Zuzu stars again!

Please let me know if you have any suggestions or ideas for this video about “Death Watch” – my short story about a mentally challenged man on death row. Your suggestions will be greatly helpful!

The story itself is free on all platforms (Kindle iTunes Nook etc.) if you’d like to read it.

From the video description:

Death Watch is a short story by Lisa Shea about a mentally challenged man on death row. In this video, the author discusses her motivations in writing the story, explores the craft of writing a horror short story, and explains details of the plot. The story Death Watch is available for free on all platforms. Death Watch is 15 pages / 4690 words.

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Are you interested in horror stories? Are you an author who enjoys writing short stories, poetry, or novels with a horror theme? Are you a reader who likes learning more about the horror genre? Come join multi-award-winning author Lisa Shea to learn more about the world of horror. In this series Lisa interviews authors, discusses her own stories, and delves into the world of horror.

As an added bonus, you get to meet Zuzu, the female half of the Zuzu and Felix black cat sibling duo!

Be sure to subscribe, and post in the comments with any questions! Lisa has published over 450 works and is happy to answer any questions you might have about the process of writing, publishing, and marketing.

To create this video, Lisa used the following tools (affiliate links included):

Death Watch on Kindle (FREE)
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Camera: Canon EOS7D Mark II
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Canon Lens EF-S 18-135
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Adobe Premiere Pro video editing software
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Edirol R-09HR Audio Recorder
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Zuzu is the star! Woo hoo! Victory!

It took several long days of wrangling connections and software but my new video series on Horror story Writing and Reviews is going live.

Zuzu stars in this!

Please let me know if you have any suggestions about the video presentation, the audio, etc. etc. Thanks!!

Here’s the description – any suggestions?

Are you interested in horror stories? Are you an author who enjoys writing short stories, poetry, or novels with a horror theme? Are you a reader who likes learning more about the horror genre? Come join multi-award-winning author Lisa Shea to learn more about the world of horror. In this series Lisa interviews authors, discusses her own stories, and delves into the world of horror.

This is the intro video to the series, to explain what the purpose of the series will be. It provides an overview to authors who are interested in getting started in the world of horror. As an added bonus, you get to meet Zuzu, the female half of the Zuzu and Felix black cat sibling duo!

Be sure to subscribe, and post in the comments with any questions! Lisa has published over 450 works and is happy to answer any questions you might have about the process of writing, publishing, and marketing. To create this video, Lisa used the following tools (affiliate links included):

Camera: Canon EOS7D Mark II https://amzn.to/2WYuruI

Canon Lens EF-S 18-135 https://amzn.to/2X0c6gT

Adobe Premiere Pro video editing software https://amzn.to/2COSTba

Edirol R-09HR Audio Recorder https://amzn.to/2By1wGp

I’m in trouble! My awesome narrator for my Whitinsville pixie series just finished book 1 – it was absolutely perfect. She’s starting in on book 2 now. I haven’t written book 3 yet!!

Ack!! How many things can I write at once? What are you guys up to?

Here’s book 1 – it’s FREE – give it a read and let me know what you think!

Hurrah! Hurrah! Book 1 is now live!! It’s novella length, 32000 words (about half of a typical novel).

Here’s the rough starting point for book 2’s cover. It’s interesting how the exact same gold looks so different against a light background!

What are you up to today?

Link for book 1 Irish Lass:

My Getting Reviews book is now FREE! I’d love to get some feedback on it. Are there any tips you think I should add to it?

Note that I have entire full-length books on how to market with Facebook, how to market with Twitter, etc., so I won’t be trying to stuff all of that into this book.

Any suggestions are welcome!

OK I’m putting it live!

Book one in my 1773 sweet romance novella!

Here’s the cover I ended up with, at least to start.

Thank you all for your help with this!!

I decided to go with “sweet romance” rather than “romantic suspense” in my subhead, as my stories are gentle and soft.

Any other suggestions as I roll this live? I’m still happy to send out PDFs for feedback!

Book 2 is about 2/3rds done.

It’s live! It’s live!

Becoming Whole, my sweetly romantic tale of medieval revenge, is now available on Kindle!

Sabine’s beloved five brothers have been brutally starved to death by cruel King John. Sabine vows to do whatever it takes to bring their accuser to justice.

Grab your copy today, and share the news!

Hurrah! Hurrah! All my rewatching of Robin Hoods has paid off. My 16th medieval romance novel is now ready to go live!

I just finished up the final read-though. I’m heading to sleep. When I wake up again I’ll be posting it onto Amazon!

Thank you all for your support and encouragement!

What are you up to today?

Here’s the DVD of one of my favorites – the Russell Crowe version –

Still image from Robin Hood used as fair use to promote the DVD.

Hurrah! I think I’ve found the narrator to read my 31-part time travel series! Elizabeth and Robert are reborn during the Civil War, in feudal Japan, during the Trail of Tears, at the Library of Alexandria, and more. Fate tosses them together and rips them apart.

So happy this is getting done.

What are you guys up to today?

Here’s the link to try book 1 for free! 

Here’s the link to try book 1 for free! 

Hurrah! Hurrah! My trip to Newgate Prison in East Granby is still on for Tuesday!!!! This will finally release the block on a series of novellas I write, and also start up an entirely new series! I am so thrilled!! I’m going to be in prison tomorrow!! 🙂 Let me know if you’d like a card 🙂

Three of Rods

Traditional meaning: You’ve made your plans and are now working through them. Your path is solid so far. You are able to look even further into the future. To think about additional opportunities.

You need to be ready to accept changes as part of this. Risk, too. But the path is strong beneath your feet.

This is a card of success, often coming after a period of difficulty.

The card also represents that external help may be offered. If so, consider accepting it. We all help each other out.

Aquarian Deck:

The first things to catch my eye are the three rods. They look strong. Steady. Almost phallic with energy. They have beautiful flowers on their top, representing both beauty and strength.

However, the character doesn’t seem to see them. The person looks between them. The person doesn’t see the strength that is all around.

Our main character’s back is turned to the viewer. While they are wearing armor on his head and shoulders, the entire back is practically bare. It’s almost as if they are inviting an attack from behind.

The character gazes out into the blankness of space, not looking at anything. The scene in that direction is completely white.
To me this is a card reminding us to be aware. To be attentive. To think about what we have already – and to plan for what is to come. To watch for those challenges and dangers.

Still, the character has strength. They have on armor. They are in a position of protection. They just need to do a bit more research. Become a bit more aware.

Cloister Deck:

The imagery is wholly different with this card. Where the Aquarian deck has an empty world, this one is entirely about the world. The person is in a beautiful purple cloak and hat, comfortably standing on shore. They are looking out to three ships actively sailing off into the distance. I can’t help but think about the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria. That’s what comes to mind when I see three ships. They are off to explore new horizons. Take on new challenges. This is a card of joy and prosperity.

Or are they coming in? Are the ships bringing in bounty, having survived who-knows-what challenges?