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
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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.
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We Interrupt This Regularly Scheduled Program

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This month has gone by in a flash and I'm having a hard time believing that Halloween is only five days away. I hope you've been having a fantastic October and are gearing up for fun-filled Saturday with costumes and candy! Even if celebrating might be different this year, I hope you have a spooktacular night!  Normally I'd continue to part 3 of my Mr. Not Me picture book journey (in case you missed it, you can read part 1 here and part 2 here ) but I'm going to interrupt this regularly scheduled program and bring you something else instead. Part 3 will resume next week with extra special news! If you haven't seen this great list of free books , hop on over and scoop up these fun reads before they're gone! Nine spooky (and not-so-spooky) stories just in time for Halloween! Recently I was asked to read an ARC (advanced review copy) of a book for another author. I haven't finished just yet but the story, ohmygoodness, I'm telling you, this book is a must
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