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...
Lisa's 10 Rules of Writing
1. Show up and stay there. Stay in your seat. Nothing is coming to you, you say? You’re staring at a blank page or the blinking cursor on...
