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The Reviews Are In....

I've been cyber-stalking Trials of Artemis , waiting to see a blog review, and finally found an online review today. Apparently even though many readers really love the book (based on Amazon and Goodreads reviews), this reviewer... eh, not so much. Such is life.

But this gives me an opportunity to talk about something near and dear to writers. Feedback.

What I mean is that feedback is vital. Essential. We can't live without it. But we use it in two very different ways.

First, most writers have th...

Athena’s Ordeal (Haberdashers Book Two)

Athena’s Ordeal, Haberdashers Book Two, should be out in August 2013 (you can pre-order it on the Haberdashers website). To tide you over until then, here’s the summary of Sabre and Quince’s book:

The Duke of Beloin mistakes a Viscount’s daughter for a fallen woman, an error he can hardly afford while trying to divine which of his enemies is blackmailing him.

Sabrina “Sabre” Bittlesworth has practiced the sword since she was eight years old so when a mysterious visitor in her brother’s house of...

Thank You Trixie Belden

It's been bothering me for awhile to start a series of gratitude posts about the stories and authors who made me want to be a writer, or affected my approach to writing. Thinking back I know that the first series of books I really got into was Trixie Belden. There were plenty of books prior to reading Trixie, as we were a very bookish family, but Trixie was the first series that was "mine." I spent my allowance on them, haunted the bookstore to ask when the next one would be out, and would re...

Trials of Artemis available on Kindle

Trials of Artemis, Haberdashers Book One is available on Kindle.

From our reviews:

“I enjoyed seeing the relationship play out between the two main characters, especially since the author decided to make them both forthright and honest with each other, being able to pick up on emotional cues, instead of relying on misdirection and misinterpretation to lengthen the story, as is usually the case in this genre.”

“Their characters and their relationship develop at an almost perfect pace as the book...

Hello Publication Day. Nice to Meet You.

For years I "wanted to be a writer" as though I felt like there was a barrier between myself and "being" a writer. As with many things in life it turned out that the barrier, the glass (or jell-o) wall, was something of my own mind's creation. Lo and behold it came down to a process that has been preached by published authors since time immemorial.
Sit your ass down.Write a book.Edit it until it doesn't suck. Get feedback on said book from people who have a clue.Edit the hell out of it until i...

Pre-order Haberdashers eBooks!

Pre-order Haberdashers ebooks and receive a personalized glossy card with the book cover! Check out http://haberdashersfic.blogspot.com/.

Trials of Artemis (Haberdashers Book One) – Coming Soon

The first book of the Haberdashers Series, Trials of Artemis, will be published as an ebook soon!

In 1805 three little girls decided to create a “boys club” because boys have so much more fun. Sword fighting, horse racing, and archery were their primary hobbies. Now in 1815 the girls are all grown up and expected to make Society marriages. Who will marry such independent and deadly misses?

Trials of Artemis: An independent bluestocking sneaks into a library to read rare Greek texts and ends up...

So That's When It Gets Fun

As you may recall I found myself somewhat surprised by how much of a non-event finishing my first book was. After a few rounds of edits I released it to some beta readers (thanks guys!), kicked off the cover design process, and worked on lining up the final editor.

Then I got the first draft of the cover back from the designer and almost died from awesome. After a few revisions on colors and fonts, which took a total of 7 hours emailing back and forth, we were done. In less than 72 hours from...

Haberdashers Update

The first result from the Book 1 beta read is changing the title to Trials of Artemis. Thanks Kris! That was a perfect suggestion and fits the book, and character, so much better!

Also this week I finished the first chapter of Book 2 so that it can be included at the end of Book 1. So exciting!

Haberdashers Book 1 in Beta

When We Stumble, first book in the Regency romance series The Haberdashers, is currently out to beta readers.

An independent bluestocking sneaks into a library to read rare Greek texts and ends up with a husband instead.

When We Stumble tells the story of Jacqueline “Jack” Walters and Gideon Wolfe, Earl of Harrington. If you would like a sneak peek at the first chapter send an email to cmdrsue@gmail.com.