[2] In the 1990s, Sturges was a member of the writers' collective Clockwork Storybook, which also included Willingham, Chris Roberson, and Mark Finn.

[4][5][6] After signing an exclusive deal with DC Comics later that year,[7][8] Sturges wrote Blue Beetle from #29[9] to its end with #36,[10] and Final Crisis Aftermath: Run!

[14][15] She is the author of two novels—Midwinter (2009)[16] and its sequel The Office of Shadow (2010)—and a book of short horror fiction, Beneath the Skin and Other Stories (2000).

In September 2020, she announced her first graphic novel with Oni/Lion Forge, Girl Haven, with Meaghan Carter and Joamette Gil.

[1] On April 2, 2021, Lilah married Michelle (Misha) Sturges at a private ceremony in Austin, Texas.