Lisa Dale

I know it hasn’t been but a moment since I forswore blogging (and talking like an Elizabethan). But doesn’t it just go to show that as soon as you swear off something, the universe turns your plan on its head? (Case in point, I met my husband the day after I’d sworn off dating.) Anyway–the happy news, [...]

Hello everyone, I have news that is both sad and happy. The happy news is that I have an exciting new book deal for two books that I am REALLY excited about. The books are going to be released by Ballantine (Random House) starting next year. Oh man…these are shaping up to be my favorite [...]

First off, let’s pick a winner of Ellen Meister‘s awesome book, THE OTHER LIFE. By random drawing, the winner is… JackieW Jackie, please email your mailing addy to me (lisa @ lisa dale books . com). Thanks again to Ellen for stopping by for an interview! It’s also a new month (February, in case you didn’t [...]

Hi all! Thanks for sharing your one-line jokes with me on my last post! There’s no joke I like better than a pun or a corny one-liner! I thought you might like a little update on the baby hedgehog that we got a few months ago (she’s not such a baby any more!). Cleo’s happily [...]

I’m not usually big on email forwards, but I got this one from my grandfather and I loved it. The Q&A below is why I love language so much…it’s so slippery and inexact. The particular challenge of being a writer is saying what you mean (or at least, what you think you mean). And certainly [...]