Recently, THE BRASS QUEEN was chosen as a Mainstream Fiction finalist for the 2018 Golden Heart® (the RWA’s top honor for unpublished novels). I was invited to attend the RWA National Conference in Denver. Over two thousand writers gathered for five days to attend workshops, make new friends, and network with publishing professionals. Attending the…
It was such fun to be interviewed by the Ruby-Slippered Sisterhood. The original interview by Elisa Beatty can be viewed here. Please find below a copy of the text. Today we’re welcoming Elizabeth Chatsworth, another of the amazing Persisters, the 2018 class of Golden Heart Finalists. Her manuscript THE BRASS QUEEN (fabulous title!!) is nominated…
PW Interview: Elizabeth Chatsworth & her mentors, Marty Mayberry and Leoni Kelsall March 21st, 2018 We’re so excited whenever one of our mentees gets an agent offer or a publishing deal. Celebrating these successes is one of our favorite parts of the Pitch Wars process. We hope you can join us in congratulating Elizabeth Chatsworth…
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m now represented by the fabulous Natalie Grazian of Martin Literary Management. Natalie is the perfect partner to help bring THE BRASS QUEEN to life. Her passion and commitment to great writing is an inspiration to all who meet her. I’m eternally grateful to my wonderful writing coach David Farland….
PW #124: Adult Speculative Fiction (Alternate History with a Steampunk twist): THE BRASS QUEEN October 31st, 2017 Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor: Léonie Kelsall and Marty Mayberry Mentee: Elizabeth Chatsworth Title: THE BRASS QUEEN Category: Adult Genre: Speculative Fiction (Alternate History with a Steampunk twist) Word Count: 102,000 Pitch: The Aeronaut’s Windlass meets Soulless. In…
Pitch Wars Team Interviews: Elizabeth Chatsworth with mentors Léonie Kelsall and Marty Mayberry September 29th, 2017 Our mentors are editing, our mentees are revising, and we hope you’re making progress on your own manuscript! While we’re all working toward the Agent Showcase on November 1st-7th, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing…
As a fun introduction to my work in progress THE BRASS QUEEN, Disney artist Brian Kesinger created a one-off steampunk character illustration of our heroes. Here is Brian’s interpretation of the characters Constance, Trusdale and Boudicca the Yorkshire Terrier. The novel series will probably take a couple of years to move through the agent /…
I recently answered questions posed by writer and blogger Kyle Overstreet. KO: Tell us about your acting career! I’m primarily a voice actor. This means that I spend most of my days in a soundproof box talking to myself. A voice actor provides the speech that you hear on commercials, websites, audiobooks, video games, etc….