October 12, 2018

Tomorrow, I’ll be with The Fairfield Scribes at the Saugatuck Story Fest in Westport, CT. I’ll be signing books from 11-1 pm, before heading to our 2.30 pm book launch/reading of When To Now: A Time Travel Anthology. It would be lovely to see you there! 😀 Check out the three-day literary festival schedule HERE. You…

October 3, 2018

I’m thrilled to be included in the Amazon bestseller When To Now: A Time Travel Anthology. My contribution is the steampunk LGBT romance “Ten Minutes After Teatime.” A Victorian spinster-scientist and a Viking shield-maiden find passion and danger in Dark-Age Ireland. Now, doesn’t that sound fun? Can a buttoned-up suffragette and a battle-worn commander beat the odds…

October 2, 2018

We just made the Amazon bestseller list for Science Fiction Anthologies! My steampunk novelette “Ten Minutes Past Teatime” is included in WHEN TO NOW: A TIME TRAVEL ANTHOLOGY. Check it out here!

August 22, 2018

Hear my interview on the “How Authors Work” podcast! Find out how to use improv to write your novel, how to create a chapter in four layers, & the best software to help you write on the move. I also discuss the supportive community provided by Pitch Wars and my RWA® Golden Heart® Persister sisters….

August 21, 2018

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THE BRASS QUEEN was chosen as a Mainstream Fiction finalist for the 2018 Golden Heart® (the RWA’s top honor for unpublished novels).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…

July 28, 2018

WestportWRITES: Paths to Publication Conference I’ll be leading a free workshop to help writers develop successful pitches & query letters at the Westport Library (CT) on Sun. Aug. 5th. Come on down to sharpen your pitching skills! The workshop will run from approximately 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Find out more information here: http://westportlibrary.org/events/westportwrites-mini-conference-paths-publicaton Can’t…

June 8, 2018

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…

March 21, 2018

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…