AUTHOR INTERVIEW
At a young age , L . Bachman started creating stories and art . This form of expression led to becoming a published author with the stories Maxwell Demon , Human Ouija , and Harvest . She has also been included in several anthologies . In March 2016 , her short story , The Painting of Martel , was included in the anthology Painted Mayhem . Following its release , she was once more included in an anthology , And the World Will Burn : A Dystopian Anthology , with her work The Gaze of Destruction . She will once again be included in a December 2016 anthology called Crossroads in the Dark II : Urban Legends with a short story , A Farmhouse Haunting .
Bachman first gained attention in the independent publishing community with her cover design of the collection entitled Murder , Mayhem , Monsters , and Mistletoe : An Anthology . This led to her working with several authors , including Lindy Spencer and Rae Ford . Following her work on the anthology , she wrote The Blasphemer Series : Maxwell Demon in January 2015 . It was nominated for Indie Book of 2016 by Metamorph Publishing , along with her bestselling short Human Ouija .
Her graphic arts provided the beginnings of her portfolio . Testimonials of her clients can be seen on her graphic design website , Bachman Designs . When she is not working in the graphics arts sector of the independent publishing industry , she works for the publishing house Burning Willow Press , LLC . They took notice of her portfolio after she provided a graphic design for author Kindra Sowder , CEO of Burning Willow Press .
L . Bachman now is a full-time staff member working in the graphics department of the publishing house doing promotional media … videos , promotional materials , and cover design . Through her work with Burning Willow Press , she ’ s provided materials for the likes of Kerry Alan Denny , SL Perrine , Jay Michael Wright II , and James Master . She continues to work independently for her own clients , having plans to continue her independent writing .
After the passing of her father in April 2016 , she dedicated The Blasphemer Series : Harvest to him , dubbing him one of her biggest supporters , if not her biggest fan . In honor of him , she continues to do charitable work and supports active duty military personnel . Her submission to the anthology Painted Mayhem raised money for military personnel suffering and living with PTSD . This also led to her donating some of her work to “ Authors Supporting Our Troops ”, an event held by author Armand Rosamilia that sends copies of books to active duty military .