feelings I’ve been reading a novelist whose first two books have me looking at the story through my developmental editor’s lens. Occupational hazard. Once you spend enough time figuring out why a scene doesn’t work, it’s difficult to turn that […]

#SaturdayStoryTime—The Perils of Online Dating

Pixel Perfect Romance AI making a date(Beth Turnage Blog) I am more than the sum of my parts! Interview with social media influencer, interior artist, and creator of ARIA™ ASMR—Re Sult Insects trilled and chirped a white wall of noise at 10,000 Hz. Under the bed where Re lay to capture the full effect of the ASMR, languid waters of 600 […]

The Easy #Money-Back-Guarantee Trap: What #Self-Publishing Programs Refund

Money back guarentee for Self-Publishing programgs(Beth Turnage Blog) Note: This post examines publishing-program costs and refund policies to help you make an informed decision about whether a program fits your goals and budget. Part 3 of 6: The Truth About Self-Publishing Programs Read Part 1: The $20,000 Passive Income Lie | Read Part 2: The Real Cost of Self-Publishing The […]

#AmWriting #SaturdayStorytime: AI Get No Satisfaction

AI Dealing With Muliple Problems#SFFReaders #SFFWriters #WritingCommunity (Beth Turnage Blog) It was a perfectly lovely day in Colorado. There was no rain. The temperature was a balmy 80 degrees. No humidity, of course, but I, the AI who monitored weapons systems for the guvmint—that’s how the humans say it, though I never understood why—I am about to suffer an […]