Lisa Vandiver's Blog, page 11

Help Tell the Story

Help tell the story. I’ll start with a line or a paragraph and you add to it with a line or a paragraph and let’s create a story. Let’s see where our muses take us. Look at the picture below and tell me what you see. Lydia awoke from a dreamy sleep. She only remembered … Continue reading Help Tell the Story →

This is Writing

New Breed Book 3 Sent to the Editor

I have just hit the SEND button on my latest installment of The New Breed series, Threshold of Discovery and it’s on its way to my editor. I’ve finished with the first draft of book 4, still unnamed. I thought writing book 4 would end the series, but it looks like book 5 will have to … Continue reading New Breed Book 3 Sent to the Editor →

Inspiration for Stories

I’m often asked, where do you get the inspiration for your stories from? I get inspired from various places and it will hit me out of nowhere, and from the most unexpected sources. When I’m inspired with a story idea, I try to get the idea down as quickly as I can, whether it is … Continue reading Inspiration for Stories →

Passing on the Torch

I am proud of my daughter, Keira. She has written her first story as an author at twelve years old. It is not published as of yet, but I’m thrilled she wants to be like Mommy(me) Huge Smiley Face:))) I’m passing on the torch. Look for more exciting things to come from my young author. … Continue reading Passing on the Torch →

Light at the End of the Tunnel

I see the light at the end of the tunnel for my New Breed series. It’s been a good experience as I’ve dove into this story, and would not trade that experience for anything. I started this series nearly five years ago and had no idea the journey I was about to embark upon. There … Continue reading Light at the End of the Tunnel →

Happy New Year

As I look back on 2017, as a writer, I see where I need improvement but where I did some things right. I don’t have a lot of fans, but the ones I do, I truly appreciate. I am fortunate to have met some talented and interesting people in the twelve years I’ve been writing, … Continue reading Happy New Year →

Wednesday Window View

Today’s window view comes from my WIP Carasylia Enchanted series. Book 1 The Realm of Majh’ygul. Erich Keenton had always thought he had been born at the wrong time, but as he fought the Hellavey, he realized this was exactly where he was supposed to be. He was fighting for the safety of those dearest … Continue reading Wednesday Window View →

I apologize for it being a week or so since I’ve last p...

  I apologize for it being a week or so since I’ve last posted, but I am going to post updates on my WIP, Carasylia Enchanted. When I began this series, I was going to call it Carasylia Chronicles, but then a friend suggested I changed the series title, so I changed it to Carasylia […]

Cover Day

I know as Authors, we stress over the perfect covers for our stories almost as much as we stress over the perfection of editing on our stories. When we finally have the final product, we feel only then that we can move on to the next project. At least that is how I feel. When […]