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November 2, 2013
Fit and Feminist
Blogger Sam B reviewed The Velocipede Races at Fit, Feminist, and (almost) Fifty.
October 31, 2013
Halloween Sale!
Our horror short stories are just $.99 at Amazon for kindle for TODAY ONLY. Spook yourself with creepy stories perfect for a cold Halloween evening.
October 18, 2013
Fear of Strong
I’ve been thinking about strength lately: bodily strength, mental strength, and the places where the two intersect.
All day long, I cultivate strength—my strength, particularly my body’s strength, and other peoples’ bodies’ strength. I help people find their muscles and use them, which is great fun. I can’t help but notice as I do this that finding physical muscles often results in finding mental ones, too. Finding physical strength requires attributes like discipline, determination, and will,...
October 12, 2013
Sprint now to Amazon to buy our fourth release of the year: The Velocipede Races
Click here to buy The Velocipede Races exclusively on Amazon for Kindle.
Cutthroat velocipede racing enthralls the citizens of Seren, and Emmeline Escot was born to ride. There’s only one problem: she’s a girl. Serenias—the high-born women of the city—live tightly laced lives, cloistered by their families before marriage, rigidly controlled by their husbands after.
Emmeline watches her twin brother gain success as a professional racing jockey while her own life grows increasingly narrow. Yet he...
September 28, 2013
Interview with Beth and Emily
Our interview about writing and our writing partnership is now up on Paul Western-Pittard’s blog, That Thing I Said. It’s a really good read!
Our interview about writing and our writing partnership i...
Our interview about writing and our writing partnership is now up on Paul Western-Pittard’s blog, That Thing I Said. It’s a really good read!
August 21, 2013
Writing Mary
In December of 2010 I played Mary Bennet and Charlotte Lucas in a community theatre production of Pride and Prejudice. At first I was disappointed because I reeeeaaallly wanted to play Elizabeth. But when I got (mostly) over my desire to be the leading lady and (more or less) embraced my character actor self, I began to fall in love with Mary, though not as much with Charlotte. During the course of the production’s run, the actor playing Wickham and I developed a story about how Wickham tried...
August 14, 2013
Like Harry Potter? Love Pride and Prejudice? Try our new Jane Austen Spin-Off: MARY BENNET AND THE BLOOMSBURY COVEN!
Our third book is now available on Amazon!
The last Bennet daughter remaining at Longbourn, Mary leads a quiet life in Hertfordshire, where gossip about the intriguing new vicar provides the only entertainment. Having developed a taste for novels, Mary lives vicarious adventures through their heroines. But when a mysterious book arrives addressed to her, she embarks on a magical and thrilling adventure of her own. In London she meets Mr. Hartbustle, a charming old bookseller, who invites her t...
July 29, 2013
Giveaway Winner!
We’re pleased to announce that Hope Hackett of Alameda, CA is the lucky winner of the beautiful hand-crafted treasure box!
July 28, 2013
“Steal It and Make It Your Own” or Why Reading Good Writing Matters
When I was an undergrad at UCONN, I balanced my major in English with a minor in Acting (much to my advisor’s chagrin). Although I’ve forgotten a lot about those years, I can still hear Professor Jerry Krasser saying, “Steal it and make it your own.” That was his advice to anyone attempting creative work: find the best work out there and then adapt it for yourself. Of all the things I heard from my professors, I think that was my favorite. I learned many years later that this is a variation o...
