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Dec

2025

Merry Everything and Happy Always

I’m calling it — this is my last blog post of 2025. I’m officially taking that break I mentioned last week, and I’m doing it right this time. So today is when I get to wish you a merry everything and happy always.

I’m currently starting the wrap up of 2025. Planning for 2026 happens this week and next, and I’ll close the book on 2025 on the 21st, after the Ravenflight signing at Spellbound (info on that is below.) I can honestly say that it’s been an excellent year. I tried some new things, and they worked very well, and I’ve already got events set up for 2026, with more in process that will be added to the calendar as they are confirmed.

It was a very good year for releases, too. 2025 saw the release of The Sea Prince, Ravenfall and Ravenflight, and there’s still a chance of at least one more release (I haven’t been given a date for either Hidden Things rerelease or Witchmas.)

What’s on the publishing schedule for 2026? The only thing I can say for certain is that The Coral Throne will be out late winter/early spring. The manuscript went off to the sensitivity reader Sunday, and I don’t expect to get those edits back until after the holidays, so I’ll work on them in January. On the traditional publishing side? I’m going to get King of Swords finished, and send it and Dead Man’s Hand off to the publisher. There will be some or all of Swords of Charlemagne coming out. And we’ll see what else — there are several manuscripts in limbo that may get the nod, and what happens with those will determine what I work on after I finish King of Swords.

But wait… it’s the holidays. Where are the cookies, Liz?

Cookiepocalypse starts Wednesday over in Instagram.

So there we are. Merry Everything. Happy Always. See you in 2026.

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A hero. A son of Eire. A reckoning long overdue.

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Work in Progress

Tales from the Arena: King of Swords
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Appearances

Ravenflight Signing!
Spellbound Books
December 20th, 2025
12:00PM – 2:00 PM
Sanford, FL

2026 Appearances

Galentine’s Day Sip and Shop
Native Home Marketplace
February 5th, 2026
6:00pm – 9:00 pm

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ICFA
March 18-21th, 2026
Orlando, FL

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Storyteller Summit
April 11th, 2026
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Oviedo, FL.

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Summer Lovin’ Book Festival
June 6th, 2026
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Oviedo, FL.

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Tanoshii Con
August 22nd – 23rd, 2026
Ocean Center Arena, Daytona Beach.

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Smut Lovers Conference
September 16th – 20th, 2026
Orlando, FL

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Page and Pen Festival
October 3rd, 2026
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Dec

2025

I’m Doing Breaks Wrong.

After a morning of running around doing errands, I said to my husband, “I need to go and get to work.” He looked at me and replied, “You said something about being on break. Is that over?”

No, it’s not. But for me, being on break means I’m not actively writing anything. I still have shows and edits and marketing. And research — I’m reading up on Renaissance Venice right now. But I’m not writing, so I’m taking a break.

Or maybe I’m doing breaks wrong.

I suppose if I’m on break, I should be walking away from the laptop completely, and not doing research. Saving the edits for after January. But I can’t sit still and do nothing for that long, so… compromise.

(Why yes, I am neurospicy. How can you tell?)

Cookiepocalypse 2025 is coming. Probably next week, and you can tune in to my Instagram to see what cookies will be coming from the Schechter kitchen. I’m not starting this week because I have the last Renaissance Festival of the year on Saturday (at the Oviedo Mall), and I’m saving my spoons.

The last Renn Faire of the year isn’t the last show of the year — my last outing of the year will be a signing at Spellbound Books on December 20th. I’ll have copies of the Blood of the Raven series in paperback and (hopefully) hardcover. (This is the signing that was postponed because the books didn’t get to me in time.)

Once that’s over? Well, maybe I’ll try and figure out the right way to take a break. Or at least, the way that doesn’t involve me actually doing anything on my laptop.