Ametra S. Rayford

Four books. Two series. One storyteller. Step into the worlds of Duality, Vitae, Hey Roomie, and Far From the Tree in this showcase trailer. youtu.be/_dEsFJfbf2s New release arriving August 31, 2026. 📚 #BookTrailer #IndieAuthor #DarkFantasy #AmWriting

Early reading does something to the wiring. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/Aqvlt #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

Because inside that disc were the first stirrings of what would eventually become my second novel. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AqvQH #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #Creativity

When you’ve lived a thousand lives before the age of ten, it’s hard not to want to write one of your own. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AqU4k #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

I know every rise and fall in tone, every pause that carries grief, and every laugh that doesn’t need to be perfect, just honest. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AqSnL #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

There was a time when social media felt like a meeting place. Read the full article: When a Conversation Isn’t Really a Conversation ▸ lttr.ai/ApVOv #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

If I want readers to feel the chill of my fiction, I can’t shout it into being. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AqGbr #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

It’s as if your mind had already gone ahead, scouted the emotional terrain, and laid out the bones before you even arrived. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AqCxT #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

It’s another thing entirely to read it out loud, dramatically, into a microphone, and then listen to it play back over and over again while editing. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/Ap6zi #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

So, for my fellow Word users who haven’t moved on to greener pastures, here’s how to properly set up a 6×9 book without making my mistake Read more 👉 lttr.ai/Ap6uy #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

There are projects that have been simmering long enough to finally start sending up steam. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/Ap5JC #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #AmWriting

It made me reflect on a character I’ve been working on for a while now. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/Ap0hw #Creativity #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

The account was simply borrowing the identity in order to gain trust before eventually steering the conversation toward something else. Read the full article: When a Conversation Isn’t Really a Conversation ▸ lttr.ai/ApuMJ #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

Writers are often taught to worry about readers feeling “cheated” if everything isn’t shown. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

There is a story that circulates online about a young woman who posted a photo of her plane ticket because she was so excited about an upcoming trip. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

Instead of relying on the watered-down stock footage inside the platform, I found out where they were getting their clips. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/ApmJY #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

On the surface, it reads like a perfectly normal exchange between writers. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/ApVOo #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

When the intention hides behind a prolonged conversation, it slowly erodes trust in the very thing social media was supposed to encourage. Read the full article: When a Conversation Isn’t Really a Conversation ▸ lttr.ai/ApVOn #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

"And if I am being honest, I would much rather spend my time wrestling with a stubborn plot hole than wondering whether the person in my DMs is genuinely interested in books or simply interested in selling something." lttr.ai/ApVOl #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

@elitebookagency My fourth novel is being published, so I'm streamlining some things across the board.

@AlwaysAmetra Why redone?

DUALITY (2019 IAN Book of the Year Award Finalist) and VITAE are available now! books2read.com/rayfordduality books2read.com/vitae #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

They’d glance at the tone of the work or the covers we’ve already spent hours refining. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/ApL1p #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersLife