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Lisa Alber's "Paddy O'Grady's Thigh"...is a superb piece of storytelling. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)



NEWS UPDATE, July 2011

Thank you for peeking into my world. It's a fickle publishing world out there, but I keep plugging away. After a few years in which money, the bad econony, and life got in the way, I've begun afresh with agent querying. Currently, seven literary agents are considering my novel, IMPERFECT MATCH.

Cross your fingers for my baby making its way in the real world!

At heart, this is what my website is all about: persistence, patience, and hope.

PREVIOUS NEWS UPDATE

One of my short stories appears in New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George's anthology, TWO OF THE DEADLIEST, New Tales of Lust, Greed, and Murder from Outstanding Women of Mystery. You'll find a slew of well-known novelists, plus a few newbies like me.

Photo courtesy of Stacy Benedec Allen

I met Elizabeth George at a writers' retreat. In this photo, she's giving me craft tips about how to improve a rancorous father-daughter scene. I learned so much from her that I went on to work with her in two subsequent workshops. I was thrilled when she invited me to write a story for her anthology.