My mailing list is broken. It’s been broken since, like, Easter, and I still have not managed to summon the wherewithal to lodge sufficient relevant helpdesk requests to get the thing fixed. I’ve tried a few times, but nothing so far has worked, and then *jazz hands* there was cancer and things just got too […]
Seems Like An Auspicious Time For A Random General Update Read More »
Urgh, you GUYS. Please imagine, like, an entire page full of hearty-eyes emojis right here, because on Friday last week, I got the cover for my next book back from the designer, and OMG SHE IS STUNNING. Here. No further preamble required: This GORGEOUS cover is for my next novella, coming out March 31, 2025.
It’s A Cover Reveal, and She Is GORGEOUS Read More »
I just learned of this tonight and, although Holly would no doubt be horrified, sobbed for a good 10 – 15 mins, including on the phone to my husband, who – not noted for his knowledge of/familiarity with writerly people – replied with, “Oh, I’m so sorry, I know how much she meant to you.”
Author Holly Lisle Has Passed Away, And A Piece Of Me Is Broken Read More »
So, we are still very ‘mid-renovation’ in the house, inverted commas because when it’s been going for 3 years who even knows what ‘mid’ means any more, and the kitchen is the current hub of activity, such that a couple of weeks ago I lost my original island bench, and it’s been replaced with a
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More drawing this week with the Pink-Year-Old, who requested a unicorn from me. She also requested a request from me, so I requested a bunny 🙂 The whole point of all of this, of course, is that humans are made to make stuff, and the results are irrelevant: focusing on making new things is fundamental
#MadeItMonday: A Unicorn, At Miss Pink’s Request Read More »
IDK it’s not been a ‘favs’ kind of week, unless you count things like my bed, y’know? Well, okay, it’s not been a fav THINGS kind of week. There are plenty of things I’m still grateful for. In no particular order, Probably there is more, but also one of the things I appreciate right now
SO, this lovely book of mine came out literally while I was in the hospital last month, meaning I didn’t really get to talk about it at all except for some prescheduled posts I had going live. I AM HERE TO RECTIFY THIS TODAY, BECAUSE Y’ALL: I LOVE THIS BOOK. This is All The Things
Thursday Spotlight: All The Things We Saved You From Read More »
So I basically haven’t written regularly since, like, early February, when I was finishing up the short stories for And Then I Shall Transform. Then it was straight into the mayhem of formatting and publication tasks for that book, since I hadn’t really left myself enough time to do that AND write – see here
Restarting Writing After A Long Break Is Really Painful, Urgh Read More »
Had an interesting experience earlier in the year when doing the illustrations for And Then I Shall Transform: there are six short stories, so obviously I did six illustrations… except I ended up doing seven. Why? Because one of the illustrations I did just didn’t work. Here it is: Now, it’s not a BAD illustration
Iteration, Or, When Things Don’t Work Read More »
Picked up the markers again on the weekend with my sister when she was here, and with my adorable 3-yr-old niece. It was super fun just chilling and chatting and playing around with blends again. Read more:Colour Theory Like Whoa*waves*FREE Workshop On Using Kickstarter For Fiction
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