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Lisa Cheek’s writing career began after a twenty-five year career editing feature films and TV commercials. Her first memoir, “Sit, Cinderella, Sit”, was a People Magazine pick, an Amazon Bestseller, made Zibby’s Most Anticipated Books for 2025 and was a Next Generation Indy Award finalist in Women’s Literature. She’s written for both radio and television and is published in LA Poets and Writers Collective. You can find her musings “One Minute Thoughts From A Pink Head” on Substack. She lives in LA with 2 dogs, 2 cats, and her husband, Big Johnson, where she has several scripts in various stages of development while working on her next memoir.

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Sit, Cinderella, Sit: A Mostly True Memoir

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This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

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This is one of my favorite memoirs ever. I didn't want to put it down yet I wanted to savor every word. Greg Marshall's story is poignant, heart-warming and laugh out loud funny, funny, funny. Do yourself a favor and read this book. You'll be so happ ...more
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