About Me

 

As you probably already know, I'm  Amie Borst.  You might also know that I write Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction, incorporating a dark twist into beautifully sweet stories. I'm a contributing member of From The Mixed-Up Files...of Middle-Grade Authors - a group blog dedicated to all things middle grade!

But did you know...

My favorite color is pink.
I love unicorns and glitter.
I keep a well-stocked stash of chocolate hidden away from my family at all times. It's writing fuel, doncha know!

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Spiral Staircase Cake

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So I was super busy this past week creating a spiral staircase cake for a church youth activity.

Here's my creation:


Carving a spiral cake is pretty easy, I did it once before with a piano cake I made. Here's a photo of it:


Anyway, a spiral staircase was a bit trickier...Not only did I have to carve the spiral, but I had to do it in steps, instead of one smooth cut.

First I start by layering my cake, in this case two 10 inch rounds. Then I mark off, with toothpicks, where I want to make my cuts, like this:














Next, I carefully carve each layer. Like this:














Once that's complete, I give the cake a crumb coat. Then I carve the next layer (in this case two 12 inch rounds) and finally, the layers are stacked. Like this:



Then I covered the cake in one large piece of fondant. Im this photo, I had started the cobblestone path using an embossing tool courtesy of DUFF.


Then I assembled the rest of the cake, including my princesses made from rice krispies treats, covered in fondant/gum p…
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Cover Reveal for the All-New Little Dead Riding Hood!

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Well, Little Dead Riding Hood is almost ready for publication. It's received some much needed, heavy-handed edits and has come a long, long way from it's original publication back in October of 2014.

And, once again, the fabulous Roch Hercka has completely outdone himself! Not only has he managed to bring Scarlet Small to life, but he has also given the world such incredible detail!

See for  yourself!
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Being the new kid sucks. When you’re a vampire, it bites.

Give it your best, then sink your teeth in and swallow your pride.

Twelve year old Scarlet Small isn’t great about controlling her appetite. Her constant cravings have made it a real pain in the neck to be a vampire for an entire century. Which means Scarlet and her parents, Mort and Drac, are on the move again.

Things are amiss at Scarlet’s new school. Not only does she have a strange skeleton-girl as a classmate, but a smelly werewolf is intent on revealing her secret. At the school carnival, Scarlet meets Granny, the nic…
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Rose Cooper's Etsy Shop

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My good friend, Rose Cooper, is like an amazing genius artist and she just opened an etsy shop! So if you've ever wanted to buy amazing art, now's your chance! Plus, she still has a few slots left for commissioned pieces - and they'll arrive just in time for the holidays! 10% of your purchase will go to Joy to the World Foundation via Candyland.

AND....Rose has agreed to giveaway a piece of artwork to one lucky winner!!

Here's the rules:

Existing Peeps +5
New Peeps +3
Facebook it +2
Twitter it +2
Blog about it +3
Send me some peeps +4 (per peep!)
Add up your points +5 (yeah, i hate math...would much prefer you do it for me :D )

Don't forget to leave a link if you Blog, FB or Twitter!

Just for laughs (From Jokes About Writing):
A writer died and was given the option of going to heaven or hell.

She decided to check out each place first. As the writer descended into the fiery pits, she saw row upon row of writers chained to their desks in a steaming sweatshop. As they worked, t…
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