This Year’s Retreat

Posted on July 4, 2018 by admin

This year's creative retreat is in Green Bay, Wisconsin. One of many beautiful sunsets: Our second day a neighbor warned about a storm coming. So did the sky and lake. I've been working on The Charming Man (Q.C. Davis Series No. 2). Hoping this bug did not die from reading it. But maybe that's good. Like The Worried Man (Q.C. Davis Series No. 1), it's suspense/mystery. We're using many different spaces. Here's a mini-office m...

How To Peek At Other’s Bookshelves And Win Autographed Books

Posted on February 10, 2016February 14, 2018 by admin

If you love books the way I do, you probably have book titles that friends recommended to you typed into cryptic notes on your phone or written on scraps of paper you put in your pocket, forget about, and find again in shreds after doing the laundry. When I make the effort track down a book, though, usually I love it, and I buy or borrow all the author's works. Then I wonder how many other great recommendations I've forgotten. Which is too bad because I depend on suggestions from others to sort...

Why I Admire My Mom

Posted on September 26, 2014 by admin

For the 3 1/2 years I've written this blog, the post that has consistently gotten the most hits is Why I Love V.I. As the title suggests, it's about fictional female private eye V. I. Warshawski, created by Chicago-area novelist Sara Paretsky. The post's popularity tells me I'm not the only person who likes to read about strong women. The devoted fan base of books and movies like The Hunger Games and Divergent underscores that. Which is why I decided to write more posts about women, real and fic...

GIRLS GONE GORE

Posted on August 6, 2013 by admin

Friends,Just a quick post to say that if you're attending Wizard World Chicago Comic Con Friday 8/9, please stop by the panel GIRLS GONE GORE! at 6.pm. central time. Fellow (or, rather, sister) horror author Carrie Green and I will discuss horror and femininity; the role of women in horror films and fiction; as well as how to write, publish and market horror eBooks, whatever your gender.Our bios are below. And check out our cool logo!Lisa M. Lilly is an author and attorney. &nbs...