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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Welcome Lehua Parker, author of One Boy, No Water! (and yeah, there's a Giveaway, too!)

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Lehua is the author of a fun middle-grade read, One Boy, No Water which released on September 28th.  Her launch party was a huge success, with crowds of people waiting in line for a signed copy of her book!  She has graciously agreed to write a guest post today about her writing life.  I hope you'll put on your fuzzy slippers, warm up your drink and stay a bit!




Once a publisher makes the sign of the cross over your work, blessing it and pronouncing it fit for public consumption, a lot of people want to know about your writing process. It’s kinda like being the fat kid who suddenly loses a lot of weight; everybody wants to know how you did it, especially if all you ate were Cheetos and watermelon seeds and your cardio program consisted of dancing naked in the moonlight to a Johnny Cash soundtrack.

Wow. Think I just gave myself a nightmare!

Plotters want to read about how you outlined every nuance; pansters want to hear how the story grew organically into tightly woven plot. Everybo…
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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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