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  • Sometimes alone but not lonely

    Sometimes alone but not lonely

    6th January 2011 | 0 comments | 1 person likes this

    It was my honourable intention this week to write a thoughtful, whimsical LA Diary about the high-points of the last year, my many Christmas high-jinks, and writing goals for the coming year.

    Then earlier this week, on a water-stop along the Santa Monica beach bike path, I read my Twitter feed, and felt compelled to write something else entirely. An homage to my new writing community, if...

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  • A Sunday banquet for one

    A Sunday banquet for one

    16th August 2010 | 0 comments | 1 person likes this

    For a town known for its skinny women and obsession with health and fitness, people in LA sure like to eat a lot. As a self-confessed foodie, I've enjoyed sampling...well, almost anything that's been put in front of me. Frankly, it would be rude not to.

    I decided this weekend to indulge my inner gourmet as a 'well done Lisa' gift. I didn't get through to the finals of Scriptapalooza but...

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  • Twitter: revenge of the nerds

    Twitter: revenge of the nerds

    7th June 2010 | 0 comments | 1 person likes this

    There was a mini-backlash over my decision to quit Twitter for a while.

    Some of you are with me, some are against. In fact, I can almost divide the 'thank goodness you quit' versus the 'when are you coming back?' into age groups. It seems that the over-40's aren't that interested in distilling their lives into 140 characters. Or maybe they're just busy making sure the kids are fed and watered?

    And...

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  • Welcome to my Tweltdown

    Welcome to my Tweltdown

    18th May 2010 | 1 comments | 1 person likes this

    I deactivated my Twitter account two weeks ago.

    Apologies to my 192 (last count) followers but it was getting too much for me. I know, crazy. But a Twitter account is the ultimate self-branding tool and I wasn't finding it much fun anymore.

    Here was my thinking: many of the people I follow are successful in their field. I am still trying to make my dreams happen. I felt like I couldn't...

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Lisa Marks

Lisa Marks

British writer Lisa Marks moved to Los Angeles two years ago to pursue her dream of 'making it' as a screen-writer in Hollywood. A few months after arriving in the States her short film, Maconie's List, won the Duke City Shootout film festival. Directing her own short was a dream come true and now her goal is to sell a feature. She can generally be found tapping away at her laptop in any number of coffee shops muttering furiously to herself. Don't worry, this is all perfectly normal.