Author Archives: Sarah Beach

About Sarah Beach

Now residing in Las Vegas, I was born in Michigan and moved to Texas when 16. After getting my Masters degree in English, I moved to Hollywood, because of the high demand for Medievalists (NOT!). As a freelance writer and editor, I find that Nevada offers better conditions for the wallet. I love writing all sorts of things, and occasionally also create some artwork.

Manga Shakespeare

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) Okay, so there was the banner ad on LiveJournal for Cliff’s Notes Manga Shakespeare. And me, loving good ole Shakes, just had to click and see what it was about. Heh. I checked out the 8 … Continue reading

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Prepping a manuscript & Conventions

I’m currently preparing the manuscript of The Scribbler’s Guide to the Land of Myth for publication with BookSurge. I’ve still got a couple of more evenings ahead of me in the final proofing before submitting it to them for layout … Continue reading

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Getting the 2008 Act Together

I finally got around to doing a basic update for the website. First and foremost, certainly, was adding this WordPress blog to the site for current news. This will get added to much more often than the over-all website.  Travel … Continue reading

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The Holiday Break

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) (I hate it when half-composed posts get accidentally lost! Boo!) Our office closed on the 14th, and we’re not expected to be back in the office until the 2nd. A nice break, yes? Mine had been … Continue reading

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Scanning Prospects

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) Preparing to weave into my home-life those things brought from my mother’s home has made me look at what I do have with new eyes. Plus there’s the aspect of looking back at my own artwork. … Continue reading

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I Go Visiting

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) After the excitement of crossing west Texas, I’d planned a side trip on my return to L.A., to go visit a friend in northeastern Arizona. This would involve getting off the I-10 at Deming, New Mexico, … Continue reading

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Adventures Crossing West Texas

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) So, as I was getting ready to hit the road again this morning, a storm front moved in on Houston. Great. Not only that, the motel I was staying at was right in the middle of … Continue reading

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Adventures in Family Archeology

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) So the last three days have been pretty much filled with shoveling our way through all the stuff in my mother’s house. It seems that as she got older, she got more concerned about keeping “important … Continue reading

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Adventures On the Road

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) Actually, I’ve arrived at my destination – Houston. I’ve returned here to work with my siblings at closing up Mom’s affairs and household. Should be an interesting week. I drove from L.A. Because I figured I’d … Continue reading

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Personal History As a Reader

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) I’ve been thinking lately about books that affected me in various ways throughout my life. How about you? What things got deep into your system? On one of the Bittercom topics that my friend Sherwood (sartorias) … Continue reading

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