The One Constant is Change
To say it's been an interesting week is to put things mildly. After receiving a job offer on Monday and having a terrible day at work...
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amandaworthington18
- Aug 12
- 2 min
In-Verse Thinking
I sometimes hear fiction writers claim to be incapable of reading and reviewing poetry. The reverse happens occasionally, but never to...
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amandaworthington18
- Jul 30
- 1 min
Missouri Libraries are in Peril
Writing is hard and sporadic right now, but it's coming! I received a very kind rejection from Hungry Shadow Press recently, one that...
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amandaworthington18
- Jul 26
- 3 min
Rejection
This post is about what it feels to be rejected. How much it hurts, robs us of serenity, knocks the air out of our lungs and how feeling...
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amandaworthington18
- Jul 17
- 2 min
Time to give the creepy crawlies skeletons! (or my intention to outline things from now on)
One of the central debates among writers is whether intricately planning the details of a story or flying by the seat of your pants...
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amandaworthington18
- Jul 10
- 2 min
Cat-ching Up
It’s been a bit of a hiatus, but hey, it’s also been an insane 7 months. I lost a couple of relationships, looked homelessness in the...
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amandaworthington18
- Jun 11
- 1 min
StokerCon is almost here!
StokerCon is nearly upon us! The festivities start this coming Thursday, and I'll be attending for the first time. This will be a special...
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amandaworthington18
- Jun 11
- 1 min
No Quarter has been nominated for an Elgin award!
I'm thrilled to announce that my self-published novella-in-verse No Quarter has been nominated for an Elgin award. The award is given out...
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amandaworthington18
- Jun 11
- 1 min
Curveballs
Life has a way of throwing us curveballs sometimes. Since I last wrote I've been broken up with, faced the possibility of homelessness,...
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amandaworthington18
- Dec 8, 2022
- 1 min
I'm on the Bram Stoker reading list!
I'm thrilled to announce that my name appears on the 2022 reading list for the Bram Stoker awards! This is not a nomination - not yet....
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amandaworthington18
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
Exquisite Corpse
No - an exquisite corpse is not an especially beautiful cadaver. It's a poem created line by line, poet by poet; the most colossally...
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amandaworthington18
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
Book Hangovers are real
Have you ever read a book that was so immersive and engrossing that you lost track of time? Have you ever read the last page of a...
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amandaworthington18
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
No Quarter is out TODAY!
No Quarter is out today as an ebook on Amazon and Ingram. You can also get a print edition via Amazon! If you're not comfortable with...
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amandaworthington18
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
I see you lurking on my page...
No Quarter It's one week until my debut fiction title, No Quarter comes out and I could not be more excited! If you're not on Twitter,...
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amandaworthington18
- Sep 27, 2022
- 1 min
First, Make the Clay
A friend once told me that trying to edit an unfinished manuscript is like trying to simultaneously create clay and mold it into...
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amandaworthington18
- Sep 19, 2022
- 1 min
A poem for your Tuesday
This one goes out to all the people out there who suffer from anxiety like I do. Our minds are not equipped to live in the world we've...
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amandaworthington18
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
Check out my latest reviews on GoodReads!
New reads reviewed on GoodReads! Check 'em out. The Book of Accidents Sex Cult Nun Intensity
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amandaworthington18
- Sep 6, 2022
- 2 min
Long overdue for an update...
Hey there...how have you guys been? *Crickets" I apologize for my month away, but I seem to be feeling better, and I'm going to take that...
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amandaworthington18
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
Did you know I'm on Goodreads?
I'm not just a writer-I'm a big reader too! I love reviewing things on Goodreads! There's a link to my profile at the top of the page....
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amandaworthington18
- Aug 10, 2022
- 2 min
No Quarter-Forthcoming!
I wrote a thing recently that was simultaneously praised and rejected. I'm making a few changes and sending it to some more presses. If...
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