WRITING WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS CALENDAR

Lisa teaches writing workshops at The Writing Salon in San Francisco & Berkeley, at her studios in Marin County, CA and The Big Island of Hawai'i, and at workshops worldwide. She is a Global Getaway Travel columnist for Examiner.com and a member of the Wild Writing Women and the Bay Area Travel Writers. To view her class calendar, public speaking events, book signings and more, click on photo at left.

BOOK BIRTHING & WRITING COACH SERVICES

Lisa has been hired many times over to work with authors on birthing their books. Private writing sessions and one-on-one coaching are very effective ways to hone your skills and launch your writing career. Lisa and Carla King are also offering an exciting new service to authors, Independent Publishing Focus Point Sessions: Empowering You to Succeed with Your Book. Click on the photo at left to find out what services she can offer you as a writer.

TRAVEL ARTICLE, INTERVIEW
& SHORT STORY ARCHIVES

Lisa has been a professional freelance writer for 24 years and has been the travel columnist for the Pacific Sun in Marin County. Her articles, interviews and short stories have appeared in numerous periodicals and anthologies. Editors can order reprints or customized articles for their publications. Click on the photo at left for a menu of subjects and destinations.

NEWSLETTER AND ARCHIVE

In these free Journey Into Writing newsletters, garner travel tips and stories, soak up inspirational quotes, collect good writing group exercises and book recommendations, and read snippets of Lisa’s works-in-progress. Click on the photo to read past issues.

BOOK & MAGAZINE ORDERS:

Lisa's publishing her book, Exotic Life: Laughng Rivers, Dancing Drums, & Tangled Hearts. This literary anthology brings together a bouquet of 20 stories rich in experiences from disastrous love at high altitude to motherly instincts awakening in the Amazon. For an autographed copy, send her an email purchase request. $20 including postage.

For 15 years, Lisa has been a proud member of the Wild Writing Women™, a dynamic writer's group in the San Francisco Bay Area, whose first book, Wild Writing Women: Stories of World Travel, is published by Globe Pequot Press. You can order it for $20 including postage by contacting Lisa directly.

Lisa Alpine and the Wild Writing Women are proud to announce the availability of our cutting-edge electronic magazine. IRELAND: The Sacred and the Profane is a multimedia exploration of Eire with off-the-beaten-path accounts of ghosts and midnight fire dancing, wishing stones and the unexpected benefits of Guinness, coupled with practical travel tips, linked resource lists, and reviews, events, and excursions. From definitions of skeltering to the best Celtic tunes for the journey, the Wild Writing Women share their expertise in voices irreverent, humorous and unique.

This 262-page magazine is a full-color virtual experience of Ireland on your desktop. It's a $12.95 download, but we're offering it for $9.95 to Lisa Alpine's students, friends and colleagues.

Tales From Nowhere: Unexpected Stories from Unexpected Places, published by Lonely Planet. This literary anthology spotlights some of the travel world’s most renowned authors as well as the rising stars of the new generation. Contributors include Tim Cahill, Pico Iyer, Simon Winchester, Pam Houston, Jason Elliot – and Lisa Alpine. Click on the photo to find out how to order these books...

ABOUT LISA ALPINE

Lisa's eclectic career has encompassed being a mother, working for a record company, waitressing in Switzerland, designing apparel for her retail stores, owning an import company, publishing a newspaper, freelancing for newspapers and magazines, teaching writing, dance and whitewater kayaking around the world. Click on the photo at left to get all the details.

DANCE WEAVER

Lisa has also been teaching dance as a healing art form for 17 years. Along with leading group dance workshops, Lisa’s specialty is working one-on-one with clients in private sessions. To view the full calendar and description of her dance workshops, read about her teaching philosophy, go to www.DanceInMarin.com and www.DanceWeaver.com. To read her dance-themed blog, visit www.lisaalpine.wordpress.com

BIG ISLAND VACATION RENTAL

Welcome to Tree Fern Cottage in Leilani Estates in the Puna District, Lisa’s retreat – a jewel-box in the jungle that is lavishly decorated and made available for vacation rental for $630/week. Click on the photo at left to view photos, to find out about nearby excursions, and details regarding rental terms.