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C.S. Madsen

@csmadsen.bsky.social

I'm the #author of the #Mythicals universe, as well as a parent of two wonderful little kids. I drive a #Subaru #BRZ and love every second of it. Still trying to figure life out. https://linktr.ee/CSMadsen

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C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · 4w ago

The hardcover is finally up on the Amazon storefront! I consider the release of Begging Your Pardon, Mister Wolfe complete! Now on to the next book, One for the Devil, Two for the Wolfe! linktr.ee/CSMadsen #BYPMW #OftDTftW #MythicalsUniverse #Mythicals #CSMadsen #Wolfe #Lykaios 🐺

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C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · last mo.

While not technically TERRIBLE, it has come to my attention that the text size in the first run of orders came back small enough that somebody who reads with reading glasses would be uncomfortable. I am working this weekend to remedy that and immortalize those 1st editions as a special misprint. 🐺

C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · last mo.

I didn't hashtag properly because I was waaayyyy too excited. www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLRB599G #BYPMW #BeggingYourPardonMisterWolfe #CSMadsen #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #DebutNovel #MythicalsUniverse 🐺

Begging Your Pardon, Mister Wolfe: The Wolfe Arc, Book One (The Mythicals Universe: Wolfe)

If you like hidden worlds, ancient mysteries, sharp humor, brutal action, and characters with enough heart to make the mayhem hurt, should be your next read.

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C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I learned that uploading to Kindle Direct is a tricky business, and "third time's the charm" is a healthy phrase to exhale like a prayer when you keep getting errors and trying again. I've also learned that having a friend trained in graphic design is a MUST. My book will be available in <72 hours.

C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Having fixed issues that came to light last year while querying agents, I'm once again on a final polish pass for Begging Your Pardon, Mister Wolfe. While I'll likely still take a run at trying for trad publishing for Tumbled Emeralds, BYPMW is set for indie release in the first week of October. 🐺

C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I've surfaced! Spent the first quarter of this year doing developmental editing for a friend. I'm more than 90% of the way through that. April will bring my last run of edits before an Autumn indie release for Begging Your Pardon, Mister Wolfe. Still aiming for trad for Tumbled Emeralds. #BYPMW 🐺👑

C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Hey there, #WIPSnips community! I will return soon, I'm sure. I spend a lot of time on posting a WIPSnip, because I'm anxious and a perfectionist. That time is better spent (right now) invested in my writing. I'm hitting about 2K words per day as a "plants" writer. (Discovery in a framework.) |🐺|👑|

C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Hey errybody. Sorry for not taking part in #WIPSnips recently. I've been directing every drop of writing prowess into a concentrated spray at my WIP, and I haven't really stopped to do anything else but eat, sleep, and work my boring, underpaid, full-time job. Thanks for your patience. 👑🐺

C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Today's #WIPSnips is #direction. In #TumbledEmeralds, Andee wants to allow her mom to cry in peace. She runs to her favorite haunt: a hobby shop. But... her classmate is trying to rob it. How will she react to Frank violating her holy sanctuary? #HeavyCrowns #YACrossover #Mythicals #Universe 👑

A screenshot of a word processor, with the word "direction" highlighted in pastel green. The text reads as follows: She was shocked to have the door opened not by Gerald or Troy, but by one of her graduating class members, a quiet guy named Frank. His hood was up, and he had something—nylon panties?—pulled tightly over his face, obscuring it… just not well enough to hide his identity from her. An old double-barreled shotgun rested uneasily in his hands, loosely pointed in her direction. Frank with a gun. Impossible.
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The #WIPSnips word for November 21st is "direction" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag November 21 - direction Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner
C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Today's #WIPSnips is #special. In #TumbledEmeralds, Andee's father has very deep influence in the small town she's lived in for six years. She gets pulled over for rolling a stop sign, and wonders if it's because of him that she drives away without a ticket. #Mythicals #Universe #HeavyCrowns 👑

A screenshot of a word processor, with the word "special" highlighted in pastel green. The text reads as follows: What was up with the officer’s response, just chucking her license through the window without a word and driving off in the opposite direction? The reasonable part of Andee chided her for being a conspiracy theorist. She wasn’t special; the cop just had to respond to a real emergency somewhere on the other side of town. That was the most reasonable thing to think, but Andee had a very insistent gut feeling that his response was based on what he found when he went back to his cruiser to run her license. Her father’s shadow seemed to whisper its involvement in everything. Was she being paranoid, or was she just right?
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The #WIPSnips word for November 20th is "special" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag November 20 - special Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner
C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Today's #WIPSnips is #spend. Andee's school friend Frank has a father who struggles with alcoholism. Here, she encounters Frank in one of the most unexpected ways possible: A robbery in progress. With Frank as the robber. #TumbledEmeralds #HeavyCrowns #Mythicals #Universe #WIP #AmWriting 👑

A screenshot of a word processor, with the word "spend" highlighted in pastel green. The text reads as follows: This was the same sweet boy she’d swapped gaming recommendations with a week ago? They had plans for him to lend her an old system so she could try his favorite title, Fantastic Finale: Tactical. He was sweet and lived alone with his dad, who made him mow lawns and do odd jobs to earn the money that his father would immediately spend on bottles from the liquor store. Throughout their time in school together, Frank never complained, and he’d confided in Andee that he truly believed his dad would get better soon. For that, she pitied the boy… yet here he was with a gun and a mask. Not very pitiable. His trembling voice snapped her out of her memories.
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips The word for November 17th is "spend" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag November 17 - spend Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner
C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · last yr.

TRIGGER WARNING: Being seen in a state of partial undress. Today's #WIPSnips is #shirt. In #TumbledEmeralds, Andee just moved into a fancy penthouse, and doesn't realize the doorbell uses a two-way video call until it's too late. Her reaction is... different. #HeavyCrowns #Mythicals #Universe 👑

A screenshot of a word processor, with the word "shirt" highlighted in pastel green. The text reads as follows: She’d just thrown on some clean underclothes from her bag when the elevator buzzed. Running over to the panel, she was horrified to see that it was a video call with Claudio, and she’d just appeared on the high-resolution monitor in her underclothes. Freezing in horror, her mind felt a talon curl up inside, and the tiny version of her on the monitor didn’t allow her expression to break. Leaning forward slightly, she gave a jaunty wave to her father’s lackey. “As you can see, I’m not quite ready to go. I’ll be down in a minute.” Not waiting for his response, she hit the clearly-marked “End Call” button, then dashed back to her gym bag, unrolling a t-shirt and a fresh pair of sweatpants. She was annoyed that Claudio had seen her in that state, but it couldn’t be undone, and something in her mind was dismissive of the whole affair. She kind of agreed with herself—it wasn’t really an important event, in the scheme of things. Andee blinked and cocked her head. What? A week ago, she would’ve called Denise in tears and probably sobbed for hours about it. Whatever it was, she just couldn’t quite bring herself to care about a random twenty-something dude seeing her in her bra and panties, and that felt really weird. It was annoying to her, but not hurtful. It wasn’t that she had no shame, it was… what? She couldn’t quite define it to herself.
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The #WIPSnips word for November 12th is "shirt" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag November 12 - shirt Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner
C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · last yr.

Today's #WIPSnips is #burger. In a rare moment of pure levity, Anna Florakis gets to try a hamburger from Burger Royalty, something she always hoped to do if she ever got to visit America. Erik feels privileged to witness her wholesome reaction. #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW 🐺

Word processor screenshot with two instances of the word "burger" highlighted. The text is as follows: “I am the burger queen!” she cackled, achieving a victorious, sloppy bite. Chewing thoughtfully for a few moments, she gulped her mouthful down and grinned at us. “So this is what American food is like! It tastes a lot better than I was led to believe. Really, it’s delicious. I read about this Burger Royalty place when I was a child, and I always swore to myself I’d try it out if I ever went to America. I simply had to have one of these tiaras.” She used her finger to tick an invisible box in front of her, making a sound like a cash register as she did so. It was hard holding back my mirth from watching her enjoy her experiences with such a genuine, innocent air. I didn’t want her to think I was laughing at her. There was just a wholesome, delightful feeling seeing her so happy, and that sort of emotion was decidedly rare in this strange new world.
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The #WIPSnips word for November 11th is "burger" Don't have a burger? Just show us another culinary delight from your WIP! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag November 11 - burger Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner
C.S. Madsen@csmadsen.bsky.social · last yr.

@beccapodos.bsky.social Thank you for the kind words of encouragement and for taking the time to review my query! (And for the time it takes to read this gratitude.) I'll be querying you again soon (if you're open) for a different book in my universe. Until then, best wishes, and keep on thriving! 👑