We talk with writer, improviser, and voice actor Elizabeth Chatsworth, who sounds so much cooler than us, about her book The Brass Queen. We hear how she uses improv to write her books and how she creates a chapter in four layers.

Elizabeth has committed to writing one hour a day no matter what.

Software Tools

Portable voice recorder and Dragon Speak

Trello - for organization of to-do lists

Scrivener - for notes and initial draft

MS Word - for more polished draft

Auto - Crit and Grammarly to check

Elizabeth Writes in Four Passes

First Pass: Dialogue

Second Pass: Inner Thoughts and Feelings

Third Pass: Physical Actions

Fourth Pass: Setting

Writing Groups

Fairfield County Writers Group

Connecticut Chapter of the RWA

PitchWars 2017 Mentees Group

RWA 2018 Golden Heart Finalists Group

Found on Meetup

Fairfield County Writers Group

Westport Writers Rendevouz: Accountability Group

In Addition

Dave Farlands Writing Course played a big part in starting Elizabeth's Journey.

Reading Now

Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley

Where to find her online

Website: https://www.elizabethchatsworth.com

Twitter: @echatsworth

She has a short story in When To Now, A Time Travel Anthology available on Amazon.

Elizabeth's Handy Bio

Elizabeth Chatsworth is a British author and actor (SAG-AFTRA) based in Connecticut. She primarily creates voice-overs for commercials, videos, and computer games. If there's an elf, a witch, or an aristocrat in a video game, it might be her!

Writing is Elizabeth’s passion. In 2018, she became an RWA® Golden Heart® finalist in the Mainstream Fiction category. Her novel THE BRASS QUEEN won first place in The Catherine and On The Far Side and is currently a finalist in The Molly and Pages From The Heart.

Elizabeth is a Pitch Wars alumna, and a member of the Women's National Book Association, the Fantasy, Futuristic, & Paranormal chapter of the RWA, CTRWA, and the Authors Guild. She is represented by Natalie Grazian of Martin Literary Management.

For more information, and to be the first to receive exclusive news and giveaways, please visit Elizabeth’s website at www.elizabethchatsworth.com.