Lisa Lehmann
@lisalehmann.bsky.social
Author and photographer who loves living in Wisconsin. Read her Stories & Snapshots on Substack: https://lisalehmannauthor.substack.com
Book Clubs: My publisher is offering a discount, a list of questions, and a guest visit with me! RADIO STARR will hit the bookshelves in a month! freshwaterpressllc.com/product/book...
October 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Book Clubs: My publisher is offering a discount, a list of questions, and a guest visit with me! RADIO STARR will hit the bookshelves in a month! freshwaterpressllc.com/product/book...
"Oh no, the lake is pouring out!" My latest substack post offering a photography tip with photos of Lake Michigan. lisalehmannauthor.substack.com/p/the-lake-i...
The Lake is Pouring Out!
A digital darkroom tip
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October 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"Oh no, the lake is pouring out!" My latest substack post offering a photography tip with photos of Lake Michigan. lisalehmannauthor.substack.com/p/the-lake-i...
When I met my husband the first time, we found out our last names were almost the same! lisalehmannauthor.substack.com/p/a-name-cha...
September 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
When I met my husband the first time, we found out our last names were almost the same! lisalehmannauthor.substack.com/p/a-name-cha...
Found three books I’ve been wanting to read at the used book store!
August 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Found three books I’ve been wanting to read at the used book store!
Spent three hours with my wonderful editor Tara from Fresh Water Press yesterday. What a joy it is to work with her! I'm so lucky!
#FreshWaterPress #publishednovel #radionovel # feelinglucky #radiodeejay
#FreshWaterPress #publishednovel #radionovel # feelinglucky #radiodeejay
August 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Spent three hours with my wonderful editor Tara from Fresh Water Press yesterday. What a joy it is to work with her! I'm so lucky!
#FreshWaterPress #publishednovel #radionovel # feelinglucky #radiodeejay
#FreshWaterPress #publishednovel #radionovel # feelinglucky #radiodeejay
It's so fun to find a new author to love. After I read The People We Keep by Allison Larkin, I immediately picked up her other books: Stay, Why Can't I Be You, and Swimming for Sunlight. And there's a new one! Got to go and get it. Bye!
#allielarkin #allisonlarkin #greatfiction #thepeoplewekeep
#allielarkin #allisonlarkin #greatfiction #thepeoplewekeep
July 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It's so fun to find a new author to love. After I read The People We Keep by Allison Larkin, I immediately picked up her other books: Stay, Why Can't I Be You, and Swimming for Sunlight. And there's a new one! Got to go and get it. Bye!
#allielarkin #allisonlarkin #greatfiction #thepeoplewekeep
#allielarkin #allisonlarkin #greatfiction #thepeoplewekeep
Designed by Vagabond Creative Studio. Much better than any of my designs, lol!
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See the new cover for RADIO STARR
As they say in the biz, the "Cover Reveal"
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June 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Designed by Vagabond Creative Studio. Much better than any of my designs, lol!
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When Luck Happens
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When Luck Happens
On finding a wonderful, supportive publisher
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May 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
When Luck Happens
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My publisher, Fresh Water Press, will be offering practice pitches at the Lakefly Writers Conference May 2-3 in Oshkosh. It's an opportunity to pitch to Fresh Water Press in advance of their submissions period (July 1-August 15, 2025).
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We're celebrating National Poetry Month
Plus, visit us at Lakefly Writers Conference
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April 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My publisher, Fresh Water Press, will be offering practice pitches at the Lakefly Writers Conference May 2-3 in Oshkosh. It's an opportunity to pitch to Fresh Water Press in advance of their submissions period (July 1-August 15, 2025).
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My publisher has announced the 2025 authors and books including RADIO STARR!
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#radio #radioshow #radiodj #radiohost #radiopresenter #radiojockey #radiostation #radiostarr #1980s #announcer #classicrock #wisconsinradio #radiobook #historicalfiction #novel
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#radio #radioshow #radiodj #radiohost #radiopresenter #radiojockey #radiostation #radiostarr #1980s #announcer #classicrock #wisconsinradio #radiobook #historicalfiction #novel
Announcing our 2025 authors and books
Plus, a poetry-writing workshop on May 10
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April 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
My publisher has announced the 2025 authors and books including RADIO STARR!
freshwaterpress.substack.com/p/newsletter...
#radio #radioshow #radiodj #radiohost #radiopresenter #radiojockey #radiostation #radiostarr #1980s #announcer #classicrock #wisconsinradio #radiobook #historicalfiction #novel
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#radio #radioshow #radiodj #radiohost #radiopresenter #radiojockey #radiostation #radiostarr #1980s #announcer #classicrock #wisconsinradio #radiobook #historicalfiction #novel
Movie: Love Serenade - A DJ comes to town, two sisters vie for his attention. Writers, it's a script where at the end, you slap your forehead, your mind rolls back, the plot was there all along!
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#radiomovie #loveserenade #radioDJ #radiobook #plottwist #radiocomedy
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#radiomovie #loveserenade #radioDJ #radiobook #plottwist #radiocomedy
March 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Movie: Love Serenade - A DJ comes to town, two sisters vie for his attention. Writers, it's a script where at the end, you slap your forehead, your mind rolls back, the plot was there all along!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Gy...
#radiomovie #loveserenade #radioDJ #radiobook #plottwist #radiocomedy
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#radiomovie #loveserenade #radioDJ #radiobook #plottwist #radiocomedy
The perfect quote for my novel's epigraph, from Bob Edwards: “I couldn't be myself. That never works. You have to be yourself on the radio.” Thank you WHYY in Philadelphia & NPR!
#BobEdwards #radio #womeninradio #radiodj #radiostation #1980s #wisconsinradio #historicalfiction #novel #morningedition
#BobEdwards #radio #womeninradio #radiodj #radiostation #1980s #wisconsinradio #historicalfiction #novel #morningedition
March 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The perfect quote for my novel's epigraph, from Bob Edwards: “I couldn't be myself. That never works. You have to be yourself on the radio.” Thank you WHYY in Philadelphia & NPR!
#BobEdwards #radio #womeninradio #radiodj #radiostation #1980s #wisconsinradio #historicalfiction #novel #morningedition
#BobEdwards #radio #womeninradio #radiodj #radiostation #1980s #wisconsinradio #historicalfiction #novel #morningedition
RADIO STARR will hit the bookshelves later this year. It's chock full of inside radio bits!
#radio #radioshow #radiodj #radiohost #radiopresenter #radiojockey #radiojock #radiostation #radiostarr #1980s #announcer #classicrock #wisconsinradio #radiobook #historicalfiction #novel
#radio #radioshow #radiodj #radiohost #radiopresenter #radiojockey #radiojock #radiostation #radiostarr #1980s #announcer #classicrock #wisconsinradio #radiobook #historicalfiction #novel
March 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
RADIO STARR will hit the bookshelves later this year. It's chock full of inside radio bits!
#radio #radioshow #radiodj #radiohost #radiopresenter #radiojockey #radiojock #radiostation #radiostarr #1980s #announcer #classicrock #wisconsinradio #radiobook #historicalfiction #novel
#radio #radioshow #radiodj #radiohost #radiopresenter #radiojockey #radiojock #radiostation #radiostarr #1980s #announcer #classicrock #wisconsinradio #radiobook #historicalfiction #novel
Big news! After doing (another) major rewrite of my novel, I have secured a meeting with a trad publisher! It's called Radio Starr, a story about identity set in the world of 1980s radio.
#novel #gettingpublished #radiobook #radio #radiodiscjockey #radioDJ #1980sradio #RadioStarr
#novel #gettingpublished #radiobook #radio #radiodiscjockey #radioDJ #1980sradio #RadioStarr
February 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Big news! After doing (another) major rewrite of my novel, I have secured a meeting with a trad publisher! It's called Radio Starr, a story about identity set in the world of 1980s radio.
#novel #gettingpublished #radiobook #radio #radiodiscjockey #radioDJ #1980sradio #RadioStarr
#novel #gettingpublished #radiobook #radio #radiodiscjockey #radioDJ #1980sradio #RadioStarr
Over 200 copies of Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” were bound using asbestos! (It's about a dystopian future where books are banned--and burned.) I just learned this on a great show for writers, A Way With Words.
#WisconsinAuthor #bookburning
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#WisconsinAuthor #bookburning
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Episodes Episodes and Segments – A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language
Full episodes of public radio’s A Way with Words, heard on NPR stations around the United States.
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January 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Over 200 copies of Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” were bound using asbestos! (It's about a dystopian future where books are banned--and burned.) I just learned this on a great show for writers, A Way With Words.
#WisconsinAuthor #bookburning
waywordradio.org/category/epi...
#WisconsinAuthor #bookburning
waywordradio.org/category/epi...
November 26, 2024 at 9:15 PM
I'm currently studying Robert McKee's "Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting." Wish I could remember who recommended it for authors of novels. It's giving me so much insight!
November 17, 2024 at 4:13 PM
I'm currently studying Robert McKee's "Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting." Wish I could remember who recommended it for authors of novels. It's giving me so much insight!
I'm formatting the interior of my radio novel using Atticus. It's fun to create full-page Part art, and write the front and back matter. I found a great quote from Bob Edwards, NPR Morning Edition host from 1979-2004, that fits perfectly with the novel's theme of you have to be yourself on the air.
May 9, 2024 at 2:59 PM
I'm formatting the interior of my radio novel using Atticus. It's fun to create full-page Part art, and write the front and back matter. I found a great quote from Bob Edwards, NPR Morning Edition host from 1979-2004, that fits perfectly with the novel's theme of you have to be yourself on the air.
Just renamed my main character’s husband and it fits him so much better! From Luke to Artie (Arthur).
February 23, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Just renamed my main character’s husband and it fits him so much better! From Luke to Artie (Arthur).
Just learned there’s a new season of Younger coming in April! Sutton Foster, Debi Mazar, Hilary Duff, Mariam Shore… set in the world of publishing. On Hulu. www.hulu.com/series/young...
January 25, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Just learned there’s a new season of Younger coming in April! Sutton Foster, Debi Mazar, Hilary Duff, Mariam Shore… set in the world of publishing. On Hulu. www.hulu.com/series/young...
I'm writing as if it was NaNoWiMo, as I spent most of November editing my first novel. I've decided to publish both book 1 and 2 at the same time. Book 2 needs about 40,0000 more words!
December 13, 2023 at 8:27 PM
I'm writing as if it was NaNoWiMo, as I spent most of November editing my first novel. I've decided to publish both book 1 and 2 at the same time. Book 2 needs about 40,0000 more words!
This note from my editor-in-progress just made my day! “You're a great writer, and it's a pleasure to read. I'm making notes to help you elevate it to the next level and get it ready for publication, and I've caught a few things that slipped through the cracks with all your revisions!”
December 4, 2023 at 5:33 PM
This note from my editor-in-progress just made my day! “You're a great writer, and it's a pleasure to read. I'm making notes to help you elevate it to the next level and get it ready for publication, and I've caught a few things that slipped through the cracks with all your revisions!”
I love this book of short stories by Christopher Chambers, my first editor and instructor at UW-Madison. Haunting stories and some wicked writing!
November 30, 2023 at 9:40 PM
I love this book of short stories by Christopher Chambers, my first editor and instructor at UW-Madison. Haunting stories and some wicked writing!
Just sent my manuscript out for its final edit! So ready to publish SPINNING EVA ~ A Radio Novel.
November 28, 2023 at 4:25 PM
Just sent my manuscript out for its final edit! So ready to publish SPINNING EVA ~ A Radio Novel.