Author: Lisa

We Go Together

“If you can’t be an athlete… be an athletic supporter.” That’s my favorite line from Grease, and as funny as it is, there’s a note of truth in it. It’s a given that if you’re a writer, you’re also a reader. A lot of readers would like to be published writers. And in the meantime,…
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December 17, 2013 0

FaerieCon West

The appearances page has been updated! I will be appearing on programming at FaerieCon West, February 21-23 at the SeaTac Doubletree along with such talents as Charles Vess, Charles de Lint, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, and Julie Kagawa. Tap your inner fairy, locate your wings, add some glitter, and join us!


December 13, 2013 0

Mechanical Omphaloskepsis

om·pha·lo·skep·sis. noun \ˌäm(p)-fə-lō-ˈskep-səs\ : contemplation of one’s navel as an aid to meditation; also : navel-gazing # The title of this entry is a tag that I first started using on LiveJournal. From an entry dated May 28, 2008: My dear friend Sunil Sebastian suggested someone in the new novel have a bionic navel. To…
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December 4, 2013 0

Aneira and Her Consorts

The following is the second in a series of art-flash fiction collaborative pieces that I am doing with the talented Tara Larsen Chang. # This will be the longest night. The cats accompany the princess on the journey back. They are her constant companions into the darkness, and their breath promises frostbite. Blood-on-snow. She is…
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November 27, 2013 0

This is what procrastination looks like

With apologies to Disney’s Mulan. Because reasons… # Let’s get down to business To write all… the words. Readers want the next thing They’re my awesome nerds. Have to get through this page And you can bet before I’m through Draft, I’ll make a book Out of you. Crack the can of Monster Don’t forget……
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November 20, 2013 0

Tiny Elephant, ahoy!

The announcement has appeared in Publishers Weekly, so I can finally share the exciting news that the talented Taeeun Yoo will be illustrating STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS. Her work is absolutely lovely, and I am thrilled beyond measure. Taeeun’s Etsy store is full of her beautiful art prints, and she also keeps a blog here, which…
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November 1, 2013 0