One thing that copy editors do is fact check. So not only is Mel (hi, Mel!) reading through drafts to make sure I know how to use a comma properly (I really don't), she's also checking all of the w...
2020-06-16 20:38:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week was a thing, right? And this week? It's been such a thing that we all forgot about Murder Hornets, haven't we? I hope you're all doing well and staying safe and taking care of each other....
2020-06-08 20:29:24 +0000 UTC View Post
First, you should know that I had to look through a lot of meat images to find one for this post, which is a tremendous sacrifice on my part as a long time vegetarian. (It's actually not. I've work...
2020-05-28 23:42:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Today my sweet, giant child is 16. I’m not sure how that happened? I mean, I un...
2020-05-26 19:02:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter is up! Now with extra wolf! Hope you all like it.
Things are going well here in the Murder Shack. I have a fancy new office chair, which is good because I was using a dining room chai...
2020-05-20 04:58:48 +0000 UTC View PostHere is a note from Patreon telling you about having to charge sales tax. This will vary by place, so if you're concerned, they have a lot of information posted about it. Sorry for the hassle. --Li...
2020-05-20 04:47:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This picture has nothing to do with the chapter--it's my Mother's Day Present! Man Friend made it--the bones are gold leaf, and he made the frame and such, too. Also, lilacs are my favorite. <...
2020-05-10 18:35:12 +0000 UTC View Post
When I say that my bookshelves are currently disorganized and that I do have more research books, this is what I’m talking about. I have a lot of books-it’s the joyous curse of being an author ...
2020-05-02 22:01:34 +0000 UTC View Post
My friend, Stephen Blackmoore, joined Patreon recently. He writes the Eric Carter series, which is also about a necromancer, but it's a gritty noir style series. If you follow him at all on Twitter...
2020-05-02 21:41:41 +0000 UTC View Post
So, first and foremost, I would like to say that the photo above is from an article in The Brown Daily Herald of the a Olneyville New York System hot wiener. (This is not my photo, I don't own it, ...
2020-05-02 21:23:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Mel asked, "Do you have a bookshelf of mythical creatures with images and descriptions?"
It was on the Q&A thread, but I thought I would give this one it's own space. First, Mel is my poo...
2020-05-01 22:52:18 +0000 UTC View PostHi, team! How are you? I hope you're healthy and taking care of yourself out there.
I thought I'd open up a question thread in case any of you have questions about my books, ...
2020-04-23 23:46:43 +0000 UTC View Post
A new chapter! In which we get to see Grant use his magic! Hope you all like it. Stay safe and healthy out there!
-Lish
2020-04-21 04:28:33 +0000 UTC View PostFirst, a question! Yesterday I recorded me reading a short story from the collection Curses--a story that I wrote a long time ago. It's...long. Like, 40 mins, and almost all of that is me reading. ...
2020-04-07 20:26:49 +0000 UTC View Post
This is my friend, Abby. Abby is a badass. Seriously, we met in undergraduate and I basically decided she was going to be my friend and followed her around. She has a drive that I really admire. Wh...
2020-04-03 23:06:55 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I was going to post a video today doing another story time, but today has been really rough. My husband had to have two of his teeth extracted (he got an abscess this weekend, got it drained mo...
2020-04-02 21:57:01 +0000 UTC View Post
So I made Heads Will Roll the image for this because we have a cameo from a character from that story (and Necromancing the Stone) and because I love this art so much I always want to share it. My ...
2020-03-31 22:52:47 +0000 UTC View Post
You can now listen to the DULCET SOUNDS OF MY VOICE. (It is dulcet? I don't think so. But you can listen to me ramble and then read a story. Yay! Also, I look very Pacific North West here. Like I'm...
2020-03-25 23:39:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Man Friend felt bad that I had nowhere to go and write since everyone was home. So he cleaned up his shop and made me a writing nook...complete with a meat hook, rusty hand scythes, and zombie head...
2020-03-22 18:25:10 +0000 UTC View Post
So first, I didn't take this picture--but apparently sometimes the Big Blue Bug in RI gets decorated? Also, look, I wrote words! Not a lot of them, but after two weeks of nothing, I'll take it!
... 2020-03-18 01:14:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Forgive my gallows humor. I don't mean to be flippant about any of it, but I come from pragmatic, practical stock and we use humor to deal with stress. Humor is how we take power back from scary th...
2020-03-15 00:29:20 +0000 UTC View PostSo, you might have noticed I haven’t posted anything lately like I should have. Or maybe you didn’t -unless people comment or like things, I have no idea if any of you even look on here. But if...
2020-03-06 20:52:56 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm trying to get some writing done and hit one somewhat expected road block (lots of hospital time) and one unexpected. For the expected--my mom had surgery yesterday. I'm the closest relation geo...
2020-02-28 22:26:57 +0000 UTC View Post
More words!
It's been really fun to work on something on the side like this--especially since I've been working on Curses, the book currently with my editor, for like four years. It's been a ...
2020-02-24 20:12:51 +0000 UTC View Post
This one is on the shorter side, so probably the first half of a chapter, but I wanted to keep the story going. Sometimes I don't know how long a chapter is going to be until I finish the scene, lo...
2020-02-15 23:38:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Next chapter is up! Mel, my wonderful friend who copyedits this stuff for me so that it's not a total mess, was sick, and took a few days to get better. I almost posted it anyway, but trust me when...
2020-02-10 21:20:42 +0000 UTC View Post
So, to give an update from my last post--my mom's dog, Peanut, is totally fine. She spent a few days sick and then bounced back. So no cancer, which is a relief. Meanwhile, the biopsy my mom got la...
2020-02-06 21:09:06 +0000 UTC View Post
So I actually got my copy edits on this back yesterday (Thanks, Mel!) but a migraine kept me from looking at a screen for very long. And the thing about copy edits is that it's also my chance to re...
2020-01-31 19:42:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Remember when I said I was hoping to get Curses done and then go back to Lena during my retreat? Well, I got Curses done...so I was half right? For those keeping score, this is draft #5 of that boo...
2020-01-22 19:59:19 +0000 UTC View Post