A Late Fall Newsletter and Website Updates
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
My website guru, my handsome husband, has made quite a few tweaks to my author website (bethgroundwater.com) in preparation for promoting the release of To Hell in a Handbasket next year. The covers of both A Real Basket Case and To Hell in a Hand...
A Writer's Week
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
Little did I know when I embarked on this new career as a writer how much of my time would be spent on tasks OTHER than writing. This past week I did the following:
- Contacted a bookstore to determine the status of my payment for consignment boo...
- Contacted a bookstore to determine the status of my payment for consignment boo...
Cover Art for TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
Yesterday I received the cover art for my May, 2009 release, TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET. It's gorgeous and just what I envisioned when I sent directions to the art department. In the first scene of the book, there's an accident on a Breckenridge, CO ...
A New Publishing Contract--a tale of persistence
posted over 3 years ago | 4 comments
I'm very pleased to announce that I have signed a contract with Virtual Tales to publish my science fiction novella, The Epsilon Eridani Alternative, in ebook, eserial, and paperback formats. This novella won an Honorable Mention in 2003 from the ...
A Storm and Two Interviews
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
First, I want to send hugs and prayers to all my friends and acquaintances who are experiencing the effects of Gustav. I hope you are all safe and, if you are not at home, that you will be back in your homes soon.
Next, I wanted to let everyone k...
Next, I wanted to let everyone k...
My First TV Interview as an Author
posted over 3 years ago | 4 comments
Last Friday, I had my first taped TV interview as an author. The interview will appear at various times in September on a Denver Cable Channel 8 television show called "Off the Page" hosted by an Aurora librarian. The show airs in nine markets aro...
And now for something completely different...
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
The one poem that I've written as an adult, "Ride the Wind," has recently been published for a second time. The reprint appears in RUBBER SIDE DOWN, The Biker Poetry Anthology, edited by Jose Gouveia ("JoeGo"). The anthology was released August 4t...
Answer to "How do I get my novel published?"
posted over 3 years ago | 3 comments
Here's another posting from my regular blog that I've copied here. I originally posted it in February. I hope it's helpful to aspiring authors on Eons. - Beth
Recently I was asked, yet again, that question that all published fiction writers are a...
Recently I was asked, yet again, that question that all published fiction writers are a...
Malice Domestic Conference Memories
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
The 2008 Malice Domestic conference was a special one for me, not just because it was the twentieth anniversary, but also because I was an Agatha Award nominee for Best First Novel. So, I basked in the glow of congratulations and praise until the ...
Top Ten Rules for Networking as a Writer
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 16 hours later | 3 comments
I'll occasionally post items from my "real blog" at view link here in my Eons blog that I think may be of use/interest to Eons members. Here's the first...
Networking is an importa...
Networking is an importa...
