Here’s a running list of posts on my blog tour. I will update this list as the rest of them get posted. March 4 — My Blog March 5 — Interview for Paul Semel ‘s Blog March 6 — Interview on Anna Kashina ‘s Blog March 7 — My Favorite Bit on Mary Robinette Kowal ‘s Blog March 7 […]
We have Bud Humble as our guest speaker for Saturday Night Write on March 16, 2019. So I thought I’d invite him to stop by the blog. He will be discussing The Benefits of Hands-On Research. So here’s what I asked Bud: Hi Bud! Hey Amber! Thank you for chatting with me today! It’s my […]
“Reading is just staring at a dead piece of wood for hours and hallucinating.” – reddit. Maybe. This is all over the place as a meme with no clear attribution. Here it is, the day before my second book launches, and I’m trying to take a moment to step back and think about what being […]
Here’s a roundup of where I’ll be after Pure Chocolate comes out! Launch at Interabang! — https://www.facebook.com/events/2075871725813805/ Welcome to the Chocoverse at the Last Bookstore — https://www.eventbrite.com/e/welcome-to-the-chocoverse-with-amber-royer-tickets-55000598270 Reading and Signing at Writer’s Block — http://www.thewritersblock.org/events/2019/2/12/amber-royer Texas Women in SFF at Book People — https://www.bookpeople.com/event/amber-royer-patrice-sarath-nicky-drayden-pure-chocolate-fog-season-temper Joint Reading/Signing at Murder by the Book — https://www.murderbooks.com/event/patrice-sarath-and-amber-royer
Part of worldbuilding – whether you are writing an epic Sci-Fi story or a quiet romance – comes down to designing people. Everyone is shaped by their surroundings, be they a small town in Montana or the confines of a space station. Clothing, customs, economic structures – all of these were designed by people for […]
I know you guys are very interested in managing time and fitting a regular writing practice into your lives. So it is only fitting that my first ever guest blogger will be talking about how her passion for writing helps her get to THE END. Patrice just had a book come out from the same publisher as me (Fog Season from Angry Robot). If you scan through her bio, you will see she is a prolific writer and a good person to learn from. So here’s what I asked Patrice: What advice would you give to a new writer who wants to write a novel, and may […]
Check out this list of titles Free Chocolate shares company with on the Reviews and Robots Best of 2018 list.
Blog Post – Poetic Technique for Prose Writers I love language. The sound of words. The way a pause can imply a character taking a breath. The way a strong image can stay with you for days. The fact that I as a writer can tell you how my character feels inside, and if I […]
I hope everyone survived NaNoWriMo. How’d you do? Even if you didn’t hit 50K, I hope you enjoyed the experience, especially if it was your first time. And you now have more words than you started the month with. The thing I love about NaNo is the need to meet a deadline, which forces you […]
Character agency refers to a character’s ability to make decisions that affect the outcome of a story. But it also refers to a character’s freedom to be themselves in the story world. They’re going to want to walk their own path, wherever that leads them. It’s possible for you as an author to violate a […]
