If you subscribe to my newsletter, you already know that there’s a rare sale on my novels! Want to find out about sales before everyone else? Sign up here: bit.ly/christiestratosnewslettersignup For Smashwords’ Read an Ebook Week, both of my novels are 50% off. I only put my novels on sale once or twice a year […]
I’m beyond excited to be doing a live reading of The Artist at 7 p.m. ET tonight with Richard H. Stephens on his weekly live read stream! I’m going to read one scene that happens toward the beginning of the book, and Richard will read a couple of the parts, so this will be lots […]
I’m participating this month in JD Estrada’s March of the Writers, a social media challenge where you can get to know all participating authors better and meet new people! If you’d like to participate or you want to know what the prompts are, check out JD’s blog post. My posts will be on Instagram and […]
My writing process changes every time I write a story, whether it’s a novel or a short story. I always have to pants my way through what I’m writing, even if I’m writing to submit to an anthology with a theme or a literary journal. Most of the time with short stories, I mull the […]
Good news! Yet another bookseller is carrying THE ARTIST, now on pre-order and releasing March 30, 2021! You can order it for $0.99 on Barnes & Noble. By the way, I’m currently reading the new historical suspense novel After Alice Fell by Kim Taylor Blakemore, and I’m updating daily along the way. I’m 5% in […]
The Dinner by Herman Koch My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an unusual book that accomplished A LOT. I have to admit, when I was about 1/3 of the way into it, I started getting antsy. I stopped reading for a while, so my time between reading the first 1/3 or so and […]
You can now pre-order THE ARTIST from iBooks! Check it out, just $0.99. I’m so excited for you to read this suspense story taking place in Civil War era America! Pre-order on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3blTCxBPre-order on Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-artist-41Pre-order on Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1070024
Yesterday was an exciting day! My next Dark Victoriana Collection short story had its cover reveal, and it’s available for pre-order on Amazon, Kobo, and Smashwords—to start. There will be more platforms soon! Here’s what it’s all about: An ad in the newspaper. A war veteran in need. An artist companion. One of these things […]
I am thrilled to tell you that Anatomy of a Darkened Heart has received five stars from Readers’ Favorite! Here are a couple of excerpts: “This novel ticked so many boxes for me—from the convoluted nature of the mother to the battles Abigail faces within herself. Anatomy of a Darkened Heart by Christie Stratos is […]
It’s Universal Letter Writing Week, which is perfect for a Victorian historical author like me! Of course letters were the mode of communication back then. But instead of talking about the art of letter writing, which is very tempting, I want to share with you the method of delivery. Did you know that some areas […]