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Lija Fisher

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Born

Istanbul, Turkey

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http://www.lijafisher.com/

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Middle Grade, Fantasy, Mystery

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Lija Fisher is the author of funny adventure novels for kids. Her debut novel. THE CRYPTID CATCHER (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) received a starred review from Booklist and was a Junior Library Guild Selection. The sequel, THE CRYPTID KEEPER, was written while Lija was the Writer in Residence with Aspen Words and was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award in juvenile literature. Lija travels the country speaking at schools, libraries, and Bigfoot festivals where she gets kids interested in reading and science through searching for hidden animals, or cryptids, like the Loch Ness Monster. Prior to becoming an author, she trained for a while (a very short while) to be a Hollywood stunt person. She lives in Colorado near several Bigfoot sightings. ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Lija Fisher I try not to believe in 'writer's block' but rather 'I have no idea what comes next!' I am what's called a 'pantser,' meaning I don't outline my books…moreI try not to believe in 'writer's block' but rather 'I have no idea what comes next!' I am what's called a 'pantser,' meaning I don't outline my books ahead of time. I start with an idea, begin writing, and see what happens. Because of that, a lot of my 'writing' time is spent staring off into space as the plot threads weave themselves together in my mind. Oftentimes it'll take awhile to figure out where the story is going, but I don't consider myself blocked, just waiting.(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Lija Fisher When I was a little girl growing up in the mountains, I would traipse around the forest creating my own imaginary worlds. As an adult, I still get to …moreWhen I was a little girl growing up in the mountains, I would traipse around the forest creating my own imaginary worlds. As an adult, I still get to do that, which is really fun. I also love being a part of the writing community. I've met so many wonderful and wickedly creative people and am so much richer for knowing them. And of course there are the usual answers that I agree with as well...stuff like spending the day with no pants on while listening to my favorite music and drinking lots of coffee! (less)

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Average rating: 4.2 · 295 ratings · 64 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Cryptid Catcher (The Cryptid Duology, 1) 4.10 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cryptid Keeper (The Cryptid Duology, 2) 4.42 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Extraordinary Adventures of the Ordinary Barney Flarff by Lija Fisher (Goodreads Author), Felipe de Castro (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Lija Fisher rated a book it was amazing A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book played with my feelings! Without giving spoilers, I'll just say that I kept expecting this story to bring me back one way, but it relentlessly went a different way. The new way finally made me happy, but then the story suddenly went the way ...more
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Lija Fisher rated a book it was amazing The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As an avid fantasy reader, I'm embarrassed to say that the only Sanderson I'd read were his Wheel of Time books, and they were excellent. My friend gifted me the first three books in The Stormlight Archives, and I initially struggled through the firs ...more
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Lija Fisher rated a book it was amazing A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I haven't read a ton of romantasy, but my friend gifted me this book series and she has excellent taste so I decided to dive in. By about page 40 I was like, "oh, I see what this book is" and I was here for it. This story brought all the titillating ...more
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