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lisaard2002
Dec 23, 20230 min read
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The Story Behind the Art in Brighter Than Her Fears
The Novel In 1868 North Carolina rewrote their state constitution to include the abolishment of slavery and to institute universal male...
lisaard2002
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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Coming soon: Cover reveal, blurb reveal, and pre-order
The Writing and Publishing Journey I have dates! My pre-order date is September 25, 2023. On that date you can reserve the novel prior to...
lisaard2002
Jul 25, 20231 min read
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The hardest part to write
The Publishing Journey Writing a book is hard. Marketing one's book is even harder. I volunteered to join a fellow author's marketing...
lisaard2002
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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Four sisters married off lickety-split
The Publishing Journey Many of you have asked: Why does it take a year to publish a book? There's a lot of steps and Brighter Than Her...
lisaard2002
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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A lung-collapsing machine..., oh my!
The Publishing Journey Three hundred plus edits--that's how many items I reviewed after my publisher sent me my novel after round one of...
lisaard2002
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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What's a songbow?
The Publishing Journey This week I received my manuscript back from the publisher after Round 1 of edits. I have until February 1, 2023...
lisaard2002
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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I signed!
I signed with a traditional publisher August 2022 and my historical fiction novel, Brighter Than Her Fears, is due for release January...
lisaard2002
Jul 25, 20231 min read
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A spooky start to Saving Halloween
Listen in as a I read from Saving Halloween:
Lisa Ard
Jan 7, 20161 min read
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How does an illustrator work?
Early images of Halloween Spavento (above) and the final product (below);
Lisa Ard
Jan 7, 20161 min read
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