Random lines from "The Cadaver Princess." "What is this?" The voice sent a shudder down Lehzen's spine. She rose and curtseyed. "I did not hear you enter, Sir John. You don't usually interrupt Victoria's lessons." is.gd/BOOQ1L #booksky #novel #amwriting #writingCommunity #writersLife

Random lines from "The Cadaver Princess." The corpse opened her eyes. "My name is . . . " She paused before saying more, unsure of how to talk through her missing teeth. "Bictoria. And dat little ruppian killed me." is.gd/BOOQ1L #booksky #novel #amwriting #writingCommunity #writersLife

Random lines from "The Cadaver Princess." The business of buying corpses was ugly. is.gd/BOOQ1L #booksky #novel #amwriting #writingCommunity #writersLife

Random lines from "The Cadaver Princess." Bishop always brought the corpses in without teeth. Probably sold to a dentist for a few shillings. is.gd/BOOQ1L #booksky #novel #amwriting #writingCommunity #writersLife

Random lines from "The Cadaver Princess." Pablo reached to help the resurrection men to lift the dead girl from the sack they had brought in. No breath, no pulse, skin as cold as the marble slab it would repose on. is.gd/BOOQ1L #booksky #novel #amwriting #writingCommunity #writersLife

Random lines from "The Cadaver Princess." The corpse was suspiciously fresh. is.gd/BOOQ1L #booksky #novel #amwriting #writingCommunity #writersLife

Did my first panel at Philcon. I was asked to moderate just as it began.

The Cadaver Princess, a novel about body snatchers stealing the corpse of Victoria before she become queen, is available free with Hoopla at your local library. Borrow a copy today! chuckrothman.com/the-cadaver-... #booksky #amwriting #writingCommunity #novel #hoopla #Victoria

Latest entry in my blog, Great but Forgotten: Murder! Directed by Alfred Hitchcock #movies #greatButForgotten #hitchcock

An interview with me on "Write Talk Wednesday." musecharmer.eponaauthorsolutions.com/interview-wi... #amwriting #booksky #writerslife #WritingCommunity #amWritingfantasy #novel

A comment on "The Cadaver Princess": "Loved the short chapters and pacing. Adored that the dog had a point of view." #booksky #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #AmWriting #wip chuckrothman.com/the-cadaver-... books2read.com/u/mYE6jd

I got my Philcon schedule: Fri 7:00 Celebrating Trans Characters in SF Sat Noon Fixed Timelines vs The Butterfly Effect Sat 4:00 Reading Sat 9:00 Fantasy in an Armchair Sun 10:00 So We Just Changed Doctors Again... #writersLife #writingCommunity #amwriting

The dead don't stay dead - if they're royal. Read "The Cadaver Princess." is.gd/BOOQ1L “A dark mélange of fantasy, horror, and history... hooked me on the first page. Like Dickens crossed with Poe, there isn’t anything else quite like it.” - Alan Steele #booksky #WritingCommunity #novel #amwriting

Hit 60K words on my latest novel, the sequel to The Cadaver Princess. chuckrothman.com/the-cadaver-princess #amwriting #writersLife #writingCommunity #WIP #booksky

She's dead. But she claims she's a princess. Read "The Cadaver Princess." chuckrothman.com/the-cadaver-... #booksky #WritingCommunity #amwriting #writerslife #novel #ReadingCommunity #book

New Blog Entry for Great but Forgotten -- Scene of the Crime greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com/2025/10/scen... #noir #movies #greatbutforgotten #booksky

Comment: "I finished your book. Loved it. The pacing, characterization and humor were perfect. It would be easy for something like that to become a tonal mess, but you nailed it. There wasn’t a single scene that felt wasted." chuckrothman.com/the-cadaver-princess #writingcommunity #booksky #novel

An old issue of Tangent that profiled me. I later became a reviewer for them. #booksky #writersLife #writingCommunity #writing

Got another royalty from the novel. Still small, but at least people are reading it. chuckrothman.com #booksky #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife #novel #amwritingfantasy

Comment on my novel: "I’m reading The Cadaver Princess and enjoying it very much. It’s a historical fantasy where 12-year-old Princess Victoria unexpectedly shows up in a surgeon’s anatomy lab. I’ve always been fascinated by this era of history, perhaps because of the stark class divide." #booksky

Books published by Amazing Selects. Mine is in the second row, far right (click to enlarge). chuckrothman.com/the-cadaver-... #booksky #writingCommunity #writersLife #writer #amwriting #wip

My latest blog post: Midnight (1939) greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com/2025/09/midn... #Booksky #movies #hollywood #blog

My latest blog post: Midnight (1939) greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com/2025/09/midn... #Booksky #movies #hollywood #blog

My #review of Eric Flint's 1632 and Beyond for Tangent Online. A bit of a challenge, since I hadn't read the series and the stories were filled with references to other ones. #amwriting #tangentOnline #fiction #booksky tangentonline.com/print-bi-mon...

Got my flu and COVID shots today.

Two adjectives that need to be retired because they have lost all meaning: "Perfect" "Beloved"

Had a great time at Albacon and even sold some books. #booksky #writingCommunity #writersLife #novel #amWriting

I will be at Albacon this weekend. You can see me at the con or watch my panels with an online membership. Hope to see you there! My schedule: Saturday 10:00 am ...But I've never ridden a horse! Saturday 1:00 pm Surprisingly Forgotten Authors Sunday 12:15 Reading albacon.org

From "The Cadaver Princess": Lehzen took the hint. "What's your favorite part of the play?" she asked. "The last. When everyone dies!" Lehzen did not like the enthusiasm with which she said that. #booksky #writingCommunity #amwriting #writerslife #novel #amwritingfantasy youtu.be/7Hjy2AswJUQ

Don't buy my book! Borrow it from your local library with the Hoopla app. "Like Dickens crossed with Poe." - Alan Steele chuckrothman.com youtu.be/7Hjy2AswJUQ #booksky #writing #amwriting #novel #writingcommunity #hoopla #amwritingfantasy

Albacon Costume Contest, Sept. 13, 8:00 pm EDT. Come to the convention (Clifton Park, NY) to show your costumes and win cash prizes! albacon.org/2025/costume... #costuming #conventions #costumes

What's with all the rats? And how do they threaten the empire? Read "The Cadaver Princess" and find out. Available at chuckrothman.com youtu.be/7Hjy2AswJUQ #booksky #amwriting #writingcommunity #amwritingfantasy #horror #books

Greatbutforgotten looks at "My Favorite Wife." greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com/2025/08/my-f... #movies #hollywood

The #Albacon SF convention is September 12-14. You can attend remotely and take part in events. See authors talking science fiction and fantasy, a masquerade, and a fundraising auction. Preliminary schedule now available. albacon.org #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #fantasy #sciencefiction

Just came up with a twist that will tie everything in the novel together and makes it all work. #amwriting #writingCommunity #WIP #amwriting #writersliife

My latest blog entry, about Audrey Munson, who was America's first supermodel and whose life ended sadly. greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com/2025/08/audr... #model #history

Why is the dead girl sitting up? And what's the story about all these rats? Read "The Cadaver Princess" and find out. youtu.be/7Hjy2AswJUQ books2read.com/u/mYE6jd #booksky #amwriting #writingcommunity #writing #amwritingfantasy #novel #victorian

This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.

Spent the day at the track.

My publisher made a book trailer. I love it! #booksky #writingcommunity #writerslife #novel #fantasy #books #reading chuckrothman.com/the-cadaver-princess youtu.be/7Hjy2AswJUQ

No dragons. No castles. No quests. No chosen ones. No hero's journey. Break away from the cliches. Read "The Cadaver Princess." chuckrothman.com/the-cadaver-princess #booksky #amwriting #writerslife #amwriting #writing #novel

Hmmn. There's a chance I'll get some money from an AI copyright violation lawsuit. Check to see if your copyrighted book is here. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... If so, you may be eligible, too. #booksky #writing #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting

She claims to be the queen. The only problem is she's already dead. Read "The Cadaver Princess." chuckrothman.com/the-cadaver-princess books2read.com/u/mYE6jd #booksky #amwriting #book #writingcommunity #writerslife "Like Dickens crossed with Poe, there isn’t anything else quite like it.”

Rules for mysteries: If you're an invalid, don't be nasty to your caregiver. #ItWontEndWell #booksky #mystery

Rules for mysteries: Never tell your heirs you're writing them out of their will before making it official. It will not end well. #booksky #mystery

The corpse insisted she was Queen Victoria -- who wasn't queen yet. Beware of the rats! chuckrothman.com/the-cadaver-princess #amwriting #writingcommunty #booksky #writerslife #book #amwritingfantasy

From The Cadaver Princess Sheppard shook his head. "I don't know what to think. The tale was fantastic, impossible." "Just like the girl," said Pablo. #amwriting #novel #WritingCommunity #writerslife #booksky books2read.com/u/mYE6jd:

London, 1831. A corpse just opened her eyes on an anatomist’s slab. She says her name is Victoria. She insists she’s a princess. But she’s missing her teeth, wrapped in a burial shroud, and undeniably… dead. Or was. #booksky #amwriting #novel #writerslife #writingcommunity books2read.com/u/mYE6jd

In case you missed it -- me being interviewed on Write Talk Wednesday a few months ago. #amwriting #writerslife #booksky #writingcommunity #novel #wip www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfZ2...

Mud, mud, glorious mud Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood. So follow me follow Down to the hollow And there we can wallow In glorious mud! (Guess who I've been listening to)