The Oscars
It's Oscars season. I love movies and try to catch as many of the Oscar-nominated films as I can before the Academy Awards. So far, I've...
EVERY NOTE PLAYED: Chapter Outline
I outline my books AFTER I’ve completed the entire first draft. Is that weird? I begin writing most of my chapters with a question: What...
EVERY NOTE PLAYED: Bonus Material
I’m reading through my research and writing notebooks for EVERY NOTE PLAYED, going over the journey, fascinated and amused to witness my...
Writing Lessons Learned from Acting!
When I began writing STILL ALICE, I had no creative writing experience. As a neuroscientist, I authored many research articles, but my...
Every Note Played Q&A
Q: What’s your next book about? A: Like all of my books, this one starts with a neurological crisis. EVERY NOTE PLAYED is about ALS....
Can We Create New Senses for Humans?
I’m a huge fan of David Eagleman's book, Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain, so it's no surprise that I found his TED Talk, "Can we...
Inspired by a Washashore Cowgirl
On Friday, I took my two youngest kids to Cape Symphony's CapePOPS! series "Holiday on the Cape." My favorite part of the concert was a...
The Power of Intention: My Experience at TED
So, the Pope, Serena Williams, Lisa Genova, and Elon Musk walk into a bar…. I haven’t yet figured out the perfect witty punch line to...
Beginning Book 5
After many months of research, and writing bits of this and that, I need to start chapter 1, the legit beginning of this next book. SO...
Lisa's 6 Rules of Research
1. Do your homework before you involve other people, especially professionals or experts. Don’t use any minutes of the one hour you have...
