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I am a prize winning writer of fiction and poetry. My personal essays have also been published in print venues. A first novel was read by prestigious agents eliciting high encouragement and I am at work on a second. My clients are published authors by traditional publishers and award winning self-published. They have been shortlisted for international literary contests and published in fine literary journals. They are ESL students and college students, business owners, business professionals and consultants, novelists, memoirists, poets, artists, musicians, and educators and more. I have been offering literary services since 2002. Work can be sent through e-mail. Note that a standard page is 250 words. Go to CONTACT to schedule. "There is no doubt every writer will receive invaluable insight from this process and that every manuscript will be greatly improved. I highly recommend working with Lisa.” – Maria Semple, author, Today Will Be Different (2016) This One is Mine ( 2008); Where’d You Go Bernadette (2012) (Little, Brown); television writer/ “Arrested Development,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Mad About You,” “Ellen”. |
I hold a Bachelors Degree in English from UCLA, where I was selected by author Carolyn See to study with a few other students to earn the Creative Writing Emphasis. My teachers include editor Jack Grapes, story consultant and author Lisa Cron, and I've taken courses on writing and copyediting at UCLA Extension.
My publications include Chiron Review, Rattle, Literary Mama, Public Poetry Series, California Quarterly, Galway Review, Cultural Daily, semi-finalist Tom Howard Poetry Contest 2020, twice a First Place winner Micro Fiction for Dandelion Press. Nominated for several Best of the Net and nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize. I am at work on a second novel while seeking representation for my first novel.
A panelist several times for both the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society and for Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC) I also co-chaired a Poetry Critique Group for GLAWS and have conducted workshops in libraries, independent bookstores, and at West Los Angeles Community College Creative Writers Club, California State University Los Angeles, and was on staff as an instructor at Santa Monica College Community Services.
As a workshop facilitator/writing consultant & coach I hope to inspire beginning and experienced writers to explore new material in a safe and supportive environment. With my literature and writing background, and my sharp eye for mechanical incongruities, my editing skills have helped many documents and manuscripts find a clearer focus, and a more resonant voice.
My publications include Chiron Review, Rattle, Literary Mama, Public Poetry Series, California Quarterly, Galway Review, Cultural Daily, semi-finalist Tom Howard Poetry Contest 2020, twice a First Place winner Micro Fiction for Dandelion Press. Nominated for several Best of the Net and nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize. I am at work on a second novel while seeking representation for my first novel.
A panelist several times for both the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society and for Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC) I also co-chaired a Poetry Critique Group for GLAWS and have conducted workshops in libraries, independent bookstores, and at West Los Angeles Community College Creative Writers Club, California State University Los Angeles, and was on staff as an instructor at Santa Monica College Community Services.
As a workshop facilitator/writing consultant & coach I hope to inspire beginning and experienced writers to explore new material in a safe and supportive environment. With my literature and writing background, and my sharp eye for mechanical incongruities, my editing skills have helped many documents and manuscripts find a clearer focus, and a more resonant voice.