LM Sherman

Crumbling Manors
Madwomen
Ancestral Secrets

Enter the chilling world of LM Sherman, gothic tales of suspense and horror spanning the gloomy, fog-drenched landscapes of New England.

writing-tips

  • Summer Break (j/k writers don’t get breaks)

    This summer I promised myself a nice, long break from writing. The hard work was done, I told myself. My novel was finished. Time to kick back in a hammock somewhere, preferably on a mountaintop, and sip fruity beverages. Nope. Not only did I spend the entire summer working, I think I spent as much

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  • Hook! Hook! Give us the hook!

    Picture this. You have an amazing idea for a story. It’s the story you were born to write! You know that readers will melt when they read it, but…you have no idea where to begin. So you stare at a blank screen. You agonize for weeks about the opening line. That’s because you know those

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  • Yes, but why gothic fiction? (pt. 2)

    Continuing from last week’s post, here are two more reasons why I love writing gothic fiction: 3. The Feels When I say that I write gothic fiction, often the response is “oh, like gothic romance?” No. Or at least, not in the sense that most people think of “romance.” Anne Radcliffe, gothic fiction writer extraordinaire

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  • For the love of outlining

    I’m a planner. I make an obscene number of checklists, for all occasions. There’s my work to-do’s, personal to-do’s, grocery lists, reading lists, events lists. I could go on. And on. And on. So it comes as no surprise that I like to outline my novels. It’s the core of my writing process. From all

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