Meet Betsy

Welcome to my virtual studio. As both a writer and designer, I’m driven by a curiosity about the world. In my studio, I take that curiosity and use it to create new worlds. I write for kids and adults as well as a good deal of freelance non-fiction. Explore to find out more about me, my books, and my thoughts on writing as well as the thoughts of friends who stop by the studio. If you’ve got something you’d like to share reach out to me through the contact form. I’d love to hear from you. Scroll down to read what’s been happening in the studio.

Betsy Ellor 11/29/22 Betsy Ellor 11/29/22

Great Review From A License to Quill

I got an early review from LORI ALDEN HOLUTA at A License to Quill. Check it out here

https://www.ceejaywriter.com/book-review-my-dog-is-not-a-scientist/

Meghan Ireland 6/23/21 Meghan Ireland 6/23/21

Review: Of Women and Salt

This is a captivating novel that is woven across time, cultures, and borders. Ms. Garcia transports the reader effortlessly from an 1866 Cuban cigar plantation to a modern immigrant detention center in Texas, to a daring border crossing with her lush, direct narrative.

Betsy Ellor 6/1/21 Betsy Ellor 6/1/21

Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab is a master class in how to carry a premise to its full potential.

Jim DeFilippi 2/12/21 Jim DeFilippi 2/12/21

Review: Universe of Two

What a pleasure for the reader to see an already fine novelist grow and get even better with his skill and commitment to excellence. Vermont author Stephen P. Kiernan’s past works were fine, much more than competent novels, but his newest— Universe Of Two —is what Italians art aficionados would call, il tuo capolavoro— his masterpiece . . .

Nolan Libby 12/4/20 Nolan Libby 12/4/20

The Club Dumas

A quick review of what Nolan Libby loves about The Club Dumas:

The book was better. We’ve all heard this and it’s usually true. It’s why one of my guilty pleasures is reading source material after seeing a movie. The Club Dumas, however, swims in exposition veiled as a conversation to move the hero, Lucas Corso, on his task to authenticate a demonic tome.

Betsy Ellor 10/30/20 Betsy Ellor 10/30/20

Horrorstör

Besides keeping me awake late into the night the comedy-horror novel, Horrorstör, by Grady Hendrix made me laugh out loud at the best integration of graphic design with narrative ever done in horror paperback. There is a lot to love, most especially that the novel is a masterclass in the use of setting.

The book feels and looks like an Ikea catalog. Before readers crack the cover they are primed for the setting. The novel . . .