INTERVIEW: Cozy Paranormal Mystery Author Lisa Amowitz

 

Lisa Amowitz

New York City, New York

USA

 

Good morning, Lisa, and a warm welcome to Vision and Verse. What have you written?
A YA romantic fantasy series inspired by the Secret Garden (The Lost Garden Series).It will be five books in total—currently Book One: An Island Strange and Wild, Book Two: A Secret Deep and Savage, and the prequel novella: A Promise Bright and Fragile. (I’ve written others, but they are older). I am planning to release my very first paranormal cozy mystery this summer.

What is your favorite genre to write? 

I have always loved YA but I am really excited about writing cozy paranormal mystery.

Favorite food. That’s impossible to choose! Italian food, Korean food. Mexican! Japanese! I can’t pick one…but okay…how about burrata. I adore it.

Tea or coffee? 

COFFEE.. (notice all caps)    

Pizza or ice cream?

seriously? BOTH please. But very infrequently because…my waistline.

 

Wine or beer or soda or what? 

Um…coconut water?

Where would you like to visit? 

Portugal

Favorite musical artist. 

The Decemberists

Do you listen to music when you write?  

Yes..if you can call deep focus chakra healing frequencies music.

What makes you laugh? 

Cat videos

Favorite work of art or sculpture. 

The Woman in Gold by Gustav Klimt

How old were you when you started writing? 

Not going to divulge but it was 20 years ago.

Do you plan out your book with outlines and notecards? Or just write? 

I sometimes outline and sometimes not. But I do scribble a lot of notes in my notebook.

Describe your perfect evening. 

A walk on a summer evening by a body of water, a delicious dinner at an outside restaurant with good friends.

Where do you get your inspiration? 

From living.

What do you do when you get a writer's block? 

I just sit down and keep working.

Who is your favorite author? 

Leigh Bardugo

Best book you ever read. 

Probably The Book Thief   

Last book you read. 

Celebrity Crush by Christy Swift

What would you do for a living if you weren’t a writer? 

What I’m doing now! Teaching and practicing graphic design.

Who is the one person who has influenced your personal life the most and why? 

Probably my dearly departed chairperson, Ruth Bass. She encouraged and believed in me in every way. 

If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why? 

David Bowie

What advice would you give someone who aspired to be a writer? 

Don’t take shortcuts to work on your craft. Don’t be in a rush, but also, don’t give up!

 

Do you have some links for us to follow you?

Links: https://www.amazon.com/Island-Strange-Wild-Romantic-Retelling-ebook/dp/B0CVV3MWTG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

 

https://www.lisaamowitz.com/

 

https://www.facebook.com/lisa.amowitz/

 

https://www.instagram.com/lisa_amowitz.author/

 

https://www.tiktok.com/@lisaamowitz_author?lang=en

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy writing and teaching schedule to interview with us. 

We at Vision and Verse wish you continued success in all your writing endeavors. Love your covers!

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