Lise McClendon's Blog, page 2
July 24, 2023
How the Kickstarter worked out
Spoiler alert — awesomely! The special collectible editions of ‘Blackbird Fly,’ available through the Kickstarter and very soon through my store here on my website, have been shipped! I am sending them on their way this week to everyone who pledged (plus Kristen who won the giveaway). Thank you, everyone!
June 3, 2023
Visions of France
Reader Elizabeth from Alberta, Canada, is a painter who loves France. She asked if she could use some photos to use as “models” for her artistry. Of course, I was pleased to oblige! So many beautiful sites in France, from Paris to Provence to Bordeaux, and points in between. So here is a small collection […]
May 4, 2023
Behind the Register
Behind the Register, Back in the Stockroom The bell rings as you walk through the door of the small, brightly lit shop. The window display has drawn you in with its colorful items. Inside on the shelves are delightful objects: books, trinkets, toys. On the walls are quilts, antiques, works of art. Everything is spotless […]
April 25, 2023
Four days to go! Get a deluxe hardcover before they’re gone
The Kickstarter is in the home stretch… just four days left! Check it out now This post originally appeared on MysteryFanfare.org. Many thanks to Janet Rudolph for helping to promote the Kickstarter! Fifteen years down “la rue” – Post by Lise McClendon, author of the Bennett Sisters Mysteries Hard to believe but it’s been almost […]
April 20, 2023
Giveaways and Flash Rewards
First, congratulations to Kristen Cox who won the giveaway here on the blog, for the deluxe edition of ‘Blackbird Fly.’ Whee! Thanks to everyone who entered! You can still get a copy over on the Kickstarter: Then, another round of congrats to the ladies who won the Bennett Sisters French Cookbook during the Bookworm of […]
April 11, 2023
Kickstarter has FUNDED!
The Kickstarter launched yesterday and promptly funded on DAY ONE! Woot! Many thanks to all who pledged, shared, and supported the campaign. There’s still plenty of time to get in on the action… and yes, now you know you will get your items because we met our funding goal. Woot!
March 31, 2023
Win a Collectible Hardcover of Blackbird Fly!
The Kickstarter campaign starts very soon– April 10. To help it take off, I am giving away one copy of the hardcover featured in the campaign, to anyone who signs up for the Kickstarter before it launches. The more the merrier on followers! You don’t have to pledge to the campaign but you […]
March 9, 2023
Kickstarter away!
This year, 2023, I am trying a bunch of new things. I have stories coming out in four– count ’em!– four mystery anthologies. All this spring and early summer, argh! I will be nagging you to help out. Most of them are charity anthologies. Two will contribute to reading charities for children. There is no […]
August 24, 2022
Making a run for a bestseller list
Along with thirty other mystery writers I’m making a run for it! ‘It’ being the USA Today bestseller list. It is one of the easier ones to get for an indie writer, with a long 100+ titles each week. But sadly I’ve never made it! It takes some 10,000 copies sold in one week, across […]
July 12, 2022
Listen to Lise Talk Mysteries
A podcast Lise did with Australian blogger Jenny Wheeler is now available! Listen to Lise talk about her career, the Bennett Sisters, and the latest mystery, Chateau des Corbeaux, on the podcast Joys of Binge Reading. The transcript is also available.
