Author Amber M. Kestner

Not what anyone wants to read, I know.  I'm doing this for a reason. Lesbian Café will be my final release for a long while. I need time to reset and restart. Not restart my career, oh no, I have a lot of reality to fix. Get back on Social Security, see doctors for my heart disease, and maybe find a way to get my pain under control. Also see a foot doctor on getting my toes fixed. Along with getting more teeth removed to have dentures. Is the choice I want? No, I would rather be home writing, reading, and gaming.  I can't be here for everyone if my health is declining it isn't smart and I've been delaying it since my hubby worked AWP. I had stop seeing doctors all together because his job was more important. Was it smart for either of us? No, but at the time he was constantly threatened to be fired. So, my health has and always have been pushed aside.  As for writing, I'm still going to be writing my Series', my memory is slowly starting to remember what the boo...

It is long over due. The bullying and harassments and shame have ended. It is time step into the spotlight once more with books that need to be completed. Out on the market and ready for the world to see. Will it be successful? Eh, maybe. I haven't done major book releases since 2020.  What am I planning? All Writing Apps and Amazon will be seeing tons of new books. Yes, this will cause delays once more of other books. And, no I'm not sorry for this either. Cause it has caused me to feel ashamed and not wanting to produce books that should've been released by now. My Series' should've been nearly completed by this point. Yet here we are.  So, no, I'm no longer hiding. I'm no longer standing down. And I'm not taking any more shit. To be honest, I don't care if anyone never picks up my Series' they aren't for you, they are for ME! I wrote them, I made them, and I will always be proud of them.  2026...here comes major releases! Here comes buying...

I know what a way to start a blog... Hear me out for a bit. Most of us Indie Authors are called lazy, living off the government, complaining about things we have no control over, and those that judge us cause we supposedly are not liking the hands that feed us. Not all true.  I can tell you something about me. I was never lazy actually if I had a choice I would work a 9-5 job or in this case 8am to 4pm because I like mornings into afternoons. I used to be an early bird, oh, did I love getting up at 4am-6am to start my day, enjoy my coffee, and get to my daily routines.  Living off the government wasn't my choice it was more my Dad's because I was too stressed to handle anything including Education. It wasn't healthy having a heart disease and try to live life normally, not everyone can. I'm currently on SNAP to keep food in the house and I have to fight back for my SSI, SSDI, and Medicaid that I have. Yes, I do legally have Medicare help through the state because I'...

We are coming to an end with 2025, all I can say is thank fucking goodness. Here is my timeline of 2025: 1. January was a whole bad way to begin because we were trapped inside a good chunk and I couldn't send my teenager to School due to the ice on our driveway and bus stop. Began writing Lesbian Café as a Novel to get a taste of writing a big book. 2. February it wasn't too much better with my teen constantly getting sick at random after being out for a whole month. It was a constant back and forth to see the doctor in Summersville. The school's attendance policy caused more stress than good because of how much restriction.  3. March my teen became Homeschooled because I got sick and tired of the attendance policies and how they handled kids with disabilities or major health problems. 8 days or less for attendance can be ridiculous for those with bad health whether mental or physical. That's all I have to say on that. 4. April & May we were smooth sailing. My teen ...

What am I going on about now? Simple: Being noticed, being known, and being pestered. I honestly can't wait until my AllAuthor thing expires because I'm seriously done with the emails. I will always love AllAuthor and it isn't their fault. They have left emails for Authors to report the spams and such, the constant harassment but these people don't know when to stop and take NO! as a complete sentence. Ever since releasing 31 books and pushing myself beyond limits it's a never ending cycle. I have a Novel, I'm trying to write but I keep pushing the release date later and later because I'm dealing with constant emails from Book Marketers, Cinnamic Video Promoters, Book Club Promotions, and god forbid anything else. The emails/phone calls for Vanity and Traditional have finally stopped since we didn't have the house phone for several weeks. If I can finish my Novel by next year, I will be blessed because with the constant harassment, I feel like it is push...

  Amber M. Kestner is a West Virginian author specializing in Sapphic Romance. She published her first work, Jana & Angel: A Girl For Her Series, Volume 1, in 2016 and has been writing since her pre-teen years, honing her craft on platforms like AllPoetry, StoryWrite, and Wattpad. Now based in Sutton, West Virginia, Amber focuses on stories of coming out, true love, friendship, and a touch of fantasy, spanning clean to mature romance. Read full interview...