Think of the last time you ravaged your closet trying to find the perfect outfit. You tried a million things on. You took a million things off. Each time you whipped a failed piece of clothing across your bedroom, you hated yourself and your tragic wardrobe a little bit more. And then, just as you’re about to roundhouse your mirror…you nail it.

Writing is a lot like that. You try on, you whip off. You try on, you whip off. You try on, you whip off. And then, finally, YAS!

Don’t believe me? Here is the scary-bad list of titles Daniel Kraus and I tried on—and whipped off—before we landed on Graveyard Girls.

Bad Scare Day, Little Bo Creeps, The She-mons, Ghouls’ Night Out, Silent But Deadly, The Ghostest with the Mostest, The Exor-sisters, The Fear-leaders, Fright Bulbs, 

Fright Light, Night Frights, All-Frighter, Saturday Fright Live, Fright as a Feather, The Sick Clique, The Sin Sisters, SpongeBob Scare Pants.

Like most things in life, getting it right the first time is rare, but each failed attempt gets you one step closer to where you want to be. And when you finally nail it, you can look back on your graveyard of failures and cringe with the rest of us. Welcome to humanity.

xoxo Lisi

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Me, looking at you with childlike innocence, hoping you’ll forgive me.

OKAY, SO…

If you have been following my blog, which I referred to as a Blah-g, which is now called a newsletter because blogs and blah-gs are no longer a “thing”, then you probably have abandonment issues.

Yes, I took a massive leave of absence, but to my credit, I’ve been busy.

[Insert me cupping my ear, straining to hear if you’re asking what I’ve been doing.]

[Insert me not hearing you.]

[Insert me realizing that you’re feeling the icy sting of my abandonment.]

[Insert me not blaming you.]

[Insert me hoping that you’ll forgive me once you understand how busy I’ve been.]

In addition to updating this *website*, I’ve been writing three different middle-grade series’: The Pack, Girl Stuff, and Graveyard Girls. Installments drop this summer and can be pre-ordered by clicking on the links.

Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Tuesday, September 6, 2022.

AND NOW MY PLEDGE:

From this moment forward, I, Lisi Harrison, promise to offer you more than purchasing opportunities and tired excuses.

You’ll get:

• Newslettery news.
• Sneak peeks and previews.
• Quizzes.
• Musings.
• Giveaways.
• Takeaways.
• Shameless attempts to win back your trust.

So, sign up for weekly updates and get ready to feel the love.

*The first person to name 5 things I’ve changed on the website in the past year gets a signed copy of all three books in the Girl Stuff series. 

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