Lisa McMann
Lisa McMann
Lisa McMannis an American author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth27 February 1968
CityHolland, MI
CountryUnited States of America
Who hasn't had the 'I went to school/work in my underwear' dream?
cool dreamed dreaming middle morning watching weird wrote
Seriously, I dreamed that I was in my husband's dream, watching what he was dreaming about. Like, I was in his dream as an onlooker. It was so weird that I immediately wrote it down in the middle of the night. In the morning, it still sounded cool.
characters dreams favorite normal sucked ways
One of my favorite ways to write paranormal, as in the 'Wake' trilogy, is to write very normal characters with just a hint of something other-worldly. Like somewhere, maybe, someone really can get sucked into other people's dreams.
fiction found itself lends
I've always found teenagers really interesting. I think they've got so much going on in their lives, so that lends itself really well to fiction because there's so much drama, so much activity, so much growth.
burn cry definitely force hot kids longer okay remember sixth tears throats turn year
I vividly remember sixth grade. It's the year when kids turn mean, and it's definitely no longer okay to cry in public. So we force our hot tears back, and they burn our throats all the way down.
date nearly time
Nearly every notable event in 'Wake' has a date or a time stamp.
I would like to be able to disappear whenever I do something dorky.
grand high holland school
I went to Holland Christian High School in Holland, Michigan, and to Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
bookstore clerk later
I was a blueberry picker, bindery worker, bookstore clerk and later manager, and a Realtor.
inspiring teenagers
I don't see a day when teenagers don't read. They are very enthusiastic. That is so inspiring to me.
authors best conference defining fourth grade hang teacher therefore wrote
I had one of those defining moments in the fourth grade when my teacher said the story I wrote was the best in the class, and therefore I would be going Young Authors Conference where I'd get to hang out with authors all day.
gordon heather love michelle
I love Chris Crutcher, Sara Zarr, Lois Lowry, Elizabeth Scott, Madeleine L'Engle, Gordon Korman, Michelle Magorian, Heather Bouwman.
baby fall hair
Oh baby," he whispers. Steps back. Out of the doorway. His face ashen. He walks slowly back to the kitchen. Leans over the counter. Puts his head in his hands. His hair falls over his fingers. The bathroom door clicks shut. She stays there for a long time. He's pulling his hair out.
girl want littles
If you want to touch me, Kendall, touch me. Don't hide behind those little girl slaps.