Cool. You're here. Kick off your shoes and stay awhile. There's a lot here for you to explore.

This website serves two purposes: first to introduce you to me, Susan Helene Gottfried. I'm a writer. I'm boring, but if you're that curious, you can read about me on my bio page.

The other purpose is the fun one. I write a blog (you can and should visit it!) that is full of fiction about the characters you'll meet on my cast of characters page. None of the fiction you'll encounter here is duplicated in any novel. It's backstory, it's color commentary. It's fun to do.

Blogs aren't always the easiest to index neatly, especially when so many categories fit each piece I write. To try to make it easier for you, I've collected the links to most blog entries on each character's page. Want to learn about Trevor (of course you do! He's one of the stars around here!)? Click on his name, read his bio, and visit some links.

Be warned, though: the links aren't in any sort of order. If you're looking to read the story of ShapeShifter from start to finish, check the free downloads page. There you'll find some of the same outtakes you might find on the blog, cleaned up, edited, and made all pretty. They are posted in chronological order. However, there aren't many of them yet.

If that's not enough -- and it shouldn't be -- or if you like to actually have a book to hold in your hands, check out Susan's Books. By popular demand, I took all the ShapeShifter fiction I posted on the blog between April 2006 and March 2007, cleaned it up, put it in chronological order, and published it as a book. You can also order it as a download, for you e-readers.

Want more of any of this? Want to read Trevor's Song, the novel-length story that pushed me to create all this? The best thing you can do is come back often. Talk to your friends about Trevor and his fictional band. Bring those friends back. Show them around. Buy the book and the download. Get people talking.

Don't forget to check out the Merchandise Table, too. That's where you can get all your ShapeShifter and West of Mars gear. If you've got ideas for something you'd like to see there, give us a yell and we can work something out.

Thanks for dropping by. Come back often.