In case you were wondering where I was last month—as I’m sure you were 😊—I had to take a little mental-health break. Self-care is so important every day, and it’s especially so when you’re dealing with a health issue. It’s okay to slow down or step back or do whatever you need to do from…
Category: Writing Progress
Summertime Has Arrived
The recent sale on the Simply Mystical e-book has ended, but both it and Downright Unearthly will be on sale for the entire month of July at the Smashwords store as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! I’ll provide the direct links on my Facebook author page (and here on the blog) as soon as…
Price Drops While May Pops
It’s the merry, merry month of May, and the first book in the Edgemont series is on sale again! So, if you haven’t grabbed the e-book version, or if you know someone who likes contemporary fantasy or paranormal romance, now is the time to snag it for just $.99 before the sale ends in a…
Springing into a New Season
I’m starting this month’s post with some exciting news. I was recently interviewed by fellow writer Bradley Sides for the Alabama Writers’ Cooperative (AWC)! You can find the full interview on their website at alabamawriterscooperative.org, or go directly to the post at alabamawriterscooperative.org/news/2023/4/10/writing-what-you-know-a-conversation-with-lisa-c-bailey. The AWC is one of the oldest continuing writers’ organizations in the…
March Mindfulness
Here we are at the Ides of March, but, unlike Shakespeare’s famous soothsayer, I’m not issuing any dire warnings. On the contrary, it’s a beautiful, sunny spring day around here, with the promise of more beautiful days ahead. Unfortunately, the beauty of spring was not at the top of my mind while walking my dog…
Small Delays, Big Returns
It’s been a busy 2023 so far around here. In addition to working on some fun and interesting freelance projects, I’ve been enjoying spending time with friends and family—lots of good things here in winter after a fall that involved Covid and sinus infections and such. The unexpected also has played a part in the…
A New Year, A New Book
Happy 2023! I hope your holidays were merry and bright and that your new year is off to a great start. We filled up on black-eyed peas and collard greens yesterday—along with some delicious corn bread, if I don’t say so myself—as part of our New Year’s Day tradition, and now we’re ready for a…
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
As 2022 gradually draws to a close, I am looking back at my post from January and realizing I was a little overly ambitious in my writing goals. I only met one of them—finishing Downright Unearthly and publishing it. I’m not discounting the magnitude of reaching this goal. Yay me! But one thing this year…
Release Day Is Here!
Downright Unearthly, the second book in my Secrets of Edgemont series, is live and available for purchase! You can find it at your favorite digital retailer—Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, Google Play, or Kobo. If you do choose to continue the adventure with Gina and company, I truly hope you’ll enjoy reading it as…
Best-Laid Plans
I am neither a mouse nor a man, but my plans often go awry, too, especially when unexpected illnesses come along. After following all the proper protocols for more than two years, we succumbed to Covid in September. We had mild cases, relatively speaking, but I have had some lingering effects that have been challenging,…