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Dragonfire Cover Reveal
Hello Friends! It's with much excitement that I reveal the cover for 18000 Holes in the Universe Book 1 Dragonfire! Isn't it bold and awesome? Thanks so much to the genius of illustrator, James Hart, for capturing the fantastical spirit of this middle-grade fiction...
The Villain-iest Villain
Hello Friends! SPOILER ALERT FOR DAVID COPPERFIELD BY CHARLES DICKENS I’m strangely inspired to talk villains, having recently re-read (via audio book) David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. It contains no less than six, hearty villains—two women and four men. One of...
According to Tolstoy
Hello Friends! War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy was published in 1869 and is considered one of the greatest novels of all time. It’s certainly an epic, magnificent work but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, so I hope you excuse me for posting about it. There’s been so much...
The March Begins
Hello friends! I'm so very excited that Adam Wallace and I, along with illustrator James Hart, are on a fast march towards publication of Dragonfire. It's the first book in our middle-grade fiction series 18000 Holes in the Universe! Here's the book #1 blurb......
The Path Most Travelled
Hello friends! I was recently drawn to one of my favourite poems, with its astute, humorous commentary on our human absurdity. I hope you enjoy it! With love, Lisa The Calf-Path by Sam Walker Foss - 1895 I. One day through the primeval woodA calf walked home as good...
18000 Blessings
Hello friends! For the past 18 months, I have been working on a children’s book series with my good friend and co-author, Adam Wallace. For those who don't know the fabulous Adam, he's a renowned Australian author of a billion kids’ books (give or take a few). And...