Elizabeth Schechter

Elizabeth Schechter

@easchechter.bsky.social

Romance Writer. Mom. Unscrewer of the inscrutable. President of The Lord Ruthven Assembly www.elizabethschechterwrites.com/

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Elizabeth Schechter
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Spooky, Scary… Politics? Here we are, five days out from Halloween, and eight days out from Election Day. The perfect juxtaposition of spooky, scary politics. Here in Florida, early voting started last week (and I voted last week.) The current numbers at the polls are very close -- I think there…

elizabethschechterwrites.comSpooky, Scary… Politics?Here we are, five days out from Halloween, and eight days out from Election Day. The perfect juxtaposition of spooky, scary politics. Here in Florida, early voting started last week (and I voted last week.) The current numbers at the polls are very close -- I think there was about a thousand vote difference between Democrats and Republicans who have already voted either by mail in ballot or in person.
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If It’s Not One Thing… If it's not one thing, then it's a bunch of things. I know that's not how the saying usually goes, but I think mine is more accurate. Today especially has been a day like that -- I've been going from pillar to post all day, and I still have more to do, including putting…

elizabethschechterwrites.comIf It’s Not One Thing…If it's not one thing, then it's a bunch of things. I know that's not how the saying usually goes, but I think mine is more accurate. Today especially has been a day like that -- I've been going from pillar to post all day, and I still have more to do, including putting words on the page. I had some "Oh, I was not expecting that!" moments in writing…
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Going Places and Visiting Places Doing shows means that we're always going places and visiting places, and this past Friday was no exception. We went and visited Shelf Life Books and Gifts in Altamonte Springs. It's a little wonky to get to the shop, but it's a cute place, and the owners are…

elizabethschechterwrites.comGoing Places and Visiting PlacesDoing shows means that we're always going places and visiting places, and this past Friday was no exception. We went and visited Shelf Life Books and Gifts in Altamonte Springs. It's a little wonky to get to the shop, but it's a cute place, and the owners are lovely people. And they now carry my books! At the moment, they have…
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Screaming Into the Void This afternoon, I feel like screaming into the void. Or maybe a pillow. A pillow won't complain the way the void does. Honestly, I don't blame the void. If an absolute stranger came and screamed at you, wouldn't you complain? Why am I screaming? Because Amazon. And every…

elizabethschechterwrites.comScreaming Into the VoidThis afternoon, I feel like screaming into the void. Or maybe a pillow. A pillow won't complain the way the void does. Honestly, I don't blame the void. If an absolute stranger came and screamed at you, wouldn't you complain? Why am I screaming? Because Amazon. And every indie author in the audio radiance nods in agreement. Because of course it's Amazon.
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Learning to Work the Pole… err… Poll. I spent most of today learning to work the pole... err... poll. I signed up to be a poll worker for the general election, and today was our first training. I still have online training modules to do, and an entire binder to read through. And yes, I was…

elizabethschechterwrites.comLearning to Work the Pole… err… Poll.I spent most of today learning to work the pole... err... poll. I signed up to be a poll worker for the general election, and today was our first training. I still have online training modules to do, and an entire binder to read through. And yes, I was inspired to do this because of the social media campaign. If you know, you know.
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Free book promotion starting today. I set The Sea Prince free three days ago and sent in the Amazon price match request, because I know it takes time. Price is still not changed. Download from Smashwords. Whee! bibooksforever.com #BiBooksForeverSYE

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Home Again. Actually, home again was yesterday. We got home from Smut Lovers, unloaded the car, and sort of fell over. If falling over includes six loads of laundry, that is. Today is a low-energy day, although I did go to the pool to exercise this morning. There's been a lot of seated work since…

elizabethschechterwrites.comHome Again.Actually, home again was yesterday. We got home from Smut Lovers, unloaded the car, and sort of fell over. If falling over includes six loads of laundry, that is. Today is a low-energy day, although I did go to the pool to exercise this morning. There's been a lot of seated work since -- backing up the computer. Making calls. Making graphics for Bi Books Forever (see below).
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Are We Ready Yet? No! It's time! Smut Lovers Conference starts Wednesday! Are we ready yet? No!!! Well, not quite. The books that I have are in the living room, ready to be loaded into the car. That includes the box of books that arrived TODAY! There's one more box coming, and I'm holding out hope…

elizabethschechterwrites.comAre We Ready Yet? No!It's time! Smut Lovers Conference starts Wednesday! Are we ready yet? No!!! Well, not quite. The books that I have are in the living room, ready to be loaded into the car. That includes the box of books that arrived TODAY! There's one more box coming, and I'm holding out hope it gets here by Thursday. I may do all the prep work for the charity basket that I want to put together.
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“Thanks, I Hate It.” The phrase "Thanks, I hate it." comes courtesy of College Boy, who has been saying it for years whenever faced with something that he either didn't want to hear, or that was truly brainbending. It's become so much a part of the family lexicon that it has shown up in a book…

elizabethschechterwrites.com“Thanks, I Hate It.”The phrase "Thanks, I hate it." comes courtesy of College Boy, who has been saying it for years whenever faced with something that he either didn't want to hear, or that was truly brainbending. It's become so much a part of the family lexicon that it has shown up in a book (appearing in Children of Dreams, if I remember correctly.)
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And Now…. Breathe! Two weeks of shows done. And now... breathe! I have two and a half weeks before the next show. Which means I have two and a half weeks to restock my books, because I was not expecting books to fly off my table the way they did! I started this run with a full table, and ended it…

elizabethschechterwrites.comAnd Now…. Breathe!Two weeks of shows done. And now... breathe! I have two and a half weeks before the next show. Which means I have two and a half weeks to restock my books, because I was not expecting books to fly off my table the way they did! I started this run with a full table, and ended it nearly selling out of two titles.
Elizabeth Schechter
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Catching Up The Monday after a weekend event is my time for catching up. Laundry, cleaning up, getting the millions of things done that usually get done over the weekend. So today is my day to catch up on things. The last load of laundry is in the machine. My planners are updated for the week.…

elizabethschechterwrites.comCatching UpThe Monday after a weekend event is my time for catching up. Laundry, cleaning up, getting the millions of things done that usually get done over the weekend. So today is my day to catch up on things. The last load of laundry is in the machine. My planners are updated for the week. I've read all (okay, most) of my emails and ordered the supplies I need for upcoming shows.
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Start of the Silly Season This weekend marks the start of my silly season -- two shows back to back, then two weeks off, then another show followed by a week off before one more show. Then I get to breathe for a month and hope that I have time to restock before my last two shows of the year.…

elizabethschechterwrites.comStart of the Silly SeasonThis weekend marks the start of my silly season -- two shows back to back, then two weeks off, then another show followed by a week off before one more show. Then I get to breathe for a month and hope that I have time to restock before my last two shows of the year. Between now and the beginning of December, I have six shows.
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How Do I Do This Again? This past week has been interesting. I spent quite a lot of time silently wondering "How do I do this again?" Okay, that's not entirely true. I did spent a bit of time catching up on what I'd already written. Sometimes, I can't remember what I've written from day to day, so…

elizabethschechterwrites.comHow Do I Do This Again?This past week has been interesting. I spent quite a lot of time silently wondering "How do I do this again?" Okay, that's not entirely true. I did spent a bit of time catching up on what I'd already written. Sometimes, I can't remember what I've written from day to day, so remembering after two months was asking a lot. …
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Back to Work… Almost. Vacation is over, it's time to get back to work... almost. I'm actually getting back to work on writing on Wednesday. I'm currently working on revising the metadata and keywords for all of my books. It's been a minute since I last updated mine, so it's well and truly past…

elizabethschechterwrites.comBack to Work… Almost.Vacation is over, it's time to get back to work... almost. I'm actually getting back to work on writing on Wednesday. I'm currently working on revising the metadata and keywords for all of my books. It's been a minute since I last updated mine, so it's well and truly past time. Yes, I'm updating all of them. Now, this sort of requires a lot of thinking about what the average reader plugs into the search engine when they're looking for something new.
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Six Weeks! Today is officially six weeks post-op. Do you know what that means? Restrictions officially lifted! I can (slowly and carefully) return to lifting, bending, twisting and I can go back into the pool. So I can also get back to exercising! Of course, this is also the week when I'm going to…

elizabethschechterwrites.comSix Weeks!Today is officially six weeks post-op. Do you know what that means? Restrictions officially lifted! I can (slowly and carefully) return to lifting, bending, twisting and I can go back into the pool. So I can also get back to exercising! Of course, this is also the week when I'm going to be too busy to go into the pool. Well, maybe later this week?
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Progress! Progress is progressing! Today, I was discharged from pain management, because if there's no pain, there's nothing to manage. Makes sense, right? The admins were all lovely and wished me well and told me that they hoped they didn't see me again. Which... I hope I don't see them either! I…

elizabethschechterwrites.comProgress!Progress is progressing! Today, I was discharged from pain management, because if there's no pain, there's nothing to manage. Makes sense, right? The admins were all lovely and wished me well and told me that they hoped they didn't see me again. Which... I hope I don't see them either! I still have one more week of restrictions, and I've gotten to the point where I keep forgetting.
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Little Things It's the little things that really drive it home when you're not running at full capacity. Things like... picking up something you've dropped when you're not allowed to BEND, for example. I had my first post-surgical followup with the neurosurgeon last week, and she's pleased with…

elizabethschechterwrites.comLittle ThingsIt's the little things that really drive it home when you're not running at full capacity. Things like... picking up something you've dropped when you're not allowed to BEND, for example. I had my first post-surgical followup with the neurosurgeon last week, and she's pleased with how I'm doing. I'm still on restrictions -- no bending, twisting or lifting anything heavier than a gallon of milk for another two weeks.
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smashwords.comElizabeth SchechterElizabeth Schechter has been writing award-winning Romantasy since before the word was coined. Her writing credits include the award-winning steampunk romance House of Sable Locks, the Celtic fantasy ...
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Slowly and Steadily Three weeks along in my recovery, and slowly and steadily, I'm getting there. Not going to lie, it can be frustrating. I cannot bend or twist, or lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk (which is about 8 pounds). I'm currently at that stage of recovery where I want to do…

elizabethschechterwrites.comSlowly and SteadilyThree weeks along in my recovery, and slowly and steadily, I'm getting there. Not going to lie, it can be frustrating. I cannot bend or twist, or lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk (which is about 8 pounds). I'm currently at that stage of recovery where I want to do all the things, but I'm not supposed to do any of them.
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It’s Been One Month. On May 25th, I told you all that I was waiting for surgery approval, but that there was a safety valve where I could head into the ER. It's been one month since that post (more or less). I am now exactly two weeks post surgery. Surprise! I'm currently recovering, and doing…

elizabethschechterwrites.comIt’s Been One Month.On May 25th, I told you all that I was waiting for surgery approval, but that there was a safety valve where I could head into the ER. It's been one month since that post (more or less). I am now exactly two weeks post surgery. Surprise! I'm currently recovering, and doing very well. Surprisingly well, to be honest. I was almost entirely pain free immediately after surgery.
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And Now… We Wait. And now... we wait. What are we waiting for? Last week, I sat down with the neurosurgeon. She walked into the room and asked, "Do you have your phone?" Me: "Yes." Her: "Good. Take a picture of this. I want you to see what we're talking about." So I have a photo on my phone of my…

elizabethschechterwrites.comAnd Now… We Wait.And now... we wait. What are we waiting for? Last week, I sat down with the neurosurgeon. She walked into the room and asked, "Do you have your phone?" Me: "Yes." Her: "Good. Take a picture of this. I want you to see what we're talking about." So I have a photo on my phone of my spine, and of the disc that has breached containment.
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Still Rolling. The ball is still rolling, and I don't have any firm answers yet. Tomorrow, I will sit down with the neurosurgeon, and we'll see where things go from there. I have my records and my imaging discs, and I'm about as ready as I can be, and I really just kind of want to go in and say…

elizabethschechterwrites.comStill Rolling.The ball is still rolling, and I don't have any firm answers yet. Tomorrow, I will sit down with the neurosurgeon, and we'll see where things go from there. I have my records and my imaging discs, and I'm about as ready as I can be, and I really just kind of want to go in and say "I'm broken. Fix me."
Elizabeth Schechter
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The Ball is Rolling. I had another pain management appointment today, and the ball is rolling. What ball? The one that involves a referral to a neurosurgeon for spinal surgery to relieve the pressure on my sciatic nerve. My pain doctor and I are in agreement -- surgery is the best option for me.…

elizabethschechterwrites.comThe Ball is Rolling.I had another pain management appointment today, and the ball is rolling. What ball? The one that involves a referral to a neurosurgeon for spinal surgery to relieve the pressure on my sciatic nerve. My pain doctor and I are in agreement -- surgery is the best option for me. Which means that I'm now on crunch time. I NEED to finish…
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Clever Headline Goes Here. "Clever Headline Goes Here." Otherwise known as "this is your brain on sciatica pain." I thought I pulled a muscle exercising. So I did what you usually do when you pull a muscle -- anti-inflammatory medication, heat and ice, gentle stretching. Then the pins-and-needles…

elizabethschechterwrites.comClever Headline Goes Here."Clever Headline Goes Here." Otherwise known as "this is your brain on sciatica pain." I thought I pulled a muscle exercising. So I did what you usually do when you pull a muscle -- anti-inflammatory medication, heat and ice, gentle stretching. Then the pins-and-needles started, and I hied myself off to the orthopaedist. Ortho set me up with six weeks of physical therapy and sent me to see a pain management doctor.
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Behind the Scenes I took a class last week, and now I have homework. I need to redo a lot of what goes on behind the scenes for my self-published titles. So over the next few weeks, I'll be redoing many things that you probably will never notice, and one thing you might. The many things you…

elizabethschechterwrites.comBehind the ScenesI took a class last week, and now I have homework. I need to redo a lot of what goes on behind the scenes for my self-published titles. So over the next few weeks, I'll be redoing many things that you probably will never notice, and one thing you might. The many things you probably won't notice are the metadata and keywords, which help people find my books when they search online.
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Well, That Certainly Took Off… Friday night, we went out to dinner, and I made SURE that we were home in time to watch Artemis come home. And once she was down and safe, I posted something to my social media. And... it certainly took off. I've never had a post ever that gained the traction this…

elizabethschechterwrites.comWell, That Certainly Took Off…Friday night, we went out to dinner, and I made SURE that we were home in time to watch Artemis come home. And once she was down and safe, I posted something to my social media. And... it certainly took off. I've never had a post ever that gained the traction this one did. Friends have been tagging me when they see it, so I know how far it's gone. And I've tripped on one person who stole the post and claimed it for their own, which... I suppose that means I'm a real writer?
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I've heard that there was a very special payload on board the Integrity capsule. A 1 inch square piece of canvas from the Wright Brothers plane, provided by the Smithsonian. A piece of Challenger. A piece of Columbia. 1/2

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Sorry I didn't update before. I was at an event all day today. I've been corrected. There were heritage parts from Columbia and Challenger in the booster. There were not parts included in the payload. So they were there, but not the way I understood them to be. I apologize for the misunderstanding.

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And Now… The Back Side of Luna! I'm writing this up while I watch the Artemis II flyby of the Moon, and I really, REALLY need someone to say "And now... the back side of Luna!" I doubt anyone will (or if they did, I missed it.) Screenshot from my other monitor. I keep saying I'm tired of living in…

elizabethschechterwrites.comAnd Now… The Back Side of Luna!I'm writing this up while I watch the Artemis II flyby of the Moon, and I really, REALLY need someone to say "And now... the back side of Luna!" I doubt anyone will (or if they did, I missed it.) Screenshot from my other monitor. I keep saying I'm tired of living in unprecedented times, but for this unprecedented time? I'll take it. The last time we went to the Moon, I was eight months old. And I just found out about the message that Jim Lovell (Commander of Apollo 13) recorded before he died, and that NASA played just before the Moon flyby started, welcoming the Artemis team to his old neighborhood.
Elizabeth Schechter
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Fun. Weird. Slightly Random. That’s Me. I was writing up the description for my appearance on SFF News and Interviews this Thursday, and described it as fun, weird and slightly random. Which, I realize now, is me in a nutshell. Not that I mind. It makes things more interesting and far more…

elizabethschechterwrites.comFun. Weird. Slightly Random. That’s Me.I was writing up the description for my appearance on SFF News and Interviews this Thursday, and described it as fun, weird and slightly random. Which, I realize now, is me in a nutshell. Not that I mind. It makes things more interesting and far more entertaining. For me, anyway. Last week was a lot of catching up, although not nearly as much as I'd have liked. Some interesting bits in an "I could have done without this!" sort of way (No, I do not WANT to have to put a new roof on the house, thank you!) This week will be still more catching up -- I've already made two important phone calls.
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I Am Not To Be Trusted With a Bubble Shooter I got home from ICFA yesterday, and promptly fell over. The afterparty was amazing, there was unfiltered sake, and I learned a thing -- I am not to be trusted with a bubble shooter. I have NO idea who handed this to me -- it was dark on the pool deck,…

elizabethschechterwrites.comI Am Not To Be Trusted With a Bubble ShooterI got home from ICFA yesterday, and promptly fell over. The afterparty was amazing, there was unfiltered sake, and I learned a thing -- I am not to be trusted with a bubble shooter. I have NO idea who handed this to me -- it was dark on the pool deck, for all that everyone was wearing glowy flower crowns. But I reverted to the relative age of five, and there was much giggling and many, MANY bubbles. It was a good conference. And not just because of the bubbles. I got some amazing news on Wednesady, had an excellent reading on Thursday, moderated a panel on Friday that featured some amazing stories.