Lisa Troy
@lisatroyauthor.bsky.social
Paranormal cozy mystery author.
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Lisa Troy
@lisatroyauthor.bsky.social
· Jan 7
Some islands don’t show up on official maps.
Pack your bags — I’ll take you there… somewhere in the Cyclades.
A brand-new #cozymystery— coming this summer.
#booksky
Pack your bags — I’ll take you there… somewhere in the Cyclades.
A brand-new #cozymystery— coming this summer.
#booksky
Which ghost would you prefer following you around? #cozymystery #paranormal
January 13, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Which ghost would you prefer following you around? #cozymystery #paranormal
Some islands don’t show up on official maps.
Pack your bags — I’ll take you there… somewhere in the Cyclades.
A brand-new #cozymystery— coming this summer.
#booksky
Pack your bags — I’ll take you there… somewhere in the Cyclades.
A brand-new #cozymystery— coming this summer.
#booksky
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Some islands don’t show up on official maps.
Pack your bags — I’ll take you there… somewhere in the Cyclades.
A brand-new #cozymystery— coming this summer.
#booksky
Pack your bags — I’ll take you there… somewhere in the Cyclades.
A brand-new #cozymystery— coming this summer.
#booksky
On Sunday, I completed a year of writing/editing every day—no matter the time, even 10 min count. As I look back at all I've done in 2025, I marvel at how every little bit adds up.
So I wish you a year of unwavering showing-up and triumph—loud or quiet, it still counts. #authorsky #writingcommunity
So I wish you a year of unwavering showing-up and triumph—loud or quiet, it still counts. #authorsky #writingcommunity
December 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
On Sunday, I completed a year of writing/editing every day—no matter the time, even 10 min count. As I look back at all I've done in 2025, I marvel at how every little bit adds up.
So I wish you a year of unwavering showing-up and triumph—loud or quiet, it still counts. #authorsky #writingcommunity
So I wish you a year of unwavering showing-up and triumph—loud or quiet, it still counts. #authorsky #writingcommunity
Lifnos Island is under a winter slumber.
Come summer, ghosts will roam—and secrets won’t stay buried. #bookteaser #storyteaser #cozy #cozymystery
Come summer, ghosts will roam—and secrets won’t stay buried. #bookteaser #storyteaser #cozy #cozymystery
December 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Lifnos Island is under a winter slumber.
Come summer, ghosts will roam—and secrets won’t stay buried. #bookteaser #storyteaser #cozy #cozymystery
Come summer, ghosts will roam—and secrets won’t stay buried. #bookteaser #storyteaser #cozy #cozymystery
Writing Tea: I'm working hard on getting Book 1 in my cozy mystery series ready to be published in the summer of 2026. Recently, I sent the first page to be reviewed and edited by the talented April Davila. Here's a sneak peak of the story and a live edit:
youtu.be/6_QGIe7XtXE?...
#authorssky
youtu.be/6_QGIe7XtXE?...
#authorssky
Real Writers. Real Pages. Real Feedback
YouTube video by April Davila
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December 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Writing Tea: I'm working hard on getting Book 1 in my cozy mystery series ready to be published in the summer of 2026. Recently, I sent the first page to be reviewed and edited by the talented April Davila. Here's a sneak peak of the story and a live edit:
youtu.be/6_QGIe7XtXE?...
#authorssky
youtu.be/6_QGIe7XtXE?...
#authorssky
Reposted by Lisa Troy
The newest #sci-fi and #fantasy anthology from worldstonepublishing.com/ - Winter of Sci-fi & Fantasy, volume 1 - featuring my short One Star is Ours alongside twelve other amazing authors! Check out the Kickstarter for your copy (plus other amazing rewards): www.kickstarter.com/projects/sci...
November 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The newest #sci-fi and #fantasy anthology from worldstonepublishing.com/ - Winter of Sci-fi & Fantasy, volume 1 - featuring my short One Star is Ours alongside twelve other amazing authors! Check out the Kickstarter for your copy (plus other amazing rewards): www.kickstarter.com/projects/sci...
Only authors will get how hard and how satisfying it is to cut 850 words from a 2,870 word scene. #writingcommunity #authorsky
December 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Only authors will get how hard and how satisfying it is to cut 850 words from a 2,870 word scene. #writingcommunity #authorsky
It's my birthday month!
a cartoon reindeer with christmas lights on its antlers and the words " it 's december " below it
ALT: a cartoon reindeer with christmas lights on its antlers and the words " it 's december " below it
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December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's my birthday month!
Okay, confession time: I work better when I'm under an axe. Well, not literally, but my word output is much higher when I use a timer. But not just any timer--one I can't control AKA stop. I think that probably makes me a bit of a masochist... #writingcommunity
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Okay, confession time: I work better when I'm under an axe. Well, not literally, but my word output is much higher when I use a timer. But not just any timer--one I can't control AKA stop. I think that probably makes me a bit of a masochist... #writingcommunity
The first chapter has been written!
Milestones (big and small) are essential to me. I need to track my progress to motivate myself to keep going.
When you set a goal, do you track your progress, use milestones or are you a lucky unicorn that just puts their head down and gets the job done?
Milestones (big and small) are essential to me. I need to track my progress to motivate myself to keep going.
When you set a goal, do you track your progress, use milestones or are you a lucky unicorn that just puts their head down and gets the job done?
November 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The first chapter has been written!
Milestones (big and small) are essential to me. I need to track my progress to motivate myself to keep going.
When you set a goal, do you track your progress, use milestones or are you a lucky unicorn that just puts their head down and gets the job done?
Milestones (big and small) are essential to me. I need to track my progress to motivate myself to keep going.
When you set a goal, do you track your progress, use milestones or are you a lucky unicorn that just puts their head down and gets the job done?
Okay, I'll be honest. This year, my writing life is a bigger mess than ever. I couldn't really decide my goal for November so I decided to go hybrid: I'm going to write to the midpoint of book 2 and do at least 1 revision pass on book 1 in my paracozy mystery series.
Simple right? #writingcommunity
Simple right? #writingcommunity
November 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Okay, I'll be honest. This year, my writing life is a bigger mess than ever. I couldn't really decide my goal for November so I decided to go hybrid: I'm going to write to the midpoint of book 2 and do at least 1 revision pass on book 1 in my paracozy mystery series.
Simple right? #writingcommunity
Simple right? #writingcommunity
Let the drafts begin!
November is the month when writers come together to WRITE! The first draft is the hardest so a lot of writers try to get it over with as quickly as possible.
So... Wish me luck!
#novelnovember2025 #firstdraft #writingchallenge #amwriting #authorsky
November is the month when writers come together to WRITE! The first draft is the hardest so a lot of writers try to get it over with as quickly as possible.
So... Wish me luck!
#novelnovember2025 #firstdraft #writingchallenge #amwriting #authorsky
November 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Let the drafts begin!
November is the month when writers come together to WRITE! The first draft is the hardest so a lot of writers try to get it over with as quickly as possible.
So... Wish me luck!
#novelnovember2025 #firstdraft #writingchallenge #amwriting #authorsky
November is the month when writers come together to WRITE! The first draft is the hardest so a lot of writers try to get it over with as quickly as possible.
So... Wish me luck!
#novelnovember2025 #firstdraft #writingchallenge #amwriting #authorsky
How's everyone spending their #Halloween? It's 2 a.m. here and I'm watching a new TV show about an old serial killer: The Monster of Florence.
November 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
How's everyone spending their #Halloween? It's 2 a.m. here and I'm watching a new TV show about an old serial killer: The Monster of Florence.
Just wrote the first 1,000 words in book 2 in my paranormal cozy mystery series. Only about 65,000 to go, but who's counting? #writingcommunity #authorsky
October 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Just wrote the first 1,000 words in book 2 in my paranormal cozy mystery series. Only about 65,000 to go, but who's counting? #writingcommunity #authorsky
RIP
A man that didn't care about the surface of things/people.
"𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠... 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑇𝑉 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒."
A man that didn't care about the surface of things/people.
"𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠... 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑇𝑉 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒."
September 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
RIP
A man that didn't care about the surface of things/people.
"𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠... 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑇𝑉 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒."
A man that didn't care about the surface of things/people.
"𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠... 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑇𝑉 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒."
Does anyone have trouble waiting until it's time to do the thing and is just biting nails and counting seconds?
Asking for a friend...
Asking for a friend...
September 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Does anyone have trouble waiting until it's time to do the thing and is just biting nails and counting seconds?
Asking for a friend...
Asking for a friend...
An important distinction...
September 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
An important distinction...
Writers more than anyone know that words are powerful and we must wield that power carefully.
September 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Writers more than anyone know that words are powerful and we must wield that power carefully.
245 consecutive days of #writing or editing. Some days it was 15 minutes, others 2 hours, but the sum is forward momentum and progress.
anna from frozen is smiling and holding her hair while standing in front of a body of water .
ALT: anna from frozen is smiling and holding her hair while standing in front of a body of water .
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August 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
245 consecutive days of #writing or editing. Some days it was 15 minutes, others 2 hours, but the sum is forward momentum and progress.
I'm not a Swiftie but this resonated with me because that's my goal—to make my readers feel something. If only I had the same success... #authorsky #writingcommunity
August 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'm not a Swiftie but this resonated with me because that's my goal—to make my readers feel something. If only I had the same success... #authorsky #writingcommunity
I'm attending this event. RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 worldshift.manyworldswriting.com
Worldshift: The Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit 2025
Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit
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August 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I'm attending this event. RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 worldshift.manyworldswriting.com
Some days, I wonder why I'm hip-deep in this industry where getting trad-published is so darn hard. Then I remember I'm not a professional, but a lover of the arts (as we Greeks call an amateur) and my soul is content again. #writingcommunity #authorsky #writer #fiction
August 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Some days, I wonder why I'm hip-deep in this industry where getting trad-published is so darn hard. Then I remember I'm not a professional, but a lover of the arts (as we Greeks call an amateur) and my soul is content again. #writingcommunity #authorsky #writer #fiction
If you're wondering where I've been, I spent 52 hours editing this past month. So that's where I was, #writingcommunity #authorsky
July 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If you're wondering where I've been, I spent 52 hours editing this past month. So that's where I was, #writingcommunity #authorsky