Live Video Chat

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 [...]

Nov 9, 2011     Comments Off
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Writing, writing, writing

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 [...]

Nov 3, 2011     No Comments
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Divine Moments Back in the Hills

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 [...]

Oct 31, 2011     No Comments
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50 Things to Know About Memoir

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 [...]

Jun 20, 2011     No Comments
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Home again in Santa Fe

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 [...]

Feb 4, 2011     Comments Off
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Greetings from Prague

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 [...]

Nov 13, 2010     No Comments
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About Lisa



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.

Upcoming Events

The Memoir Workshop: An On-going Forum for Completing Book-length Manuscripts

On-line Writing Workshop
February 1 - February 28, 2012.

$495, check or PayPal.

Enrollment based on manuscript evaluation by The Santa Fe Writing Institute. Deadline for submission: January 1, 2012. Work shoulder-to-shoulder with Lisa and a small group of advanced writers developing and polishing book manuscripts.

Click to send an e-mail to The Santa Fe Writing Institute for guidelines.

Memoir Writing III: The Characters of Your Life

On-line Writing Class
March 7 - April 3, 2012.

$495, check or PayPal.

Learn to develop the people of your life as characters on the page. Write 4,000 words of new material in four weeks and get feedback from Lisa. Short lectures direct learning about the honesty and art of characterization in memoir. Weekly evaluation of writing provided by Lisa and colleagues in the class.

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Click to send an e-mail to The Santa Fe Writing Institute to register.

Memoir In New York City

On-the-ground Writing Workshop with Lisa
February 14 - April 15, 2012
National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY 10003

Weekend workshop exploring the art and craft of memoir writing with the author of the bestselling handbook Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir (St. Martin's Press).

Event sponsored by The International Women's Writing Guide.

Lisa is a dynamic and inspiring speaker. You'll get excited about writing your story, and you will go home with practical tools to help you do it. Join us!

Contact the International Women's Writing Guild or The Santa Fe Writing Institute for details.

Click to send an e-mail to The Santa Fe Writing Institute for details.