See little insights into the mind of Lisa with these personal musings and quips.
Fun fact time: I don’t know if other writers do this, but I collect fun, inexpensive little pieces of jewelry to commemorate each book I’ve written. And, I have a few fun pieces I’ve been gifted from family and friends. The first books I wrote were 2 of what I planned on making a trilogy …
When a sweet friend has treats delivered to make my current book editing sessions that much better! This is so thoughtful and she knows me so well! (The chocolate will not last the week, ha!) Grateful for all the friends and family cheering me on as I write! I’m currently working on editing my WIP, …
So things are going well all around, dear blog, though it’s been far too long since I’ve updated you. There are things to rejoice about (I just finished the first draft of my 6th book about a month ago, hooray!) and life outside of writing is great, the family is healthy, I’m good, my 5th …
How I do wish I could be like Minifred and put my toes up by the fire, but January has been filled with lots of exciting work and busy-ness! I’ve been working with my agent on final edits to my manuscript before submitting to editors. I’m loving the process and mostly am still pinching myself …
I am convinced that more than ever we need beautiful art, movies, books and TV that lifts us and provides escape and hope – and the inspiration to make the world we live in better for us all. It’s just so overwhelming some days. Author Elizabeth Berg posted these words below from another author on …
I always have about 3 books going at any one time, so thank goodness for Goodreads now, so I can keep track of what I’ve read and what I want to read! If you’re a friend who shares my reading tastes (fun, funny, memoir, quirky real-life, romance, adventure, fairy-tale, magical and delightful) then you might want …
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I’ve been busy doing fun summery things like eating corn dogs, taking my girls to garage sales and downing freeze pops. I’ve also been working on a few little gifties for my nephews and future niece! Check out these cute little babies. Tomorrow, I have a child-free day, and am planning to spend a big chunk …
Dear blog: I won’t do it. I won’t force you to suffer through the agonies of apologies I always put my diaries and journals through as a young writer. For some reason, I always feel so darn compelled by those blank pages, and if I went days, weeks or *gasp* months without writing in them, …
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It’s the first day of a New Year. I love new things. Fresh sheets of paper. New packs of crayons. New jeans. “New car” smell. The sidewalk being washed clean after the rain. However, I don’t really have any new resolutions to add to the mix today, sorry 2016! I am not in the mood …
I’m going to share what I think is the big, fat, secret, magic ingredient behind successful young adult fiction. This is just my unpolished, unpaid, amateur opinion, but as someone who was once a young adult and who now, as a mid-30s adult, is still enthralled by great YA reads, I feel somewhat qualified to …
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