Blood of the Raven

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.

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

Lorcan never asked for glory. Crowned a noble and hailed as a savior after crushing rebellion, he walks the marble halls adored by all—except himself. Haunted by prophetic visions, he sees not triumph, but torment: his family caged, his homeland threatened, and his cousin’s dark ambitions on the rise.

He knows where he must go.

Leaving behind the splendor of Empire, Lorcan returns to the emerald wilds of Eire, where ancient magic stirs and old loyalties are tested. Beside him stand his mates and his chosen kin—fierce, loyal, and willing to follow him into the heart of danger. But the blood that binds can also betray, and the most dangerous enemy may not be on the battlefield… but seated at his own family’s table.

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Appearances

Enchanted Knights: Winter Bazaar
December 6th, 2025
Oviedo Mall
Oviedo, FL

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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

Oct

2025

Winding Down

It’s the end of October, and my brain is starting the process of winding down for the end of the year. Which is a little bit of a problem, because I am two (I think two) chapters from finishing Have Yourself a Merry Little Witchmas, and it’s due in on Friday! No winding down! Must make all the words!

In a fun instance of “This is Liz’s brain on writing…” Witchmas is now set in the same universe as Heart’s Master. Which means that if I stay with writing Camber and Merlina (which I might, because they are SO much fun to write!), there’s a possibility of a cameo by a certain blind bardic mage.

I really do need to get back to that series and figure out where I broke Holy Orders (Drum Mage 2). And float the idea to my publisher that hey, it’s ten years old! Can we have a shiny new cover and re-release like we did with Sable Locks and Ravenborn? I’ll have to draft that email up later. Or next week, once Witchmas is put to bed.

There are still three shows before the end of the year, but those are short and once they’re done, they’re done. I’m looking forward to Maker Faire next week — I haven’t gotten our placement yet, but the early information shows us in the Opportunity building instead of Spirit (Spirit is where we were last year.) Once I know for certain, I’ll let you know where to find us. And by the time Maker Faire rolls around, I should have hardcovers for Ravenflight! Against all odds, the paperbacks showed up on Friday, right before we left for Author Night at Native Home Marketplace. Considering that they weren’t supposed to be here until November 7th at the earliest? I was more than a little shocked!

They’re very pretty! And they’ll be on the table to Maker Faire!

Back to work!