Robin Schadel
@robinschadelauthor.bsky.social
Urban fantasy, gaslamp fantasy, Louisiana gothic, and paranormal romance author, professor, cat mom, coffee addict, gamer, goth, sapphic bratty vampire princess. 🏳️⚧️ she/her
Anakin vs Sand jokes will never cease to be funny.
January 19, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Anakin vs Sand jokes will never cease to be funny.
When you don’t have to go to work today, you get a happy lap cat.
January 19, 2026 at 1:48 PM
When you don’t have to go to work today, you get a happy lap cat.
What is writing? It is googling sentences like: "what is it called the thing you store a cake in" because you forgot what a cake carrier/keeper was called.
January 18, 2026 at 2:05 PM
What is writing? It is googling sentences like: "what is it called the thing you store a cake in" because you forgot what a cake carrier/keeper was called.
The plan was to slow down. The plan was to pace myself to avoid burnout.
I write to understand my mind and to quell the demons who haunt the ruins contained therein. They persist and swell in both number and ferocity; therefore, the vigilance of my pen is ever on duty.
I write to understand my mind and to quell the demons who haunt the ruins contained therein. They persist and swell in both number and ferocity; therefore, the vigilance of my pen is ever on duty.
January 18, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The plan was to slow down. The plan was to pace myself to avoid burnout.
I write to understand my mind and to quell the demons who haunt the ruins contained therein. They persist and swell in both number and ferocity; therefore, the vigilance of my pen is ever on duty.
I write to understand my mind and to quell the demons who haunt the ruins contained therein. They persist and swell in both number and ferocity; therefore, the vigilance of my pen is ever on duty.
The calm smile is the realization that one week of this semester is in the books.
January 16, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The calm smile is the realization that one week of this semester is in the books.
So, I plotted my first novel by hand in a really pretty notebook. For the past few years, I've been using MS Word to draft out my story bibles, world building, and other planning for my novels. For my current dark fantasy WIP, I've gone back to planning in a notebook. It feels so satisfying.
January 16, 2026 at 12:42 AM
So, I plotted my first novel by hand in a really pretty notebook. For the past few years, I've been using MS Word to draft out my story bibles, world building, and other planning for my novels. For my current dark fantasy WIP, I've gone back to planning in a notebook. It feels so satisfying.
The highlight of teaching today: Finding a $5 bill on the way out of campus.
The lowlight of teaching today: Remembering a day when a $5 bill could buy me a combo meal on the way home...
I am old.
The lowlight of teaching today: Remembering a day when a $5 bill could buy me a combo meal on the way home...
I am old.
January 15, 2026 at 10:14 PM
The highlight of teaching today: Finding a $5 bill on the way out of campus.
The lowlight of teaching today: Remembering a day when a $5 bill could buy me a combo meal on the way home...
I am old.
The lowlight of teaching today: Remembering a day when a $5 bill could buy me a combo meal on the way home...
I am old.
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Tonight's episode premier of Luck & Chaos brings us back into the ball and exploring the castle in Episode 2 "Death in the Streets"!
Join us for the live premier tonight at 6pm ET
youtu.be/Nhn2IPoo-sg
Join us for the live premier tonight at 6pm ET
youtu.be/Nhn2IPoo-sg
Death in the Streets - Luck & Chaos Podcast (Season 2, Episode 2)
YouTube video by Sara Roberts
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January 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Tonight's episode premier of Luck & Chaos brings us back into the ball and exploring the castle in Episode 2 "Death in the Streets"!
Join us for the live premier tonight at 6pm ET
youtu.be/Nhn2IPoo-sg
Join us for the live premier tonight at 6pm ET
youtu.be/Nhn2IPoo-sg
Something tells me this is a scam. I wish I could put my finger on what tells me that...
January 12, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Something tells me this is a scam. I wish I could put my finger on what tells me that...
So, what happens when you write a book that straddles the lines between "dark fantasy with sapphic romance" and "dark, sapphic romantasy"? Well, you struggle over how to market it... Read more (and the blurb) in this blog post
www.cursingravenbooks.com/blog/im-uncertain-as-to-how-to-market-this-book
www.cursingravenbooks.com/blog/im-uncertain-as-to-how-to-market-this-book
I’m Uncertain as to How to Market this Book — Cursing Raven Books
So, I have been silent for a while as I was busy finishing up the Fall Semester (teaching 8 courses) and finishing up a new (fairly dark) fantasy novel titled The Devourer’s Sonata . For me, it was a...
www.cursingravenbooks.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:03 PM
So, what happens when you write a book that straddles the lines between "dark fantasy with sapphic romance" and "dark, sapphic romantasy"? Well, you struggle over how to market it... Read more (and the blurb) in this blog post
www.cursingravenbooks.com/blog/im-uncertain-as-to-how-to-market-this-book
www.cursingravenbooks.com/blog/im-uncertain-as-to-how-to-market-this-book
Physically, I'm ready for the semester to start tomorrow.
Mentally, I'm kicking myself for letting the break get away from me. I need one more week.
Mentally, I'm kicking myself for letting the break get away from me. I need one more week.
January 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Physically, I'm ready for the semester to start tomorrow.
Mentally, I'm kicking myself for letting the break get away from me. I need one more week.
Mentally, I'm kicking myself for letting the break get away from me. I need one more week.
Well... got hit on walking back from the grocery store by the men working on the house next door. And I'm sorry, but "Arf Arf Want some dog in you?" is F- level.
January 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Well... got hit on walking back from the grocery store by the men working on the house next door. And I'm sorry, but "Arf Arf Want some dog in you?" is F- level.
Dark Fantasy novel #4 (The Devourer's Sonata) is now drafted. That means a celebration with pizza will come soon. Of course, now it means I have to write up the blurb.
Roses and thorns. Roses and thorns.
Roses and thorns. Roses and thorns.
January 6, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Dark Fantasy novel #4 (The Devourer's Sonata) is now drafted. That means a celebration with pizza will come soon. Of course, now it means I have to write up the blurb.
Roses and thorns. Roses and thorns.
Roses and thorns. Roses and thorns.
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We're baaaaaack!!
Join us for the Season 2 return of Luck and Chaos on Wednesday, January 7th at 6:00pm ET on YouTube! The audio version will drop on all platforms following the conclusion of the premier.
Click the link to set your notification so you don't miss out!
youtu.be/A2wdWJO-69s
Join us for the Season 2 return of Luck and Chaos on Wednesday, January 7th at 6:00pm ET on YouTube! The audio version will drop on all platforms following the conclusion of the premier.
Click the link to set your notification so you don't miss out!
youtu.be/A2wdWJO-69s
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We're baaaaaack!!
Join us for the Season 2 return of Luck and Chaos on Wednesday, January 7th at 6:00pm ET on YouTube! The audio version will drop on all platforms following the conclusion of the premier.
Click the link to set your notification so you don't miss out!
youtu.be/A2wdWJO-69s
Join us for the Season 2 return of Luck and Chaos on Wednesday, January 7th at 6:00pm ET on YouTube! The audio version will drop on all platforms following the conclusion of the premier.
Click the link to set your notification so you don't miss out!
youtu.be/A2wdWJO-69s
Tis the season for king cake!
January 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Tis the season for king cake!
And now to draft the final chapter of this dark fantasy (standalone) manuscript.
January 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
And now to draft the final chapter of this dark fantasy (standalone) manuscript.
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We prefer our dystopias fictional.
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
We prefer our dystopias fictional.
My two black cats. One co is majestic and mysterious, and one is…. trying his best. But I love them both.
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 AM
My two black cats. One co is majestic and mysterious, and one is…. trying his best. But I love them both.
According to my outline, I have 2 chapters remaining to draft this dark fantasy. So, we've got a brooding lesbian with daddy issues but a loving mother and younger brother, a perky librarian with bibliomantic powers (1/2)
January 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
According to my outline, I have 2 chapters remaining to draft this dark fantasy. So, we've got a brooding lesbian with daddy issues but a loving mother and younger brother, a perky librarian with bibliomantic powers (1/2)
New Year, New…. Nah, I’m just turning myself up to 11.
January 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM
New Year, New…. Nah, I’m just turning myself up to 11.
Well, Happy New Year. May 2026 bring peace, joy, and good fortune.
January 1, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Well, Happy New Year. May 2026 bring peace, joy, and good fortune.
Based upon the fireworks, my neighbors wish you all a Happy New... 6:09 PM!
January 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Based upon the fireworks, my neighbors wish you all a Happy New... 6:09 PM!
Just putting this out there, as I return to writing dark, gothic fantasy (You can pick up my A Tale of Two Crowns Trilogy on my website and any online retailer!) with new characters, a new world, and a promise of no shadow daddies.
There will be a brooding lesbian with daddy issues.
There will be a brooding lesbian with daddy issues.
December 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Just putting this out there, as I return to writing dark, gothic fantasy (You can pick up my A Tale of Two Crowns Trilogy on my website and any online retailer!) with new characters, a new world, and a promise of no shadow daddies.
There will be a brooding lesbian with daddy issues.
There will be a brooding lesbian with daddy issues.