Welcome to the first post in my new How-To blog series! I'm diving right in ... but be sure to read all the way down for some amazing resources on other sites that might have what you're looking for. Before you start writing, you have to have an idea, right? So let's start with how …
Author: Amy (A.R.) Rivera
I write screenplays. I read constantly. I relate to all things awkward.
Masters in English and Creative Writing. Running my race and keeping the faith.
Big News!
As some of you may know, I've been pretty 'blogga-non-grata' since I started college last summer. I've been trying to keep up with life and all the promotional stuff that goes with being an Indie author, while keeping up with my homework, writing new books, and still doing all that stuff that daily life demands …
Week 8: Summer Audiobook Giveaway
Happy Thursday! Below are the week 8 audiobook selections. This week's audiobooks look very interesting to me, specifically the selection by W.E.B. DuBios, as I took a Sociology class last fall and found him fascinating. Free from SYNC Summer Reading program: By Christina Diaz Gonzalez Read by Kyla Garcia The Red Umbrella is a …
Summer Giveaway! Free Audio Books!
So you've heard me go on and on about the SYNC Audiobooks Summer Reading Program, right? If you remember, every week in the summer, they give away a pair of audiobooks. Usually fiction and non. Mostly YA, but it's really great YA. All you need is a working pair of ears (or just one) and …
A Few Updates
Hello, faithful followers and fellow bloggers! I know, it's been too long ... I have a great excuse though. I've been getting my edu-ma-cation. Er ... uh, I mean bulking up the brain. You know, feeding the neuro-receptors. Finals for Spring semester have ended and I am over-joyed! If not a little fried ... Anyhoo, Here …
Back in The Saddle
Well, technically, the saddle is a chair. At my desk inside the master bedroom. That's where I keep my laptop. The Fall Semester has ended and the Holidays have passed, (Thank God! They were exhausting, weren't they?) While I am awaiting the start of Spring classes at my local Community College, I've been trying …
Plots and Socks: a writing process
(2014 re-post) I like my plots the way I like my socks. Tight and free of holes. And, let me tell you, it isn’t easy. I never really thought about ‘my process’ until this past weekend, when my husband and I had some friends over. I am one of those people who never really talks about …
Flash Fiction Friday: Re-post Part 4
Beacon for the Metaphorical Penis: Part 4 It had been several weeks and still Dee was jobless. Her best friend, Layla, was convinced Dee was doing something wrong. The other day, when Dee dropped by her house for a visit, the two friends were standing in the kitchen as Layla leaned against the counter, beer …
#FlashFiction Repost Part 3
A Beacon for the Metaphorical Penis 3. Dee often felt sorry for people that had to sit beside her in traffic. She liked her coffee strong and her music loud. She also liked to sing along and would often nod unashamedly at the unfortunates stuck beside her as they rolled up their car windows. She …
Sneak Peek at Force, Releasing 10/10!
Here's an excerpt from my forthcoming novel, Force, the sequel to last years, Inertia ... this is from the non-copy-edited version, but it's still awesome! Enjoy!! A massive blue funnel stretches up from the ground. It’s at least five times the size of the one in Ivanhoe. As it materializes, stretching up to the clouds …
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