ABOUT

I’ve always felt that a stranger is just a friend you haven’t met yet. If all you want is a quick summary, read on below…in the third person…because that’s just how it’s done. But, it would be way more fun if you hopped over to my contact page and started a conversation via your preferred communication method (I don’t know smoke signals, but just about anything else works). Well met, friend, and happy reading!

Lydia Sherrer is an award-winning and USA Today-bestselling author who hopes to leave this world a better place than when she found it. She grew up in rural Kentucky and was thoroughly corrupted by a deep love for its rolling countryside, in spite of all the mosquitoes and hay-fever. Lydia’s parents instilled in her a craving for literature early on, and later regretted it as they had to wrestle books away from her at the dinner table and confiscate all her flashlights she used to read books under the covers. Despite their best efforts, they never managed to break her of the habit and Lydia is still reading under the covers today, though now she has the convenience of a Kindle with night settings.

Lydia graduated with a dual B.A. in Chinese and Arabic, and after traveling to the far corners of the globe, came home and stayed. Instead of becoming a marine biologist or a spy for the CIA (her childhood dreams), she decided to do something much more exciting and dangerous: write books for a living.

Her award-winning and bestselling “Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus – the Lily Singer Adventures”  series is delightfully snarky urban fantasy with a talking cat that has been described by Harry Potter fans as “Highly addictive!” and “a must read.” It has garnered thousands of five star ratings and sold over a quarter million copies.

Most recently Lydia is working on a trilogy of gamelit novels with NYT bestselling author John Ringo. The first “Into the Real” released in March 2022. More will follow in 2023. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies such as “We Shall Rise” and “Chicks in Tank Tops” (published by Baen Books) and she writes a new one every month for her subscribers over at Patreon.

When not writing or promoting her next book, Lydia enjoys playing the ocarina (think Zelda), LARPing, cosplaying, and collecting insects. She subsists on tea and dark chocolate, and hates sleep because it keeps her from writing. Due to the tireless efforts of her fire-spinning gamer husband and her two overlords, er cats, she remains sane and even occasionally remembers to leave the house.

To learn more about Lydia Sherrer check out all the crazy stuff she gets up:

Territory that Lydia has staked out on the Interwebs:

Patreon – book series news, monthly short stories, and other goodies.

Facebook Author Page – writing related news, cute cat pictures, and general shenanigans.

Facebook VIP Reader Page – LOTS of cat and reading related memes, giveaways, WIP excerpts, and general shenanigans.

Instagram – cute cat pictures, tea reviews, and general shenanigans (noticing a trend here?)

Twitter – due to the ridiculousness of Twitter drama, I rarely visit my twitter page, but it’s there if you want to check it out.

Amazon – BOOKS!!! Also, reviews. (and a good place to follow me if you want Amazon to tell you as soon as I have new books out)

Goodreads – book suggestions, Q&A, and the painful truth that Goodreads reviewers are way more critical than Amazon reviewers.

Youtube – Ocarina music, cat videos, and general shenanigans.

Awards:
-2015 Finalist in Almond Press’ Apocalypse Chronicles
-2017 Imadjin Award: Best in Urban Fantasy; Best Short Story
-2019 Writers of the Future 3rd Quarter Honorable Mention; 4th Quarter Honorable Mention

Years ago, Lydia used to sell art. She was actually kinda good. But books sell better.

www.seraphsisters.com

“Celestial Birds” – (Falcon Sun, Owl Moon, and Raven Star) – Ink

Even more years ago, Lydia used make costumes, shoot in archery tournaments, and work at Renaissance festivals.

Ah, those were the days…