Posts by Lisa Unger
Book Club on a Yacht!
Last night, I had the pleasure to join a wonderful group of women from Palm Harbor, Florida for a book club discussion of HEARTBROKEN — aboard a beautiful 60 ft yacht. Over the years, I have joined many book groups in person or online for discussions of my work, and I have always had a great…
Read MoreThe Power of Story
The power of story. Last week, I had the opportunity to visit with some terrific young writers who live at Brookwood Florida, a group home for girls, in St. Petersburg. It was an amazing evening, and an honor to spend time with this funny, smart and talented group of girls. Today, I have shared my…
Read MorePre-Pub – The Days Before a New Release!
The days before a new release are so super-charged! I’m doing lots of interviews, guest blogs, posts and getting ready to go on the road. Meanwhile, I’m knee deep in revisions on the next book. Crazy times! I’m excited and nervous all at once! You’d think after so many years of doing this, I would…
Read MoreThe Truth About Fiction – Part Two
I have sometimes offended people with my work. Occasionally, I have received angry letters from readers who feel I did not paint a flattering portrait of their geographic area. (Characters have opinions that I do not share and make observations of their own.) I have even lost a longtime friend who did not care for…
Read MoreWhat's It Worth to You?
In the controversy over e-book pricing, it might be important to recall that when you buy a book, the form it takes is the least important element of the purchase. You are buying a story, a work of art. It takes the author a year (or sometimes much longer) to create something that will transport,…
Read MoreSo You Want to be a Writer …
I spent this past weekend at Sleuthfest, one of Florida’s best writers conferences. It was a dynamic gathering of writers, professional and aspiring, as well as some of the most important agents and editors in the business. I was struck that it’s probably one of the best things you can do as an aspiring writer, spend…
Read MoreThe Ones That Got Away
I take the business of endorsing other authors very seriously, because I feel so fortunate to have had support from some of the most important writers working today. Harlan Coben, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Laura Lippman, Karin Slaughter, Tess Gerritsen, Lisa Gardner, Jeff Abbott, and other fantastic authors have all taken the time to read…
Read MoreFRAGILE has been optioned for film by TNT!
TNT has optioned FRAGILE to be part of its new Mystery Movie Night! On November 29th, Scott Turow’s Innocent will launch a series of contemporary crime dramas that will include Lisa Gardner’s Hide, Sandra Brown’s Ricochet, Richard North Patterson’s Silent Witness, April Smith’s Good Morning, Killer, and Mary & Carol Higgins Clark Deck the Halls.…
Read MoreMommy Writer
I was on my way to New York a couple of weeks ago on the 6 AM flight, looking ahead to a day of meetings. I left my five-year-old daughter back in Florida, which I rarely do. So she was very much on my mind — mainly because she put the screws to me for…
Read MoreThe Truth about Fiction
My blogger pal Erin Faye recently asked me an interesting question on Twitter. When I sat down to answer her, I found I couldn’t do it in 140 characters. Having just read DARKNESS, MY OLD FRIEND, she wanted to know if a restaurant in the novel, called Grillmarks, was a real place in New York,…
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