2024-01-28 23:43
Thursday, May 18Copyright 2011-2024 by Lisa MaligaI was sentenced to eight hours in the legal department at Warner Bros. The lawyer’s secretary was pregnant and all she did was sit beh… Read More
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Notes from Nadir is a darkly humorous look at a year in the life of a writer who returns to her "flyover country" home to live with her elderly mother.
2023-03-12 21:42
By Lisa MaligaCopyright 2023March 2023 Online comment: If only someone would have warned these gullible people about what was going on BEFORE they took the bioweapon. I warned people. Did yo… Read More
2023-03-05 23:34
By Lisa Maligacopyright 2023From today until March 11, my most recent novella, September Harvest, will be FREE at Smashwords for Read an eBook Week.It’s September of 1979, and ei… Read More
2021-10-02 22:15
By Lisa MaligaCopyright 2021I’ve finally returned to writing fiction. It’s a great feeling to have completed a novella. There was nothing to bake or melt and pour. In other… Read More
2020-12-05 03:31
By Lisa Maliga, copyright 2020Looking for easy-to-bake super double chocolate chip cookies? Double your fun with these big, thick, and chewy chocolate chip cookies.INGREDIENTS:1 cup un… Read More
2020-02-26 23:34
By Lisa Maliga, copyright 2020Includes 3 full-length dessert cookbooks and more than 50 recipes.Learn how to make many different desserts, no matter what your level of baking experience.It&r&hell…Read More
2020-01-16 04:23
By Lisa Maliga, copyright 2020I became aware of ruby chocolate when I was watching The Great British Baking Show. A contestant was baking biscuits [cookies] using ruby chocolate. Paul Hollyw… Read More
2018-08-31 01:18
By Lisa Maliga, copyright 2018From the INTRODUCTIONBaking Macarons: The Swiss Meringue Method covers the simple techniques you’ll need along with the best type of equipment you should… Read More
2017-06-28 21:44
Baking Chocolate Cupcakes and Brownies: A Beginner’s Guideby Lisa Maliga, copyright 2017My second cookbook has just been released after months of testing various chocolate cupcake and… Read More
2017-01-05 22:11
By Lisa Maliga,Copyright 2016, 2017CHAPTER 1Introduction A funny thing happened when I baked my first batch of French macarons. They didn’t turn out the way I hoped they wou… Read More
2016-04-26 18:08
Copyright 2016 by Lisa MaligaLast April, I wrote this article: Don’t Buy or Borrow Kindle Unlimited Rip-off eBooks. What’s changed since then?In July 2015, Amazon launc… Read More
2016-03-23 18:50
By Lisa Maliga, copyright 2016Love, Valentine's Day, Macarons, and ... Murder?Yolanda Carter is preparing for Valentine’s Day as romance and macarons are baking in Yolanda’s Yumm… Read More
2015-12-09 19:54
By Lisa Maliga, copyright 2015I was once asked how have crafts inspired your writing? Well, I can’t sew a straight line. I can’t knit without dropping stitches. And I’m sur… Read More
2015-08-23 18:57
By Lisa MaligaCopyright 2015I barely passed basic math in seventh grade, but I’ve learned a lot about numbers, percentages and book rankings since 2010.On October 21, I released my $2… Read More
2015-05-29 15:21
By Lisa Maliga, copyright 2015I Almost Married a Narcissist is a new and updated story about a woman who learns the man she’s dating is more than conceited and hung up on his body imag… Read More
2015-04-20 14:59
Copyright 2015 by Lisa MaligaJust after the July launch of the Kindle Unlimited program an author of a soap making eBook emailed me asking for a review. After reading it, I got the impressio… Read More
2015-03-01 17:04
By Lisa Maliga, copyright 2015Consolidating my archived emails, I came across some that were labeled Bakery Bleu. Ah yes, the first bakery I ever worked at, the one described in my nove… Read More
2015-02-01 16:27
By Lisa Maliga, copyright 2015I’ve never been sought after as a book reviewer until I began posting on some Facebook book promotion groups. I’ve written book reviews in the past… Read More
2015-01-06 19:26
By Lisa MaligaCopyright 2015I wish I could write a book as fast as I read one, but that’s just not possible. Today, I’m launching the third book in the Yolanda’s Yummery se… Read More
2014-12-30 00:52
By Lisa MaligaCopyright 2011-2015Here’s a new excerpt from the eBook The Narcissist Chronicles: The WHOLE Story. Read about Arlen Stevenson’s first meeting with a… Read More
2014-12-30 00:52
By Lisa MaligaCopyright 2011-2015Here’s a new excerpt from the eBook The Narcissist Chronicles: The WHOLE Story. Read about Arlen Stevenson’s first meeting with a… Read More
2014-10-24 23:30
On October 21, 2010, the first eBook edition of Notes from Nadir was published on Kindle. Written as a series of blogs, Notes from Nadir made its online debut on March 3, 2010. My blog gradu… Read More
2014-10-24 23:30
On October 21, 2010, the first eBook edition of Notes from Nadir was published on Kindle. Written as a series of blogs, Notes from Nadir made its online debut on March 3, 2010. My blog gradu… Read More
2014-09-22 15:21
Copyright 2014 By Lisa MaligaMost of my newly revised novel, Out of the Blue, occurs in the late 70’s and early 80’s. Back then, a person could board an airplane with a large bot… Read More
2014-07-17 21:15
By Lisa MaligaCopyright 2014In Magical Cakes of Love, there is romance and mystery as one of Yolanda’s regular customers has gone missing. For those of you who’ve read The Great… Read More
2014-04-27 21:15
By Lisa MaligaCopyright 2014I've discovered something funny about writing romance books – I like 'em sweet. Literally. In my first, Sweet Dreams, the cover art shows an original photog… Read More
2014-03-03 16:17
By Lisa MaligaCopyright 2014I've done two virtual blog tours. Both were for different contemporary fiction titles. Tours lasted for 14 days and they were with two different blog tour compani… Read More
2014-03-02 18:17
By Lisa MaligaCopyright 2014I've done two virtual blog tours. Both were for different contemporary fiction titles. Tours lasted for 14 days and they were with two different blog tour compani… Read More
2013-10-29 22:31
By Lisa MaligaCopyright 2013eBook coverIt’s 2009. Lisa Hansen is impacted by the great recession and can’t focus on her writing career. She has to make the tough decision to stay… Read More
2013-10-19 17:45
NOTES FROM NADIR the second edition will be available in eBook and paperback formats on November 5, 2013. It has been updated and expanded and is approximately 290 pages/88,000 words."N… Read More
2013-10-01 16:28
By Lisa MaligaHello! I'm back and want to let you know that there is finally some news about Notes from Nadir and Leaving Nadir. Later this month, I'll be revealing brand new covers, and an… Read More
2012-12-04 17:19
Are you the kind of reader who likes to turn pages instead of click arrow keys? Do you like to hold a book instead of a computer or eBook reader? Do you prefer being able to use a real bookm… Read More
2012-09-14 15:03
OUT OF THE BLUE is about Sylvia Gardner, a naïve cashier who lives with her mother in Richport, Illinois. Upset with being dumped by her first boyfriend; she falls in love with Alexande… Read More
2012-09-11 16:22
Out of the Blue is the second novel I ever wrote and finished. I was in the midst of working on Leaving Nadir, when the Olympics distracted me. So what does that have to do with writing? See… Read More
2012-07-10 16:20
Hello Readers!I'm still here, tho' obviously my blogging has been nonexistent lately. After completing a second book about soap crafting, 12 Easy Melt and Pour Soap Recipes, and my first hor… Read More
2012-07-10 16:18
Hello Readers!I'm still here, tho' obviously my blogging has been nonexistent lately. After completing a second book about soap crafting, 12 Easy Melt and Pour Soap Recipes, and my first hor… Read More
2011-11-22 14:55
For the past two months my double boiler and I have been the best of friends. My kitchen is super clean and my bathroom is stocked with enough soap to starting selling … again! Yes, I… Read More
2011-11-10 15:36
Yes, I'm almost done taking photos for my forthcoming soap crafting book! I've been crafting soap, and other bath & body products, for years. I've been planning an entire series of… Read More
2011-09-21 13:37
If you love squirrels, cats and birds, you're in the right place! I discovered the joy of photographing squirrels in my L.A. neighborhood due to their close proximity. And I learned a lot ab… Read More
2011-05-25 14:38
I'm happy to announce the four bloggers who won ebooks in the HOLLYWOOD FICTION E-BOOK CONTEST! I also want to thank all the entrants who took the time to enter the contest.As with… Read More
2011-05-09 12:19
There's a new e-book contest here at Notes from Nadir!Do you like Hollywood? Ever been there? Want to read about it? Now you can – for absolutely no cost!FOUR people will win free Kind… Read More
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