Beyond Arden

Home of The Myth of Arden Series and its author, Susan Marie Strom


  • The Completely True Tales of Jax Part 2: Captain’s Gambit

    Okay, so where were we? Oh, fully! My drink! Shoot. No, it’s fine. I got it. Okay…so, Bren and I head out to the camp where the men are. I said that bit already, didn’t I? Yeah, so Bren starts to tell me about how they are on this super-secret mission to Crewda. The people…

  • The Completely True Tales of Jax: Part 1, The Erroneous Errand

    Keep in mind this is all true- every bit of it. Anny? Did you write that down? You don’t have to look at me like that! I just wanted to make sure you weren’t going to miss anything, okay? Alright, just keep writing whatever I say. This is going to be neat. Now, where should…

  • One Year Down!

    It is hard to believe that it has been a year since The Myth of Arden was released! I want to take the time to thank everyone who supported me through it! Writing a book had been something I had always wanted to do, but I was not sure what to expect self-publishing. The initial…

  • Julia’s Cowl Free Crochet Pattern

    Hopefully no spoilers ahead, but you might want to read the book first just to be safe! The Myth of Arden isn’t really about fashion, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t some items you would love to get your hands on.There is no way to know exactly what Julia’s cowl looked like, but below…

  • The Critics Are Raving (Mad)!

    The results are in and The Myth of Arden is this summer’s knockout hit! The critics told us in confidence but won’t mind us revealing: “This is the greatest novel ever written! It truly blurs the line between awesome and really, really awesome!” Me “It wasn’t as bad as I was expecting!” My mother “Good…

  • Quotes from The Myth of Arden

    With so many memorable moments, it can be hard to pick just one! Here is a small collection of some of the best quotes from “The Myth of Arden”. Have a favorite that didn’t make the list? Be sure to add it to the comments below! Haven’t read the book yet? The Kindle eBook version…

  • Step 8: Publishing Your Paperback Through Kindle Direct Publishing

    If you have already created your eBook, then you will have noticed that the eBook and paperback versions of the book are going to be automatically linked. That means that the information you added when creating the eBook can be reused for the paperback so you can skip the next three paragraphs. If you skipped…