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Lisa von Biela
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Recently retired legal aid attorney, former IT professional (for 25 years), author of THE GENESIS CODE, SCORCHED EARTH, and many other dystopian thrillers, artist (various media), photographer, and player of dulcimer and guitar.
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Lisa von Biela @lisavonbiela.bsky.social · Feb 5
Just published my new book on foreclosure prevention, Don't Say I Didn't Warn You: Homeownership Decisions That Can Cost You Your Home.

And...it's Live! My book on foreclosure prevention and more
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And…it’s Live! My book on foreclosure prevention and more
As I mentioned in a prior post, I felt the need to consolidate into book form what I learned in 14 years of foreclosure prevention work. While my work involved resolving foreclosures that had alrea…
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Goth Crow, my latest work up on Redbubble:

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#artfun #bird #photography #gothic #design
Crow on pixelated red background by lisavonbiela | Redbubble
I got a shot of an American Crow I really liked, but the background was a chaotic mess. So I isolated the crow and made my own background. Looks kinda goth, eh?
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November 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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The latest on my novel-in-progress, and my technique compared to how I approached Ravenna's Road...

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#amwriting #writinglife #amreading #suspense #dystopia #dystopian #fiction #thriller #novel
17,000 words in–and growing fast
OK, so my “outline” for the new book is doing its job and doing it well! I’m already 17,000 words into my first draft in just about 2 weeks. What a lovely, refreshing change from …
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November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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My latest mortgage-related rant...

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#realestate #mortgage #debt #homeownership #investment #finance
Did I hear someone say “50-year mortgages”?
Are you freaking kidding me? I haven’t had a chance to dig into the details on this new fresh hell, but let’s just look at the 50-year term aspect for a moment, shall we? Basically, if …
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November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Some notes on my writing process:

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#amwriting #amreading #fiction #dystopian #novel #ravenna #author #novelist #thriller #suspense #technique #craft
What does “outline” mean to me?
As I’ve said in other posts, I outline my novels before drafting them. But what do I really mean by “outline”? You might think it’s a quick little set of bullet points. And …
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November 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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A little about Ravenna...
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#suspense #dystopian #fiction #thriller #action #femaleprotagonists
What would Ravenna do?
Ravenna, the main/POV character (indeed, the entire book is written in her voice, first person) in my latest novel, Ravenna’s Road, has a soft spot. And that soft spot keeps getting her into …
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October 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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And now, in time for Halloween, a few words about zombie mortgages:

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#realestate #foreclosure #mortgage #homeownership #finance #investment #lending
Zombies? Did someone say Zombies?!
Yes, it’s Halloween season, but I’m not talking about that kind of zombie. I’m talking about an even scarier kind, the kind that can take your home. —– You may have he…
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October 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Wouldn't want to be in Ravenna's shoes, just sayin'...

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#suspense #dystopian #thriller #fiction #novel
Ravenna’s Road–one helluva road trip
My latest novel, Ravenna’s Road, is out in the wild now. Ravenna tries to escape her untenable situation, and ends up hopping out of the frying pan and right into the fire. Hard to believe Ra…
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October 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Some thoughts on "Intergenerational Wealth":

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#personalfinance #mortgage #foreclosure #finance #homeownership #realestate #equity #wealth
What I Wish People Understood about “Intergenerational Wealth”
You hear the term bandied about: Intergenerational Wealth. You hear about programs to help spur/encourage/enable the building of intergenerational wealth. It’s a valuable thing, to be sure. B…
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October 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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"Set in the near future of a slowly dying world, RAVENNA'S ROAD is bleak, violent, and utterly chilling...a ticking time bomb of a dystopian thriller."
--Allan Leverone, New York Times bestselling author of FINAL VECTOR
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Available now at your favorite digital store!
Ravenna's Road by Lisa von Biela
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October 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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"A breakneck dance of death and destruction on the edge of a bloody straight razor, RAVENNA'S ROAD is a fast-paced free-fall into darkness that will leave you reeling...Lisa von Biela is the best writer of near-future dystopian fiction at work today."
--Greg F. Gifune
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Available now at your favorite digital store!
Ravenna's Road by Lisa von Biela
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October 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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My thoughts on reverse mortgages: gratisdictum.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/p...
#reversemortgage #homeownership #realproperty #personalfinance
Pros and Cons of Reverse Mortgages
I’ll be up front. I’m not a big fan of reverse mortgages. Why? Oh, for a lot of reasons. For one, they are a very expensive way to “access your equity.” The origination fees…
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September 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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#writing #author #fiction #dystopian #novel #writinglife #thriller
Writing a novel is like…
Of course, I’m sure it’s different for different people, but I still recall what it felt like for me when I embarked on my first novel, THE GENESIS CODE. It felt like hopping into a sma…
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September 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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New post on my website about my new Pictorem gallery and what led to it: lisavonbiela.com/2025/09/21/e...

#decor #art #photography #gallery #pictorem #creativity
Expanding my artwork/photography offerings: my new Pictorem gallery is *live*!
I’m excited to announce my new gallery at Pictorem, here. I just got everything all loaded and ready to go in the last couple of days. I really like how clean and professional my gallery page…
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September 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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I have a fair bit of photography up on microstock sites, & decided to expand my audience to folks who want, for example, wall art for their home. My new gallery on Pictorem is at: lisavonbiela.pictorem.com Categories include birds, animals, scenics, abstract, B&W, artwork, nostalgia, & up close.
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September 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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New post up on my blog about "shared appreciation" mortgage products. Very, very risky products. I explain the why and the how of it.

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#mortgage #homeownership #foreclosure #finance #lending
A New Way to Lose Your Home: Cash Out “without a loan”–aka the Shared Appreciation Model
I heard an ad on the radio one day, and my first thought was “that can’t be right, how would that even work?” And indeed, it is a new case of too-good-to-be-true-ity. The pitch go…
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August 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Well, time sure does fly. My BigPharma thriller, Blockbuster, originally came out in 2015 (republished by Crossroad Press in 2017). I set it "way in the future." Or so I thought.

I set it in 2025. And here we are.

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#dystopia #thriller #suspense #fiction
Blockbuster
Blockbuster - Kindle edition by von Biela, Lisa. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Blockbuster.
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August 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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And just to round things out, posting the link to my Shutterstock portfolio in honor of World Photography Day...I've been busy, lol...

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#photography #bird #birdphotography
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August 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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In honor of World Photography Day, I'm posting a link to my profile over on Dreamstime...been boosting that portfolio quite a lot lately with bird photography!

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#photography #bird #birdphotography
Lvonbiela - Contributor Profile on Dreamstime
Lvonbiela Dreamstime Contributor for Professional Photography, Illustrations & Videos. Explore their creative portfolio.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Taking the opportunity this World Photography Day to post the link to my Adobe stock photo page:

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#photography #images #birdphotography
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August 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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More early praise for my latest novel, Ravenna's Road:
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#novel #dystopian #thriller #suspense #amwriting #amreading
More early praise for Ravenna’s Road
“A breakneck dance of death and destruction on the edge of a bloody straight razor, Lisa von Biela’s RAVENNA’S ROAD is a fast-paced free-fall into darkness that will leave you ree…
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July 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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And...she's *live*! Ravenna's Road launched this morning by Crossroad Press. Details ad links in attached post:

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#newrelease #dystopia #thriller #suspense #fiction
And…Ravenna’s Road is live now!
As irony would have it, it was 8 years ago today that Crossroad Press re-released my earliest novels, The Genesis Code and The Janus Legacy (after my prior publisher ceased operations). Crossroad p…
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July 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Launching tomorrow!

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#thriller #suspense #novel #fiction #dystopia
Ravenna's Road
In the not-too-distant future, climate change wreaks havoc on agriculture, the economy, public health, and the very fabric of society. Everything is in short supply: food, water, money—and hope.
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July 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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All sorts of ways you can lose your home...and all sorts of ways to protect yourself well ahead of time to avoid foreclosure and related catastrophes...

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#foreclosure #mortgage #realproperty #personalfinance
Practical Ways to Avoid Setting Yourself up for Future Foreclosure
I’ve always believed an ounce of prevention was worth a pound–perhaps more–of cure. In pretty much everything. The same holds true for foreclosure and related homeownership issues…
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July 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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My latest novel, Ravenna's Road, launches a week from today! Ravenna takes off on a desperate quest for freedom--will she make it?

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#thriller #novel #dystopian #suspense #booklaunch
Only one more week! Up for pre-order now, Ravenna’s Road launches 7/8/25!
It’s nearly here! Just one more week before Ravenna’s Road hits the streets, as it were. Meanwhile, it’s still available for pre-order in all the usual places: Barnes & Noble,…
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July 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Don't Say I Didn't Warn You: Homeownership Decisions That Can Cost You Your House...what I learned in 14 years of foreclosure prevention practice, so you don't have to learn it firsthand. Available at Amazon (ebook and paperback) and Barnes & Noble (ebook only).
#foreclosure #homeownership
June 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM