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Lisa Landtroop

Hi there!! I'm Lisa, and I currently hail from the Nashville, TN area. I'm a writer and editor - loving life and living intentionally! I quit my high-paying, high-profile, high-stress job 2 years ago this weekend (woot woot!) to be home with my kiddo and grandkiddos (yes, I'm THAT old!). I'm releasi...

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Nicki Kris

Hi Lisa! Nice to meet you!

Lisa Phoenix

Thanks Nicki!! Wonderful to connect with you, too!

Elizabeth Morrison

Sci-Fi can be so fascinating. :-) I hope you had the time of your life writing it. Enjoy your new-found "free" time!

Lisa Phoenix

Hee Hee Elizabeth - I'm going to write the next book in the SciFi series during November's NaNoWriMo ... so I better enjoy my 6 weeks of remaining free time, you're right!

Lisa Phoenix
Villains versus Heroes

Do you find yourself gravitating more towards writing stories about a villain and their dastardly deeds, and possibly how they're really human underneath their cold, hard exterior? Or do you write about the hero's journey??

Demiurgic Endeavors

An issue that gets thrown in screenwriters face is the need for conflict in your script. How many screenwriters are skilled enough to write an interesting character whose moral compass points north. T...

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Lisa Phoenix

You raise a good point / question Demiurgic. SuperHeros are typically inherently 'good'...Captain America / Steve Rogers comes to my mind. But, personally, I'm not as attracted to the antagonistic cha...

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Richard Smith

As writers we can make our characters experience both the light and dark side of life, knowing that as we allow them to embrace all aspects of life, the dark as well as the light, we can ultimately ha...

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Jorge J Prieto

Totally agree with you Richard. The mother of of a traumatized son, not understood or loved by his mother played by Mary tyler moore in Ordinary People, comes to mind. The mother never changed her way...

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Tui Allen

Funny, I read the Hero's Journey stuff before writing my Ripple. I labelled it formulaic and not for me. I read lots of other stuff on the craft of writing and some of it was much more to my taste and...

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Lisa Phoenix
Idea Generation

How do you get inspiration for your book writing ideas? Do you do research? Do you brainstorm officially or subliminally {like, in the shower}? Do you have an official process or an informal process??

W. Eric Myers

Having a really crumby job actually helps force me to imagine the scenes in my head that I then transpose to a little notepad I keep in my pocket. I'm anxious to be able to quit the job and see if being lazy around the house is equally effective!!

Donna S McCoy

I like science and research theoretical science books for ideas. It's amazing how my brain goes into a 'what if'' mode and ideas flow one after another. I think "write what you know" is a good mantra....

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Steve Killarney

I just start writing a letter to myself and see where it goes. The first thousand words are normally junk but then something else takes over.

Andrew Mondia

There are many ways to get inspired and get you ideas. like some suggestions posted here. However, getting juices flowing can be helped by getting the energy flowing like going for walks in your area,...

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Steve Killarney

Sometime I think, or don't think, better at a bar or the library. Bring the laptop and whirl away.

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