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Lisa Scottoline

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Lisa Scottoline is a #1 bestselling and Edgar award-winning author of 33 novels. Her books are book-club favorites, and Lisa and her daughter Francesca Serritella have hosted an annual Big Book Club Party for over a thousand readers at her Pennsylvania farm, for the past twelve years. Lisa has served as President of Mystery Writers of America, and her reviews of fiction and non-fiction have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She also writes a weekly column with her daughter for the Philadelphia Inquirer entitled Chick Wit, a witty take on life from a woman’s perspective, which have been collected in a bestselling series of humorous memoirs. Lisa graduated magna cum laude in three years from th ...more

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Lisa Scottoline B, Thank you so much! You are in luck! I am writing two novels a year, one stand alone every April, and a new Rosato every Fall. The new one, due out …moreB, Thank you so much! You are in luck! I am writing two novels a year, one stand alone every April, and a new Rosato every Fall. The new one, due out in 2015 is Corrupted. I also have a humor collection which I write with my daughter, Francesca, and the new one, Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat comes out July 7th. So year round reading! Thanks for the kind note! Best, L(less)
Lisa Scottoline I believe that everyone has a story inside them, and the most important part is to just get it down. My advice to writers is to allow yourself a terri…moreI believe that everyone has a story inside them, and the most important part is to just get it down. My advice to writers is to allow yourself a terrible first draft. Put the words down and then make them perfect. Also, writing takes practice, and if you are not writing then you should be reading. There is a lot to learn from other writers, too. (less)
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“I’ve read that one out of twenty-four people is a sociopath, and if you ask me, the other twenty-three of you should be worried.”
Lisa Scottoline, Every Fifteen Minutes

“I'm a sociopath. I look normal, but I'm not. I'm smarter, better, and freer, because I'm not bound by rules, law, emotion or regard for you.”
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“I can't stand just sitting here not doing anything. You can't solve a problem by remote control.”
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“Because the thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it.”
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“Women shouldn't iron, ever. It's our wrinkles that make us interesting.”
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message 6: by Wendy

Wendy wendigo Thank you for being the best in the female gender as well as being my friend. I alway enjoy your work


Stephanie Fitzgerald Thanks, Lisa!😃


message 4: by Susan

Susan Macatee Hi, Lisa, thanks for friending me!


message 3: by Beth

Beth Hi Lisa,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author!


message 2: by Ed

Ed Many thanks for your friend invite, Lisa. I'll look for more of your titles. Have a great week. Best, Ed


message 1: by Rosanne (last edited Mar 22, 2015 02:28PM)

Rosanne Catalano Hi Lisa,
Thanks for being friends on Goodreads. I'm looking forward to reading your book reviews! Until then, have a wonderful Easter!
Rosanne, founder/publisher/author


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