Episode Summary

In this episode, Beth discusses how she started writing and how she transitioned from fan fiction into writing her own novels. She talks about the impact that Covid had on her writing and helped her join a podcast.

 Highlights

• Beth’s books usually have a romantic aspect along with some other element.
• She starts with a basic outline and usually knows how the story is going to end before finishing it.
• Beth has been a writer since the 3rd grade when she participated in a writing contest.
• She had been writing fan fiction and was hearing great feedback from fans and she began to consider the possibility of writing for herself.
• Her first published novel started as fan fiction.
• She still writes fan fiction on the side.
• She has two cats that keep her company. 
• When Covid hit it forced Beth to stop some of the other activities that she was doing and allowed her to focus on her writing.
• Beth is a member of the Task Force Geek podcast.
• Beth usually has multiple books in the works but when it is time to finalize a book, she will focus only on it.
• Beth doesn’t find endings problematic, but the middle of the story can be a challenge for her.
• Lobster is Beth’s favorite food.
• Max Brown is Beth’s first choice to play Dorian Gray. Max narrated the audiobook version of Behind the Eyes of Dorian Gray.
• Beth’s new book is Beyond the Steps of Stone.