Lysandra James

Oh, look. It's me. Truthtaker Ultimate Reader Giveaway! The prizes! Truthtaker releases Tuesday, December 9, 2025 and to celebrate, I'm giving stuff away! To enter for a chance to win: Like and share the official giveaway post on either Facebook or Instagram! OR Post a selfie on either Instagram or Facebook of you holding your copy of Truthtaker, or post a photo where your copy of Truthtaker will live. Use the hashtag #truthtakergiveaway Only one entry per person. You must be 18 years old to...

Oh, look. It's me. Happy Thanksgiving Week! While I have much to be grateful for, one thing that tickles me beyond compare is holding a copy of Truthtaker in my hands for the first time. Not only that, but I keep having people tell me they've either pre-ordered a copy on Amazon or they want to purchase directly from me. It's been somewhat overwhelming and amazing all at the same time. I even ordered a second box of books. Just in case. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here! I'm so...

Oh, look. It's me. Happy National Ample Time Day! It feels appropriate to celebrate this today. This holiday is about prioritizing balance, health, and mental well-being. We've had a rough go of things here the last few days, so we're spending time together as a family doing something lighthearted and fun. I've been working hard lately, planning and plotting and arranging things. Including my Truthtaker Book Release Party! Details below. I hope to see you there! Was this email forwarded to...

Oh, look. It's me. Happy Howl at the Moon Day! Oh, and I'm SO ready to do that. Because today... ...IS MY COVER REVEAL SNEAK PEEK!!! Just for you, my wonderful and amazing subscribers. I'm so excited to share this with you. Everyone else (those people who haven't subscribed yet) will have to wait until Thursday. Oh, darn. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here! As a reminder, here's the cover mockup I created: It's pretty, I know. I really like the colors and how everything all plays...

Mirror, mirror, on my...desk? Happy National Freethought Day! I love a good brain dump. Sometimes my brain gets far too cluttered with everything that I feel like it's a storm of thoughts and emotions. The only way I can get through it is to write it all down. This morning, for example, I wrote out my to-do list for all things writerly. I was starting to feel overwhelmed by how much I needed to do and I could feel the first bits of burnout trying to wriggle their way into my life. Heck, no....

My last day of chemo. Even the girls at my favorite shop celebrated with me. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month I cried today. In the middle of doing all the marketing and writing things, checking things off my to-do list, and being an overall kick-butt author girl, I stumbled upon a reel on social media with a heavy metal cover for "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters. You can listen to it here: I'd never heard the full song, so I thought I'd give it a listen while sitting at my dining...

Oh, look. It's me. Happy National Live Creative Day! I don't know if you've noticed, but I have a thing for the daily holidays. I believe that every day is worth celebrating. Including the days when you find yourself yelling at the computer because the video editing program you want to use isn't cooperating and you're not super techie and you just want to use the darn thing already! Ahem. I'm fine. Honest. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here! See, I'm trying to make my dream of...

Feeling sassy "...strong at the broken places..." Happy We Love Memoirs Day! "The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places." - Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms I've been feeling that lately - both the brokenness and the strength that came from it. My mind has been showing repeat reels of my worse moments over the last few weeks, trying to beat me into submission. At the same time, I'm recognizing how far I've come, how I'm better able to speak my mind even...

Oh, look. It's me. "The single most powerful pattern I have noticed is that successful people find value in unexpected places." ~ Peter Thiel Happy National Thrift Shop Day! Finding value in unexpected places is like going to a good thrift shop. It's this magic portal to a world of eclectic items that would never find their way to each other anywhere else. Need a glass vase, a used copy of a New York Times bestseller from three years ago, a collection of random ribbons, and a cute pair of...

Oh, look. It's me. "Embrace the glorious mess that you are." Happy Happiness Happens Month! I love the above quote from Elizabeth Gilbert. Because we're all a mess (some a little messier than others), but we're all glorious despite - and even because - of it. I've been rereading one of my favorite books - Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck. It helped me get through a particularly difficult time in my life. I picked it back up recently to come up with something pithy and insightful to...