With 200 rejections under her belt, Sibel Hodge is in good company. There wouldn’t be a single writer abroad who hadn’t at some stage scored mega-rejections and wondered whether it was worth continuing. But continue she did and look what happened… Ever since I was old enough to scrawl my first word, which was Halibaaaaa, I knew [...]
Archive for February, 2012
In good company… with Sibel Hodge
Posted in Indie Chicks, indie writers, Mesmered, Prue Batten, Uncategorized, women's anthology, tagged Indie Chicks, Mesmered, Prue Batten, Sibel hodge, womens' anthologies on February 29, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Released!
Posted in character inspiration, e-book publication, e-books, e-publication, Gisborne, Guy of Gisborne, hero vs anti-hero, historical fiction, historical romance, Kindle, Mesmered, Prue Batten, publishing, Richard Armitage, Uncategorized, writing, tagged e-publication, e-readers, Gisborne, Guy of Gisborne, historical fiction, historical romance, Kindle, Mesmered, Prue Batten on February 27, 2012 | 22 Comments »
Gisborne: Book of Pawns The book that has dominated my life for the last eighteen months has finally been published as en e-book with the print version following in May. To say that I have enjoyed writing it is a given – Guy and Ysabel have become very close friends. But as with any book [...]
Gisborne Press Release…
Posted in character inspiration, e-book publication, e-publication, Gisborne, Guy of Gisborne, hero vs anti-hero, historical fiction, historical romance, Richard Armitage, Uncategorized, tagged e-book, Gisborne, Guy of Gisborne, historical fiction, historical romance, Mesmered, Prue Batten, Richard Armitage on February 21, 2012 | 20 Comments »
‘The storytelling talent is sharp, pulling the reader on the journey and bringing on the unpredictable as the story twists and turns with neither a bore nor a snore.’ John Hudspith Available as an e-book first week of March – a debut historical fiction by Australian fantasy author Prue Batten. Guy of Gisborne: Robin Hood’s [...]
LoLo Productions, trucks and fashion?
Posted in anthologies, e-books, Indie Chicks, indie writers, Prue Batten, Uncategorized, tagged Christine de Maio Rice, Indie Chicks, Mesmered, Prue Batten, women's anthology on February 20, 2012 | 4 Comments »
The thing I like about Christine’s story is the unadulterated simplicity of an idea that happened in the blink of an eye … or more particularly, over the course of a telephone call. That and the name Lolo Productions. And of course both are linked closely. Christine iss also inventive in other ways, re-writing the [...]
Word and image 2 …
Posted in artist's books, Bo Press, embroidery, fantasy inspiration, fantasy worlds, Mesmered, Prue Batten, The Last Stitch, The Stumpwork Robe, Uncategorized, writing inspiration, tagged Bo Press, Mesmered, miniature books, Prue Batten, silk, silk embroidery, The Last Stitch, The Stumpwork Robe on February 17, 2012 | 8 Comments »
Being published is tremendous, talking with one’s readers even more so. I count myself fortunate to have been able to correspond with so many readers since 2008 owing to this amazing technological world we inhabit. But one of the most exciting developments in my writing life has been establishing the informal partnership with Pat Sweet. [...]
World-building … in words and images.
Posted in Collectors of miniature books., Eirie, fantasy inspiration, fantasy maps, fantasy worlds, Mesmered, miniature books, Prue Batten, Uncategorized, writing inspiration, tagged Bo Press, cartography, Eirie, fantasy maps, fantasy worlds, Mesmered, miniature books, miniature maps, Prue Batten, The Chronicles of Eirie, world-building on February 14, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I’m a miniature book collector, but I’m sure those of you who know Mesmered’s blog are quite aware of that. Quite aware also that I have an occasional creative partnership with a highly respected miniature bookmaker from the USA. Pat Sweet of Bo Press Miniature Books Pat is responsible in large part for the mapping [...]
A shattered mirror… an Indie Chicks view.
Posted in anthologies, e-books, Indie Chicks, Mesmered, Prue Batten, Uncategorized, women's anthology, tagged Cheryl Bradshaw, e-books, Indie Chicks, indie writers, Mesmered, Prue Batten, womens' anthologies on February 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »
When I first read Cheryl Bradshaw’s revelatory piece in the Indie Chicks’ Anthology, it was these words that drew my attention: ‘There were times when I felt like my life was like a shattered mirror, and I was on my hands and knees desperately searching for all the pieces of myself so I could glue [...]
Gisborne: Book of Pawns
Posted in book cover design, character inspiration, e-books, Gisborne, Guy of Gisborne, hero vs anti-hero, Historical fantasy, historical fiction, historical romance, indie writers, Mesmered, Prue Batten, Richard Armitage, Uncategorized, tagged cover design, e-books, Gisborne, Guy of Gisborne, historical fiction, historical romance, indie writers, Mesmered, Prue Batten, Richard Armitage, Robin Hood on February 7, 2012 | 34 Comments »
Twelfth century England – a time when status means power. Guy of Gisborne – a man of disturbing secrets and subtle skills. Ysabel of Moncrieff – a woman of status whose life changes with the receipt of a letter. Two people drawn together by loyalty, lust, and a lost inheritance and whose existence depends on [...]
Pup grows up…
Posted in Jack Russell Terriers, Uncategorized, tagged Jack Russell Terriers, Mesmered, Prue Batten on February 6, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Dear Great Aunt J, Mum says I should write and tell you ALL about what I’ve been doing lately. Well, if I told you ALL, we’d be here forever, ‘cos I’m so busy having adventures. So I’ll keep it short, cos I know you’re old and likely to fall asleep. I am sooo excited about [...]
