I just got back from a week-ish long trip to California. I had a great time, especially because I got to meet up with not one, but two author friends! It was a wonderful treat. First, I got to see the fabulous T. Damon… I actually went to college with T., many, many years ago (Okay, maybe not that many, haha), but I hadn’t seen her in person since we…
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Where I’ve been and where I’m going (in a completely non-philosophical way)
January has been a hectic month – family visits, lots of behind-the-scenes working, plus I’ve been fighting off a flu-like bug that’s been of the very lingering sort. Because of that, I’m running tight on some deadlines, so I’ve decided to take a social media break for the time being. I’ll still pop on when I get a chance, but it will probably be a lot less frequent than usual.…
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Thank you, 2015!
It’s really amazing how much can change in the course of a year! Last year at this time, I was two weeks into recovery mode from a major surgery, and I was feeling beaten down by a year of nothing but bad news. I was just a few months out from having to leave my job and struggling to accept the news that due to my health problems I was likely never going…
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End of November progress report
November was a month of ups and downs for me. Like I mentioned in my last post, it’s always a hectic month with my birthday and the holidays, and this year I knew it was going to be even more crazy because I was having a friend come and stay with me for several days right before Thanksgiving. What I didn’t bargain for was an unexpected stress: my oldest dog becoming…
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WATER ON MARS!! And more.
Hi everyone! Long time, no post. I have been a busy bee the last few months, finishing up on Fourth World, helping a friend with an editing project, and blogging on The Pack of Aces. I have more info about what I’ve been up to below, but first matters first: Did you hear the news? NASA announced today that they’ve found evidence of liquid water on Mars! And not as…
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What’s new roundup
• Less than three weeks until Perchance to Dream is available! I got the proof copy of the paperback a few days ago and it’s beautiful. Something beautiful came in the mail today ? pic.twitter.com/bsjuGzgIpB — Lyssa Chiavari (@unpopularlyssa) June 9, 2015 Want to see for yourself? I’m hosting a giveaway on Goodreads for a free copy! Enter here. The giveaway is open until 11:59 PM PDT on June 30.…
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Just a quick update
I know it’s been a while since I last posted—things have been very busy in Lyssa Land! I just finished the first round of edits for the Perchance to Dream anthology, and I have to say, the collection is looking pretty darn good! But there’s still a lot of work to do: revisions, formatting the ebook and paperback, working with the designer to finalize the cover, and much more! Look…
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Top 10 Most Influential Books
A while back, I got tagged in one of those memes that was floating around: the top ten books that have stayed with you over the years; not necessarily your favorites, but ones that influenced you. The meme instructions said “don’t think about it too much,” but I did think about it quite a bit. It’s important! It took a long time to come up with ten that have really…