http://lisacach.com Welcome to author Lisa Cach's website! Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:32:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://lisacach.com/2012/01/caribbean-and-amazon-december-2011/ http://lisacach.com/2012/01/caribbean-and-amazon-december-2011/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:41:29 +0000 lisa http://lisacach.com/?p=1756 I was hired to teach a writing workshop aboard the MV Explorer in December, 2011, during the ship’s voyage through the Caribbean and up the Amazon River. The Explorer spends most of its time as the ship for the college program Semester at Sea through the University of Virginia, but twice a year it hosts Enrichment Voyages [...]]]> http://lisacach.com/2012/01/caribbean-and-amazon-december-2011/feed/ 3 http://lisacach.com/2012/01/ships-community-travel-journal-mv-explorer/ http://lisacach.com/2012/01/ships-community-travel-journal-mv-explorer/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:50:25 +0000 lisa http://lisacach.com/?p=1741 In December 2011, I boarded the MV Explorer for an Enrichment Voyage through the Caribbean to the Amazon. I’d been hired to teach a writing workshop onboard, and as part of the course my students — ranging in age from 8 to 80 — contributed to a community voyage journal. This is that journal. Three [...]]]> http://lisacach.com/2012/01/ships-community-travel-journal-mv-explorer/feed/ 0 http://lisacach.com/2011/12/my-favorite-things/ http://lisacach.com/2011/12/my-favorite-things/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:25:18 +0000 lisa http://lisacach.com/?p=1689 Available in print for $9.99. The gift-giving season is nearly upon us! Are you filled with dread? Delight? A sick mixture of the two? Whatever your personal politics on the question, the fact remains that many of us – through desire, generosity, or a heavy sense of obligation – will be buying gifts. Whether you’re buying [...]]]> http://lisacach.com/2011/12/my-favorite-things/feed/ 0 http://lisacach.com/2011/11/mistletoed/ http://lisacach.com/2011/11/mistletoed/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:30:16 +0000 lisa http://lisacach.com/?p=1704 Three Christmas romances, spanning two centuries and continents, but all leading to happily ever after.]]> http://lisacach.com/2011/11/mistletoed/feed/ 0 http://lisacach.com/2011/09/my-dutch-style-tiles/ http://lisacach.com/2011/09/my-dutch-style-tiles/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:00:28 +0000 lisa http://lisacach.com/?p=1659 A sampling of the Dutch-style tiles I hand glazed for an art show, and as gifts to friends. Some are still available for purchase - they make great coasters!]]> http://lisacach.com/2011/09/my-dutch-style-tiles/feed/ 0 http://lisacach.com/2011/09/central-america/ http://lisacach.com/2011/09/central-america/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:33:08 +0000 lisa http://lisacach.com/?p=1460 A trip to Central America aboard the MV Explorer, in April/May 2011.]]> http://lisacach.com/2011/09/central-america/feed/ 0 http://lisacach.com/2011/08/an-experiment-in-quiet/ http://lisacach.com/2011/08/an-experiment-in-quiet/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:38:40 +0000 lisa http://lisacach.com/?p=1553 I recently tried an experiment on myself, to see if information overload was stymieing my creativity, like the experts claim it can.]]> http://lisacach.com/2011/08/an-experiment-in-quiet/feed/ 3 http://lisacach.com/2011/03/blood-moonlight/ http://lisacach.com/2011/03/blood-moonlight/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:52:04 +0000 lisa http://lisacach.com/?p=1293 At long last, I've written the novella that is the sequel to "Dream of Me" and "Come to Me." It tells the tale of how the prince of Wallachia, Vlad Dracula, is transformed by love and tragedy into the world's first vampire.]]> http://lisacach.com/2011/03/blood-moonlight/feed/ 0 http://lisacach.com/2011/02/trip-to-belize-2011/ http://lisacach.com/2011/02/trip-to-belize-2011/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:38:15 +0000 lisa http://lisacach.com/?p=1260 I took a trip to Belize (just south of Mexico) to research a couple story ideas I have... And, let's face it, I also went because it's February, and warm sunshine sounded pretty good.]]> http://lisacach.com/2011/02/trip-to-belize-2011/feed/ 2 http://lisacach.com/2011/02/wake-unto-me/ http://lisacach.com/2011/02/wake-unto-me/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:15:37 +0000 ann http://lisacach.me3clients.net/?p=431 My first Young Adult novel, a paranormal romance set in a haunted castle in France. Read an excerpt from the book!]]> http://lisacach.com/2011/02/wake-unto-me/feed/ 3