Day 6/September 28 I finished a poetry collection that I’ve been meaning to read for the past two years. I’m so happy I finally got to do so! I read Bones in the Garden by McKayla DeBonis. I also made some more progress on the audiobooks I’m currently listening to. Read/Time Listened: 2 hours, 23 […]
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Ships in Bottles & New Poetry
I’ve always been fascinated by the ship-in-the-bottle projects, and how some people possess the patience to build a whole ship – with its masts, sails, everything – and manage to fit it inside a bottle. I have a similar fascination in the message in a bottle, how someone’s letter from decades ago can be found […]
The Story of the Ever Forgetful Blogger
It’s been five months since my last blog post. I wish I could remember to post more often, but unfortunately I do not. Sometimes the smallest things can pile up and I easily become overwhelmed, so I hope you, reader, understand. So many things have happened, I’m not sure I know where to begin! I […]
Start Your Summer with Mermaids!
Today marks the first day of summer, as well as the release date for my verse novel The Mermarium! This verse novel contains four stories, connected by place: A mermaid who loves her sister A mermaid who loves a man A mermaid who loves a mermaid A mermaid who loves freedom Grab your mermaid beach-read […]
The Mermarium: A Verse Novel (The Caged Creature Chronicles Book 1) by Amanda N. Butler
The Mermarium: A Verse Novel (The Caged Creature Chronicles Book 1) – Kindle edition by Amanda N. Butler. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Mermarium: A Verse Novel (The Caged Creature Chronicles Book 1). — Read […]
What Is A Verse Novel?
With my debut verse novel now available for pre-order (to be released June 21st!) you may be wondering, what is a verse novel? How is it different from any other novel? A verse novel is a novel that is told in poetry rather than prose. It is most often written in first person perspective, and […]
THE MERMARIUM: Available for Pre-order
Do you want a book with poetry and mermaids? Preorder THE MERMARIUM Today!
First Blog of 2018? More Like 20-LATEteen
It’s been too long! Find out what Amanda has been up to!
Poems Carved in Stone Benches
It’s the fourth day into December of what I have called the Year of Poetry. Out of the 50 submissions that I set for my resolution this year, I have submitted to 47 publications; 3 left. My newest poem Stone Bench was published today by The Ministry of Poetic Affairs! PRECIPICE MOSS-CURTAINS – – HUNG […]
On Writing a Poem in Old English
I can’t ignore a challenge. It is physically impossible for me. When I’m presented a challenge, I don’t buckle under pressure – the only thing I buckle is my seat belt. So when I came across Word Hoard Press, an online lit mag that publishes poetry in Old English and other Nordic languages – I […]
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