"In THAT direction," the Cat said, waving its right paw round, "lives a Hatter: and in THAT direction," waving the other paw, "lives a March Hare. Visit either you like: they′re both mad."


"But I don′t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.


"Oh, you can′t help that," said the Cat: "we′re all mad here. I′m mad. You′re mad."


"How do you know I′m mad?" said Alice.


"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn′t have come here."


˜ Lewis Carroll, Alice′s Adventures in Wonderland
 

The Door is Open, Come Inside


Welcome. I′m Lisa DiDio, a young adult novelist and fan of all things creative. Here you′ll find my musings on writing, life and the creative process, as well as links to the people and things that amuse, delight and inspire me.


Come in, make yourself at home. We′re all mad here — but in a good way.


This Week In Review…


In My Head

Swiss cheese, a.k.a. plot holes. My third grader is working on a story for school and nominated me to be his critique partner. I believe he's regretting the choice. 

Thing is? A reader can't know what a writer is thinking, unless the writer at least tips them off, and "Three Weeks Later" only tells me that three weeks have passed, not that your MC has become a superhero with all the cool gadgets he discovered when he fell down the black hole in his locker. Just saying.

On The Desk

Those plot holes I mentioned? Dodging a few of my own…

In The Cup

Tazo's Zen tea. Just say ohm.

On The DVR

Season finales. So many, so soon. I'm going to miss you, shows! But other than Alcatraz (boo to you Fox *glowers*) all my faves will be back in the fall. Huzzah!

Currently Playing

My Jai Uttal station on Pandora Radio. Goes with that Zen tea.

On The Nightstand

Back to Danielle LaPorte's The Firestarter Sessions. Had to take a breather and do some processing and integration. So much good stuff here!

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