AM Byers
@ambyers.bsky.social
Aspiring author and elementary teacher with 26 years experience. Coffee and I are best buds.
Have you ever been in a meeting where you exit exhausted and say aloud, “huh.” Yes, today.
February 4, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Have you ever been in a meeting where you exit exhausted and say aloud, “huh.” Yes, today.
I love writing, but a close second is teaching kids how to write.
February 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I love writing, but a close second is teaching kids how to write.
I submitted a manuscript to my dev editor. I picked up The Last Draft by Sandra Scofield and am reading that before I begin revising a completed first draft of another manuscript. AND I’m drafting a new book. Anyone else have multiple irons in the fire?
February 1, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I submitted a manuscript to my dev editor. I picked up The Last Draft by Sandra Scofield and am reading that before I begin revising a completed first draft of another manuscript. AND I’m drafting a new book. Anyone else have multiple irons in the fire?
My draft 3 is completed and printed. Now onto draft 4…
June 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My draft 3 is completed and printed. Now onto draft 4…
April 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Working on my end of year gift for me students. They love the floor is lava brain breaks 😂
April 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Working on my end of year gift for me students. They love the floor is lava brain breaks 😂
Round 4 of my “Jamie” manuscript is complete. Now onto rounds 5 through one billion.
April 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Round 4 of my “Jamie” manuscript is complete. Now onto rounds 5 through one billion.
It’s day one of my writing vacation up in South Harbor and the surrounding communities.
April 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It’s day one of my writing vacation up in South Harbor and the surrounding communities.
This is my maturity level, fyi.
April 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is my maturity level, fyi.
Blog 13 is up! My biggest fear as a writer is criticism; I’d love to hide my work from this. Not happening! I must overcome my fear and grow from others. Now, if only I believed this!
www.ambyersbooks.com/blog/13-the-piglet-effect-for-writers
www.ambyersbooks.com/blog/13-the-piglet-effect-for-writers
April 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Blog 13 is up! My biggest fear as a writer is criticism; I’d love to hide my work from this. Not happening! I must overcome my fear and grow from others. Now, if only I believed this!
www.ambyersbooks.com/blog/13-the-piglet-effect-for-writers
www.ambyersbooks.com/blog/13-the-piglet-effect-for-writers
My feelings when revising a manuscript mimic a wooden roller coaster that refuses to stop at the station.
March 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My feelings when revising a manuscript mimic a wooden roller coaster that refuses to stop at the station.