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Fifteen Authors I’ve Read Five or More Titles by

I’ve seen the challenge going around (hi, Gail Carriger! I see you did this last year): name authors you’ve read at least five books by.

For me, I had to go back through my Goodreads list. This is what I came up with:

#1 – Agatha Christie

To date I’ve read twenty-four novels by the Queen of Mystery, and they are as follows:

– And Then There Were None

– N or M?

– A Pocket Full of Rye

– Towards Zero

– Curtain

– The ABC Murders

– Three Act Tragedy

– Third Girl

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Fantastical Fiction: Week of a book release…and I throw in a bingo card for good measure

Earlier this week (on Tuesday, to be precise) the third Blade & Bone book, Forged, was published by Flame Tree Press! Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered. If you contacted me with your mailing address, I’ll be shipping your incentive gift within the weeks to come.

Here is a bingo card of what to expect from the book:

Thank you for reading! Please be sure to rate and/or review on Goodreads and/or the site you bought Forged from. It cannot be said enough: word of mouth sells books.

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In a Pickle: a middle grade book cover reveal

A big thanks to Abdullah and the team at Book Cover Hub for the excellent cover they made for In a Pickle! And a huge thanks to my online friend Edward for formatting the e-book and paperback editions!

This middle grade book released originally as an e-book from a small press (MuseItYoung, an imprint of MuseItUp Publishing) which sadly has since closed its doors. Thankfully, I retained all the rights, so I have no rereleased it into the world.

Here’s what the book is about: As if angry...

Happiest Fourth of July Plus Some Fun Savings and Offers

Happy Independence Day, USA!

How are you celebrating today? I’m going to stay in and comfort the cats during fireworks time. They hate those loud booms, and I do as well. Thankfully, Relax My Cat music is on Spotify and YouTube, so I have something to helps soothe them.

Say, I just wanted to remind you all that the e-book for Brittle (Blade & Bone 1) is still free in the USA, Canada, the UK, and Australia. If you wouldn’t mind downloading it from wherever you like to get books, that wo...

A Writer’s Quick and Painless Guide to Naming a Book

          Naming your book can be harder than naming your first born. For a child, you can go to sites like or Baby Names; but besides the occasional random title generator you might stumble upon, there is no easy way to slap a good title to your writing.

          This is the part where I say, “Or is there?” Ahem. There isn’t really, but here are some methods that might help:

Write a short synopsis of your project. Go through and look at all the important nouns, prope...

Pre-order Incentives for Forged, Final Book of the Blade and Bone Trilogy

Here we go again! Forged (Blade & Bone 3) comes out on July 15th, and I am offering pre-order incentives.

For the first 25 people to pre-order, I will be sending:

– 2 bath bombs (either coffee, tangerine, or vanilla*)

– 1 signed bookplate

– 1 button or enamel pin (details still being worked out)

– 1 bookmark

For the first 25 people to request that their library pre-order, I will send:

– 1 bookmark

– 1 button or enamel pin (details still being worked out)

To partici...

Scrumptious Slice of Swiss Roll: Baking With Beth…and Writing Fantastical Fiction

Tuesday saw me making my second-ever attempt at a chocolate swiss roll with a whipped cream filling. What is a swiss roll, you ask? You’re missing out, my friend, and should see what Paul Hollywood has to say on making them.

For me, two things were done incorrectly: 1) the eggs whites were whipped to soft peaks not stiff, 2) the pan was too large. If I had whipped the egg whites more and poured it all into an 8”x11” inch pan, I don’t think we would be having such a bummer of a conversa...

2025: A Year of Baking Adventures for the Bold and Bready

In 2025, I’m embarking on an adventure to bake more difficult or new-to-me things. One adventure per month is the aim. Care to join me? Here’s a tentative schedule:

JANUARY

Cornish cream scones

FEBRUARY

Challah

MARCH

Galette des Rois

APRIL

English muffins

MAY

Profiteroles

JUNE

Brioche

JULY

Macarons

AUGUST

Peach butter (not a bake, I realize, but still requires a skill I haven’t mastered)

SEPTEMBER

Apple tart (I struggle with getting a goo...

A Splendiferous Cover Reveal for Forged – Book 3 of Blade and Bone

If you subscribe to my newsletter or follow me on social media, you might have seen the fantastic cover Broci made for the third book of the Blade & Bone series, Forged. But in case you haven’t…

BEHOLD!

Forged comes out from Flame Tree Press on July 15, 2025, but you can preorder a paperback copy now (and someday soon, hopefully, the e-book.)

Beth

A Hopeful New Year Full of Goals and Dreams

WRITING

– Finish writing draft one of FATE’S IMMORTAL HANDS by August 1st

– Finish writing draft one of MURDER AT THE FULL MOON by June 1st

– Try to write at least 400 words every day except for Sundays

REVISING/EDITING

– Complete all rounds of edits with Flame Tree Press for FORGED in a timely fashion when they arrive in my inbox

– Rewrite/revise/edit FATE’S IMMORTAL HANDS by December 1st

– Finish a second draft of MURDER AT THE FULL MOON by September 1st

READING

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