Being a writer can be a very lonely profession, but having a network of people who can sympathize with everything you're going through - from contract issues to the terror of changing your novel from past- to present-tense - is an invaluable asset. Lisa Graff assetchangecontract share on social
My love of baking might have originated with my grandmother. She had a lemon tree growing in her backyard, and one of my favorite memories is of picking lemons together and then baking lemon bars. Lisa Graff backyardbakebar Change image and share on social
One of the things I like to do during an 'overhaul' revision is bust out my highlighters and colored pens. Tools like these make me feel like a real writer. Lisa Graff bustcolorefeel Change image and share on social
The Longstockings are eight children's and young adult writers. We all came out of the New School MFA program, and we meet regularly to critique each other's work. Lisa Graff adultchildcritique Change image and share on social
I desperately want to visit the Galapagos and meet some giant tortoises. Lisa Graff desperatelygalapagogiant Change image and share on social
I have always had a ridiculous fear that I will walk into the bathroom one morning and find a python in my toilet. Lisa Graff bathroomfearfind Change image and share on social
I'd like to have a perfect sense of direction. I could get lost with a GPS strapped to my arm. Lisa Graff armdirectionlose Change image and share on social
I've been a children's book editor, a nanny, a camp counselor, a barista, a research lab assistant, and a movie theater ticket-taker. Lisa Graff assistantbaristabook Change image and share on social
Kids are always told that they can be anything that they want. But what if you want to be a ballerina, and you're terrible at ballet? Or what if you're gifted at ballet, but you don't like doing it? Lisa Graff ballerinaballetgift Change image and share on social
Kids know when you're pulling a fast one, storywise, and I think that even when they're being entertained, children want to hear the truth, just like adults do. Lisa Graff adultchildentertain Change image and share on social
