Lizzi grew up riding wild in the Santa Cruz Mountain redwoods, became an equine veterinarian at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and practiced in the Gold and Pony Express Country of California before emigrating to New Zealand. She is the proud mother of two boys in that sea of green. When she's not writing, she's swinging a rapier or shooting a bow in medieval garb, riding or driving a carriage, playing in the garden on her hobby farm, singing, cooking, being an equine veterinarian or high school science teacher. She is multiply published and awarded in special interest magazines and veterinary periodicals.
With her debut novel, A Long Trail Rolling, she was Finalist 2013 RWNZ Great Beginnings; Winner 2014 RWNZ Pacific Hearts Award for the unpublished full manuscript; Winner 2015 RWNZ Koru Award for Best First Novel and third in Koru Long Novel section; and finalist in the 2015 Best Indie Book Award.
I’m not sure where the past month went since I decided, probably due a total lack of sense, to do a “revamp” on my website, or websites, rather. And combine them. And switch from a simple WordPress.com site to a self-hosted WordPress.org site. via GIPHY I have plenty of education, probably a lot more than …
There’s something special about growing up in a small town, my name for a Main Street town. Like the song says, you know everybody and everybody knows you…and their parents might as well be yours, if you stepped out of line. But they were always there for you, just like your own parents, whenever you …
Many of you have been asking when my latest novella, Once Upon a Vet School #7, would be out…It’s up for preorder now, as part of the Authors of Main Street’s Christmas Boxed set! and…… It’s only 99c (USD) and….. even better, it’ll be out on 12 October! Here’s the link: http://amzn.to/2xQ5Lsj If that link …
Yep, I’m starting the new series with Volume 7… I’ll be continuing The Long Trails series, but this new one will be coming out in October with the Authors of Main Street in our new Christmas Boxed Set! Ever thought you wanted to be a veterinarian? I did, when I was seven…and I’ve been …
Posted on Authors of Main Street blog, and on my own! Here’s Chapter One of Once Upon a Vet School #7 — Lena Takes a Foal It’ll be part of the big Christmas Boxed Set that we of #AoMS are putting out soon for Christmas! Watch this space, or better yet, go on over to …
Hi All! Sending out my best to all those affected by the Texas hurricane, and other disasters. We’re thinking about you all over the world. I thought I’d share the first draft of Chapter 1 of the novella I’ll be including in our Christmas anthology, (You’ll have to see the final version in the boxed set, …
HI Everyone! Happy Monday! Just back from RWNZ Conference in lovely Rotorua! Hot pools, writing and meeting some fantastic writers and speakers! One was Kristen Lamb, from Texas! I loved this article from her website…it could be of real help to any of you out there writing, especially if you’re including issues about medical …
Hi all! I’ve been flat out, as I imagine you have! I’ve found time to post onto the Authors of Main Street blog here, talking about getting that novel done! I talk a little about my three novels, just finished, a giveaway for August, and there’s a pic of Elliot, Maya and I with …
Hi all, I did a long post with SCREEDS of photos from growing up and the reenactment we do now last week. It’s posted on Authors of Main Street blog, the group with whom I’m writing a Christmas Boxed Set! Come on over and take a look! I’ve started my Vet-Girl novella…and it’s a LOT …
Hello! Welcome back! In New Zealand, AS OF NEXT WEEK, you will be able to find it in print HERE, on Fishpond.com. If you want it personalized and signed, please message me to let me know what you want it to say! From most of the rest of the world, it is available on CreateSpace or Amazon at …
Hello to my wonderful readers! Thank you for making the release of The Hills of Gold Unchanging so successful in February! I’m very excited to tell you that A Sea of Green Unfolding is Now Available in eBook! (and I redid the cover! I hope you like it!) It will soon be available in …
I just put together a giggle for you over here on Authors of Main Street… Come on by right here!! And yes, A Sea of Green Unfolding will be available very soon!!!! Please don’t buy it yet until the latest version loads, probably by tomorrow afternoon. I’ll post again when it’s up. This was …
Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, as the case may be! In case you haven’t heard, There’s a Facebook Party to launch Sea of Green! It’s on very soon, like in an hour or less! My author friend Jude Knight, who also writes historicals, and I are having a FB Party here… https://www.facebook.com/events/257122021420491/ you’ve maybe not …
One of the lovely writers in my Authors of Main Street group posted this today. Gotta read, hysterical. 🙂 xx Lizzi Source: What would you do???
Agree or disagree? Come see why I think so, and have a few giggles, at my expense. It’s over at Authors of Main Street. My monthly blog with them! It’s here. (https://authorsofmainstreet.wordpress.com/) Looking forward to seeing you there! xx Lizzi