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While Lisa worked as a substitute teacher, she also honed her own writing skills in grad school. A conversation with a 2nd grade teacher about how to get students to edit their stories led to a writing program she designed for those kids as well as for the rest of their school. Before you knew it there was enough material for her book, Literary Ideas and Scripts for Young Playwrights.
Nowadays, when she's not hiking or skiing in Colorado, she's marketing her YA fantasy novel, The Netahs, Into the Wilderness, or book 2, Down in the Valley, or writing book 3 (as yet unnamed)! They are all set in Colorado, about an ancient society that can transform from animals to humans. Josh, is a halfling who must learn how to transform into his elk side before he can live among the Netah elk. The alternative is unthinkable. The title word "Netahs" is based on a word, Netaheva'o'tse, which means to be different in the Cheyenne language. Find more words in their online dictionary published at cdkc.edu/cheyennedictionary Member SCBWI, Authors Guild Education: University of Denver Masters Degree in Creative Writing Got questions? Click on the button below to send me an email. Also, you can check out what I'm reading by following the link to GoodReads. Don't miss my updates on book 3 progress, posted on my blog and on my socials. |
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A local visitorI love the outdoors, especially wild animal sightings. This little guy has been hanging around my backyard for the entire summer.
Winter is on its way, and I can't wait for the snow and skiing on bluebird days. I just hope this fellow has a nice warm den waiting for him. |
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