Amy Bernstein

Jan 13, 2025 | amwriting.substack.com | Amy Bernstein

Welcome to Week 2!If you’re just tuning in the Blueprint, the how-to for getting all set up is HERE. Sabrina Butler and Amy L. Bernstein are the book coaches on deck this week to respond to all your questions and conundrums and knots and tangles concerning that grandest of all existential questions:What is the point? As Jennie note…

Jan 1, 2025 | amwriting.substack.com | Amy Bernstein

This is one in a series of posts about the #amwriting Winter Blueprint Challenge. If you missed the previous posts, they are here:What the Blueprint is and why Jennie made itIntroducing the winter book coach hostsOvercoming Pantsing Pitfalls: How the Blueprint Method Can Save Your StoryThe Blueprint is the Solution for Time-Strapped WritersHow to Use a Blueprint for RevisionAt first glance, Jennie Nash’s Blueprint may come across as a sophisticated test that you assume you’re expected to ace.

Nov 13, 2024 | janefriedman.com | Amy Bernstein |Jane Friedman

Today’s post is excerpted from Wrangling the Doubt Monster: Fighting Fears, Finding Inspiration (Bancroft Press, 2025) by Amy L. Bernstein. What do we have here? A doubter’s manifesto. An article of affirmation. An artist who says: I see you. The hope is you see yourself, realize you are not alone, learn that doubt is not your assassin. You’ll need a bit of truth, a bit of courage. Some repetition too—because you need to hear this more than once. And a wisp of contradiction because … that’s life.

Sep 5, 2024 | unchartedmag.com | Amy Bernstein

In a future where water has colonized land, a team of crack scientists race to prevent a catastrophic breach in a major sea wall beyond the B-Harbor of Baltimore—but the effort will come at a cost. Vera rotates her silent-running, fuel-cell powered skiff until she’s facing B-Harbor Sector 1. She comes to a full stop. After 15 years as a water stabilization specialist, this particular view still triggers a welcome twinge of joyous mystery, especially at night.

Aug 28, 2024 | janefriedman.com | Amy Bernstein |Jane Friedman

Today’s post is by author Amy L. Bernstein. Over the last several years, I’ve spent oodles of time submitting short stories, essays, poetry, and novels to literary magazines, contests, and publishers. We’re talking scores of hours devoted to searching, formatting, and submitting my stuff directly to the publishing gods (I’m excluding agents). This is where I tell you that all that effort paid off, and I have a ton of author bylines to show for it. But no.