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Two Truths and a Lie About Publishing Three Books in Three Months When people hear that I released three books in three consecutive months, they tend to picture me writing at an unhinged pace—finishing one manuscript, throwing it onto Amazon, and immediately racing toward the next deadline. That is not what happened. The releases were rapid. The writing & preparation were not. In fact, I had written the entire Apex Society Trilogy approximately a year before Gaslight reached

Why I Chose Rapid Release When I launched The Apex Society Trilogy, my 'debut' as it were, I wasn't actually a debut-ing author. In fact, I'd been writing for more than a decade. Rhone Atleshen, however—the pen name, the platform, the author brand—was new. I had recently survived something very life-or-death that forced me to reconsider my career trajectory. That story deserves its own post, but the short version is this: I was new…and so was my writing. My writing was gritt

Apparently, readers are nosy. I say that with love, because I'm a nosy reader too. Over the past few months I've been asked everything from what books I read to what writing craft books I recommend, what tech I use, and whether I really write all these morally questionable men on a Mac. (The answer is yes: Team Apple forever.) Rather than continuing to answer those questions one DM, email, comment, and carrier pigeon at a time, I finally built an Amazon storefront. Inside you

I could try to write this with all the polished sharpness of Lady Whistledown, but I’m not that refined and this subject isn’t polite. It’s raw, messy, and honest as hell. Two weeks ago, I got so sick I ended up in the hospital for a week. When I finally came home, it took another seven days just to feel human again—never mind the follow-ups, the new forever-medication, and the reality of what just happened. Sh*t got intense. Full stop. Why am I sharing this here, well, frank

Hello my name is Rhone Atleshen , and I'm addicted to Writing Conferences. Okay...maybe addicted is a leap, but I do love them and believe in them and make it my goal to attend at LEAST two a year. I consider them a sort of professional development investment into the education of me! Now, that said, I've done several over the past few years and I can firmly attest that; Not All Writer Conferences Are Built the Same One of the biggest misconceptions I had early on was think

So, amongst the rules people say authors should embrace...putting your face on social media is top of the list. No one loves anonymity. People WANT a talking head! They want to see you and hear your voice and thus I forced myself so far outside my comfort zone, I was in another hemisphere! I went live on TikTok for the 1st time… and if I’m being honest, it was weirdly cool. The Pre-Live Spiral was legit. Let’s start here—because this was the worst part. The nerves? Unreal. No

If you’re looking for tidy writing advice from an expert with everything perfectly figured out… this probably isn’t the place. Craft & Consequence is where I share notes from the trenches of writing and publishing thrillers—what works, what fails spectacularly, and the lessons I’ve learned along the way. Yep...that's my eyeball....neat. Hello. I’m Rhone Atleshen , author of the Amazon best-selling Apex Society trilogy , a series of dark, cinematic thrillers built around high