Amy V. Borg

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  • The Liturgy of the Word

    The Liturgy of the Word

    A flash memoir on loss and religion, this piece was originally published in the print edition of the 2012 edition of Headwaters, UNCA’s creative arts magazine.

    March 21, 2024
    amwriting, creative non-fiction, creative writing, flash memoir, memoir, memories, writing
  • Writing is a Long and Winding Road

    Writing is a Long and Winding Road

    All we can do is take Things day by day… I have a confession to make: I am a slow writer. Like snail’s pace slow. Like sloth-migration slow. Like glacier creating a lake bed in granite during the deepest depths of an ice age slow. I blame most of this literary sluggishness on the fact…

    March 14, 2024
    amediting, amwriting, book news, book progress, creative writing, editing, personal update, writing, writing life
  • Let’s Start Something New

    Let’s Start Something New

    Scribbler, scratcher, new first drafter, how does your garden grow?

    February 22, 2024
    creative writing, gathering ideas, ideas for writing, inspiration, writing, writing exercises, writing life, writing practice, writing tips
  • Are You Taking Your Writing Seriously?

    Are You Taking Your Writing Seriously?

    Until we decide to take our writing seriously, it remains all too easy to dismiss our words…

    January 23, 2024
    amwriting, authors, creative writing, writing, writing intent, writing seriously, writing with purpose
  • A Year of Stories

    A Year of Stories

    It’s time for a new beginning. Here’s to many more…

    January 1, 2024
    amwriting, creative writing, life update, memories, new year, personal update, short stories, writing, writing life
  • Where Do You Find the Joy?

    Where Do You Find the Joy?

    When life gets hectic, it can be hard to trust the process…

    December 24, 2023
    amwriting, creative writing, joy, life update, Newsletter, personal update, the Venture, The Writing Desk, writing, writing life, writing process
  • The Wintertree

    The Wintertree

    An exclusive prequel short story from the world of The Ravenscourt Tragedies for subscribers to my webfiction.

    December 21, 2023
    amwriting, creative writing, fantasy writing, free story, gaslamp fantasy, short story, The Ravenscourt Tragedies, writing
  • We Are Made to Bloom

    We Are Made to Bloom

    And then there are the drifters, the wanderers, the ones that float away on wind and water… a fantasy short story.

    August 24, 2023
    amwriting, creative writing, diaspora fiction, fantasy fiction, fantasy story, fantasy writing, forest, read online, short fiction, the Verse, writing
  • The Place between Stories…

    The Place between Stories…

    What do you do when you end up lost between projects, books, stories, other worlds? Latest Writing News I’m thrilled to announce that I was awarded Editor’s Choice in the 2022 CNF Award by CRAFT Literary. My short memoir, “All the Pretty Little Lies” will be published on CRAFT’s website on June 9th. Also keep…

    May 26, 2023
    creative writing, memories, personal update, writing, writing life
  • All the Pretty Little Lies

    All the Pretty Little Lies

    The story I tell goes something like this… A short memoir about memory and mental health, awarded Editors’ Choice in CRAFT’s CNF Prize, 2022.

    May 14, 2023
    amwriting, creative writing, depression, hospitalization, life writing, memoir, memories, mental health, mental illness, NYU, suicide, trigger warnings, writing
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Amy currently writes from a desk in Nottingham, England. For queries and rights info, please contact her agent, Sara O’Keeffe.

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