Holly Lisle

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[edit] Holly Lisle

Holly Lisle (1960-) is a writer of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romantic Suspense, and Paranormal Romance novels. A former registered nurse, she sold her first novel in 1991 and quit nursing in 1993 to pursue writing full-time.

Holly was born in Salem, OH. From there, her family moved back and forth between Ohio and places such as Kwethluk, Alaska; San Jose, Costa Rica; and Chiquimula, Guatemala. Currently, she is raising three children and several cats.

In addition to her novels, Holly has also become well-known for helping other writers. In 1998, she founded Forward Motion for Writers. Holly was in charge of the site until 2003, when she handed the reins over to Lazette Gifford, who also took over Holly's newsletter, Vision: A Resource for Writers, which features articles about all areas of writing for writers at any level. Forward Motion remains a large on-line community for writers to learn from and encourage each other. Meanwhile, Holly still maintains Workshops on her website.

Her book Mugging the Muse: Writing Ficton for Love AND Money, in which she offers her advice on how to become a full-time author, is available for free download. Holly has often stated that her goal in creating communities and resources such as Forward Motion and her workshops is to help others with a "Pay Forward" philosophy.

In 2006, Holly started her own e-Book publishing company, Shop.HollyLisle.Com/OneMoreWord Publishing. She also launched her own podcast. In the podcast, Holly discusses everything from worldbuilding to the publishing industry itself and answers questions from her audience.

[edit] Awards

Eligible for the 2006 SESFA Award (Talyn)
Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel - 1993 (Fire in the Mist)
Romantic Times 2004 Reviewers' Choice Award -- Nominee (Midnight Rain)
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer -- two time finalist

[edit] Recently Released

Talyn: A Novel of Korre (Tor, August 2005)

[edit] Upcoming Releases

I See You (Onyx, July 2006) Hawkspar (Unpublished, Work in Progress)

[edit] Current Bibliography

World of Korre Novels

Talyn: A Novel of Korre (Tor, August 2005) Hawkspar (Unpublished)

World Gates Novels

BOOK I: Memory of Fire (Avon Eos, May 2002)
BOOK II: The Wreck of Heaven (Eos, Apr 2003)
BOOK III: Gods Old and Dark (Eos, Mar 2004)

Secret Texts Novels

BOOK I: Diplomacy of Wolves (Warner Aspect, November 1998)
BOOK II: Vengeance of Dragons (Warner Aspect, October 1999)
BOOK III: Courage of Falcons (Warner Aspect, October 2000)
Vincalis the Agitator [prequel] (Warner Aspect, March 2002)

Glenraven Novels

Glenraven (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) (Baen, September 1996)
In The Rift: Glenraven II (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) (Baen, April 1998)

Romantic Suspense Novels

I See You (Onyx, July 2006)
Last Girl Dancing (Onyx, July 2005)
Midnight Rain (Onyx, Nov 2004)

Cadence Drake Novels

Hunting the Corrigan's Blood (Baen, February 1997)
Hunting the Corrigan's Blood (REISSUE OneMoreWord Books-- February 2006)

Arhel Novels

Fire in the Mist (Baen Books, August 1992)
Bones of the Past (Baen Books, March 1993)
Mind of the Magic (Baen Books, May 1995)

BARD'S TALE NOVELS

Curse of the Black Heron (Baen, March 1998)
Thunder of the Captains (with Aaron Allston) (Baen, July 1996)
Wrath of the Princes (with Aaron Allston) (Baen, March 1997)

Devil's Point Novels

Sympathy for the Devil (Baen, January 1996)
The Devil and Dan Cooley (with Walter Spence) (Baen, December 1996)
Hell on High (with Ted Nolan) (Baen, May 1997)

Other Fantasy Novels

Minerva Wakes (Baen, January 1994)
When the Bough Breaks (with Mercedes Lackey) (Baen, February 1993)
Mall, Mayhem and Magic; (with Chris Guin) (Baen, August 1995)
The Rose Sea (with S.M.Stirling) (Baen, September 1994)

Non-Fiction

Create A Character Clinic: A Step-by-Step Course for the Fiction Writer [e-book] (OneMoreWord Books, Jan. 2006) Mugging the Muse: Writing Ficton for Love AND Money [e-book] (Jan. 2000)