C.S. Wilde's Blog
November 27, 2021
A Small Request
Blessed Fury by C.S. WildePiracy sucks. It really does. I LOVE that BLESSED FURY has so many reviews, but the thing is, the number of reviews isn't matching with the number of sales/page reads both historically and on a monthly basis.
I appreciate everyone who's left a review, I really do. But if you want to support an author, if you want them to keep writing stories, please do consider buying their book. Piracy is never okay. And if you can't afford this book, I have an ARC team where you can leave reviews in exchange for a free copy. Libraries are also an option. So, don't turn to piracy, please.
Thanks everyone!
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November 20, 2019
2020
I should really hang out in Goodreads more often!
If you're not in my mailing list, and if you don't follow me on Facebook, you might have missed the news for my 2020 schedule. So here we go :)
-> Fans of Angels of Fate: Book 3 is coming to you in 2020 (probably November/December), and it will focus a lot on Master. This.will.be.so.much.fun. I can't wait to share it with you.
--> Fans of Hollowcliff Detectives: Book 2 is coming up in Dec 2019, and book 3 will be released around May 2020 (that's the plan at least)!
Keep being awesome,
C.S.
December 4, 2018
CURSED DARKNESS
CURSED DARKNESS is HERE, you guys!
The second installment of the Angels of Fate series is FINALLY HERE! *happy dance*!
“I lost everything. Now I’m about to lose myself.”
Liam Striker has been through a lot in his life, but nothing quite like this. As he adapts to his new reality, he joins a mission to find out who’s behind the attacks on the In-Betweens.
Meanwhile, Ava tries to kill the evil that rots the Order from inside. But it’s not as easy as she’d hoped, especially when she must work so closely to Ezra, the angel she used to love for an entire century.
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This book demanded a lot from me. It certainly made me grow as a storyteller. A LOT. But it was really, really fun to write, except for when I was curling into a ball and crying in the corner of my office.
CURSED DARKNESS is basically Liam’s book. So I figured why not share a snippet featuring our favorite renegade?
Happy release day to me, wohoo!
September 17, 2018
BLESSED FURY – ANGELS OF FATE – BOOK 1
Once you face the devils, there’s no going back.
Guardian angel Ava Lightway has spent a century watching over her charges, whispering the words of the gods in their ears. But her peaceful existence ends when she’s assigned to Liam Striker, a supernatural detective with no memory of his past.
Liam might be Ava’s biggest challenge yet. Stubborn and dangerously captivating, he’ll stop at nothing to find the demon who murdered his father. Even if it costs him his life.
Keeping death away from her new partner is an impossible task. And even if their investigation doesn’t destroy Ava, succumbing to Liam’s smoldering touch just may.
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I’m really happy to share this story with you guys!
Yaaas, it’s finally here! I even made CHIBIS to celebrate! What do you think?
Also, an excerpt below
November 18, 2017
My First Trilogy: A Study
I still can’t believe it. It took me four years to write my first book, and now I finished a trilogy in one year. I need some effing whiskey, folks.
It’s been a crazy ride full of ups and downs (more downs than ups, but hey, in life there are no mistakes only lessons learned). Success is relative. Many authors I know have much longer series that earn way less than the Dimensions series, and many others earn WAY more with a single book. For me, this series (which I absolutely love along with its multilayered characters) was a total flop–by my standards, and those are the only standards any author has to abide to: their own.
Le Ups and Downs: A Journey
Selling the Dimensions series has been effing hard. It was kind of YA/NA, but kind of Adult, so it stayed in this grey zone that’s really hard to break. I had a lot of trouble with covers, because the first covers (which were absolutely gorgeous) didn’t attract enough of the right readers, and although the second covers were an improvement (ha, guess who learned the hard way about market expectations?), they just weren’t enough. Because of that stupid grey zone. The cover problem actually reflects the deeper issue with the Dimensions series: It doesn’t have a particular place, a particular niche. You’d think a book with adventure, romance and interesting characters would be an easy sell, but it wasn’t. Because it wasn’t YA and it wasn’t Adult (Sara J Maas anyone?).
Without a huge budget from the Big 5 behind it, I knew from the beginning this would be hard. I just didn’t expect that it would be this hard.
The first cover (I absolutely LOVE it, but it didn’t resonate with the damn market)
Beta males: A huge issue. James, my adorable nerd, is a beta male. Usually beta males sell well when they are trad-published and YA (Peeta Mellark, anyone? Also, every John Green book out there). Adult Indie book readers, however, prefer Alphas. I think making James this way for an adult audience was my life’s biggest shot in the foot. But I still love him and I wouldn’t have him any other way.
F you, Peeta -_- No, I’m sorry, I love you, please don’t ever change.
Pricing the first book was shit. I tried putting the first in series at $2.99, and it barely sold. When I placed it back to $0.99, I got sales (and read through to the second book at $3.99). So permanently $0.99 it was, and that sucked monkey balls.
So, of course, I came close to dropping this series. I even started a new project that had market expectations in mind, and I told myself, fuck it, Miriam and James and the crew will just have to be unfinished business. But then my readers (the few who cared) told me how much they wanted the final book. They really, really liked the Dimensions series, and that put a smile on my face. That’s the thing about this series, you either love it or you hate it (you can see it on the reviews). I want to keep doing that, because I don’t want to churn out ineffable popcorn. I want to write stories that leave people thinking before they move on to the next book. I want to make an impact, even if small.
Writing the final book was the most fun I had in a long time. Seriously. I just upped the game. Everything my readers loved in the first two books I multiplied by three. This was completely for them, always for them. Also, I wanted to end with a bang. Book 3 is still on pre-order, but I’m really hoping those who asked for it will love it.
I know BOOK 3 – ACROSS THE STARS will sell terribly (if book 1 sells terribly, so will all other books in the series). So, I was perfectly aware of that while writing it. And you know what? Knowing it would flop was freeing in a very strange way. Because in the end, this isn’t for me.
So, this was my journey. My first trilogy taught me a shitload of stuff that I hope will make my next releases a lot more successful. And in all honesty, I really LOVED writing this series. Looking back, I wouldn’t have done it any other way.
So thank you, James, Miriam and the crew. For you, the stars.
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July 29, 2017
I have an addiction to book covers. There, I’ve said it.
Man, it’s been a while since my last post.
All right, a lot has happened since May. I got new book covers for the Dimensions series, so that’s still fresh. I’m in love with them, we might get married, who knows.
Click here to get the sci-fi romance people are raving about. Or don’t, you know, up to you. It’s all cool.
What else, hmm, I went on vacation, got myself a nice little tan (and a to-do list the size of Nebraska). Totally worth it though.
Oh, and my birthday is on August, so I’ll send a bunch of awesome stuff to my Kick-ass team, including a SOUNDTRACK, EXCLUSIVE CHAPTERS, AND MORE. Awesome. You can click here to check it out.
And I guess that’s it for me. How have you guys been?
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May 4, 2017
May the 4th be with you
Not literally, though that would be cool. If you think about it, I’m a tall person, so I could be categorized as a giant nerd. Anyway, I digress.
As you know, From the Stars has tons of Star Wars references. Seriously, I dare you to catch all the times someone says, “I have a bad feeling about this”. Make it a drinking game, if you will.
So of course the second book in the series, Beyond the Stars, would be no different. This baby is out today, May the 4th, because it’s another way I have of paying homage to one of my favorite franchises out there. So if you like Star Wars (and a little bit of Romance), you’ll probably LOVE…
The Dimensions Series
Can James save the woman he loves from herself?
Miriam’s shaping matter as she so wishes, going through walls, and even space-walking without a suit. But her new abilities are putting James in danger. Even worse, if Miriam doesn’t stop the process soon, she’ll become space dust. Literally.
When Miriam and James go on a journey to find answers, they become tangled in a war that will shape the galaxy. They must hurry, though. Miriam’s condition is getting worse, and it might not only doom her, but the one man she swore to protect.
Beyond the Stars is the second book in The Dimensions sci-fi romance series.
That’s it from me today. If you excuse me, I’m gonna rewatch Rogue One 
April 29, 2017
On Measuring Your Success
Have you ever looked at a fellow author and thought:
“Wow, I wish I could write books that fast.”
“Wow, I wish I could earn that much.”
“Wow, this dream of mine is never going to work, there are so many authors out there who are doing way better than I am.”
“Who am I kidding, I suck!”
Well, if you have, let me stop you right here, because you need to start measuring your success based on your own journey, not others people’s.
If it took you ten years to write one book, but only five to write the next one, you’re a success.
If you’re earning $5 a month with your books instead of nada, you’re successful.
If you had a nice review just the other day, you’re successful (a complete stranger read your book, how cool is that?)
If it took you longer than another author to write a book, that’s your timing and you need to respect it. (An example: I see a lot of writers shouting out that they’re churning like ten books a month, and they’re earning lots with them, but most of these writers are stay-at-home moms or they work full-time as writers. I however, happen to work 80% on the day job. And I like it. Of course my journey is going to take longer than a stay-at-home mom’s, because they have more time to invest in their writing. And that’s totally fine. Because I’m measuring my success based on my own shit, not theirs.)
So whenever you doubt yourself, remember:
You’re doing your best.
Be patient.
Keep learning.
Keep rocking.
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March 26, 2017
From the Stars – YASSSSS!
Not only that, but BEYOND THE STARS – Book 2 of the Dimensions Series is available for pre-order and lokkitdiscoveromg! Yes, I’ve become unintelligible, which for a writer, means a lot. Like, a.LOT.
Happily ever after didn’t last long for Miriam and James.
Miriam never imagined that the wildest thing she’d do on her honeymoon would be creating a giant water dome. Suddenly she’s shaping matter as she so wishes, going through walls, making water bend at her commands, and even space-walking without a suit. But Miriam’s new abilities are putting her and James in danger. Even worse, if Miriam doesn’t stop the process soon, she’ll become space dust. Literally.
When Miriam and James go on a journey to find answers, they become tangled in an upcoming war that will shape the galaxy. But they must hurry. Miriam’s condition is getting worse, and it might not only doom her, but also the only man she has ever loved.
Beyond the Stars is the second book in The Dimensions sci-fi romance series.
The Dimensions Series:
From the Stars (Book 1)
Beyond the Stars (Book 2)
AND there’s an awesome AMAZON GIFTCARD giveaway coming to you very soon, so stay tuned!
Keep kicking ass,
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December 12, 2016
2016
Back in April, I launched my first book, A Courtroom of Ashes. It was a very special project to me, because Santana is the most complex character I’ve ever written. ACOA is a paranormal romance that’s quite different from most books within the genre, and I’m just so proud of how far it has come.
But I wasn’t done yet.
In October, I published my second book, a Sci-fi Romance called From the Stars (Book 1 of the Dimension series). Which is basically John Green writes New Adult Sci-fi.
I’m really proud of From the Stars too, because a lot of me was put into that book.
So in 2016, I learned about the business of writing and about myself, and I’ll be taking you guys along this journey, OUR journey, in 2017. After all, with the end of things, comes the beginning of others!
So here’s what to expect from C.S. Wilde in 2017!
2017 will be overflowing with Dimension Series kickassery. First, a novella featuring Chuck will be coming your way, followed by Book 2 of the Dimension Series.
“Happily ever after didn’t last long for Miriam and James.”
Also, we’re working on a special edition paperback that will blow your mind. Not literally, though. That would be bad.
If you haven’t read Book 1 yet, well, here you go: From the Stars.
A world of awesome stuff will be coming soon for members of the KICK-ASS TEAM and my REVIEWER’S TEAM! Seriously, there’s an email coming out on the 23rd filled with incredible stuff. Also, we just had the Mega Kick-ass Giveaway now in December, and we’ll be having loads more in 2017.
I guess that’s it from me in 2016. Soon I’l be flying to Brazil to enjoy some well deserved holidays!
What are your plans for year end?
