Live Video Chat
I did my first live video chat and here it is. View it. Share it. This is a new way to talk with all of you readers and writers who [...]
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Writing, writing, writing
Here’s the thing: the writing pours out of me in this old pirate ship of a cabin. I am pushing the arc of the narrative closer and closer to being [...]
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Divine Moments Back in the Hills
Family. Home. What is left after parents are gone and you set out to find your life in the terrain that lies open around you? I have returned for my [...]
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50 Things to Know About Memoir
“Shimmering Images” is a guide on how to write your memoir. Here are 50 things to know about memoir and the book. Memoir is storytelling. Storytelling is art. Memoir is [...]
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Home again in Santa Fe
After a year of travels through Europe and repeated treks across the U.S., I have come home to Santa Fe. The elegance of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains holds me [...]
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Greetings from Prague
Five hours via train and express bus operated by Deutsche Bahn Railways and I was in Prague. A quick weekend dash to the East from the Village of Schwaebisch Hall [...]
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Lisa is the author of the popular memoir handbook Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir and the critically acclaimed memoir Hawk Flies Above: Journey to the Heart of the Sandhills both published by St. Martin’s Press. She teaches memoir writing through her website, works privately with clients finishing book manuscripts, and blogs for the Huffington Post as Author and Story Expert. Lisa lives in Santa Fe.