Lissa Bilyk

Biography

Indie author since 2011 and resolute defender of the Oxford comma, Lissa was born and raised in Australia, and writes stories about dynamic women who break the system.

Lissa is the author of the reverse harem high fantasy romance series WINTER WITCH, cyborg sci-fi THE EDGE OF DARKNESS, new adult contemporary romance LIES FOR A LIVING, and the young adult paranormal STORM FORCE series comprising of TINA STORM: DEMON HUNTER and DEMON'S BLOOD.

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Smashwords Interview

Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in a remote city in Australia, and this has given me not only an outsider's perspective of the world, but Australian English spelling in my books and a large Australian presence, which I do not apologise for.

For example, in Tina Storm: Demon Hunter, the Christmas school holidays are in summertime, and Tina attends college classes that are not university, nor strictly high school, but somewhere in between, just like the college I attended. For Americans, this is the equivalent of the senior year of high school, and for the British, this is similar to Sixth Form.

I write about real life locations and situations I directly experienced in Demon's Blood. Of course, I'm not a super-powered demon hunter, but I have experienced some of Tina's high school experiences, and base it in the suburbs.

In The Edge of Darkness, I drew on my family's history of immigration and made Max's parents immigrants to Australia who only wanted her to embrace Australian culture: that's why Max only speaks English!

In Lies for a Living, both Tori and Cameron are drawn to each other because of their shared Australian background in a foreign country, where I also lived.

I'm Australian and it plays a large part in the presence and influence in my books.
What motivated you to become an indie author?
I have a full-time day job that I really love, so I don't want to work to anyone's deadline except my own.

I love to write in different genres and for different audiences. I never wanted to be put in a box and branded 'this author only write this niche sub-genre', which is often what happens with marketing traditionally published authors.

Also, the flexibility of publishing a book with a kitten on my lap is appealing.
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Where to find Lissa Bilyk online

Series

Storm Force
Follows the adventures of Tina Storm, an Australian teenage demon hunter from a big family of hunters with a magical lightning vanquish.

Books

Demon's Blood (Storm Force #1)
Series: Storm Force. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 81,790. Language: English. Published: April 27, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
(5.00 from 1 review)
Tina Storm, an Australian teenage demon hunter, must infiltrate a coven of witches to discover who is leading the illegal blood magic rituals whilst juggling the attentions of the hottest male witch and her Chinese shapeshifting demon boyfriend, and has to do it all without the use of her lightning vanquish.
Tina Storm: Demon Hunter (Storm Force .05)
Series: Storm Force. Price: Free! Words: 15,420. Language: English. Published: April 3, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
TINA STORM: DEMON HUNTER is a short story collection about a teenage demon hunter balancing her demon hunting duties with her normal teenage life. The stories follow her as she fights various dangerous demons and solves mysteries while also dealing with school, work, and romance.
The Edge of Darkness
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 53,110. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » General
(4.00 from 5 reviews)
When Max , an unwilling cyborg, is sent back to Earth at the end of an interstellar war, she uncovers a conspiracy aboard the transport ship and must race to find the answers and save the people she cares about before her world and everything she knows is lost to darkness.

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Smashwords book reviews by Lissa Bilyk

  • Plantgirl on Oct. 09, 2011

    Sweet, original, unexpected twist, makes you think, and short enough to enjoy with a mug of hot chocolate!