Lisa Troy
@lisatroyauthor.bsky.social
Paranormal cozy mystery author.
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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
My very first detailed outline (over 1300 words) is finished.
I feel so accomplished! #writingcommunity #authorsky
I feel so accomplished! #writingcommunity #authorsky
May 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
My very first detailed outline (over 1300 words) is finished.
I feel so accomplished! #writingcommunity #authorsky
I feel so accomplished! #writingcommunity #authorsky
Passed the 10K mark for April. My goal initially was to write 30K but I've accepted that's not possible so I'm happy with what I've got so far. #writingcommunity #authorsky
April 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Passed the 10K mark for April. My goal initially was to write 30K but I've accepted that's not possible so I'm happy with what I've got so far. #writingcommunity #authorsky
April 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
May this month be full of great books and lots of writing! #writingcommunity #authorsky
April 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
May this month be full of great books and lots of writing! #writingcommunity #authorsky
Hidden in Plain Sight: Women Who Couldn't Be Erased from History #womensday
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Women Who Couldn't Be Erased from History
Part One
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March 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Hidden in Plain Sight: Women Who Couldn't Be Erased from History #womensday
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I'm so sad to hear of Susan DeFreitas' passing. She was a wonderful teacher and a lovely person and the ( #writing ) world will be less bright without her...
March 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm so sad to hear of Susan DeFreitas' passing. She was a wonderful teacher and a lovely person and the ( #writing ) world will be less bright without her...
Only writers will get this: the moment when something clicks *just* right and you know where your story is going. #authorsky #writingcommunity #writerslife
February 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Only writers will get this: the moment when something clicks *just* right and you know where your story is going. #authorsky #writingcommunity #writerslife
New #Substack post! Full disclosure: it's been a while... Stop by, have a read, leave a comment if you feel like it.
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#authorsky #writingcommunity #writinglife
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#authorsky #writingcommunity #writinglife
Hey! Remember me?
From a time long, long ago...
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February 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
New #Substack post! Full disclosure: it's been a while... Stop by, have a read, leave a comment if you feel like it.
bit.ly/43hE9v4
#authorsky #writingcommunity #writinglife
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#authorsky #writingcommunity #writinglife
Yay! I finished going over a partly written first draft of 3 years ago. Kept/lightly reworked 45K, cut about 9K, and now I'm going to finish Thalia's story one page at a time. #writingcommunity #authorsky #drafting
February 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Yay! I finished going over a partly written first draft of 3 years ago. Kept/lightly reworked 45K, cut about 9K, and now I'm going to finish Thalia's story one page at a time. #writingcommunity #authorsky #drafting