"I'm a guest blogger on my friend, Louella Dizon San Juan's blog, Magic and Fantastic. My post, "Owning the Gift," is about the moment when I realized that writing was no hobby, but a huge piece of my…"
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Lisa W. Rosenberg
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Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about today?' in the group Bloggers: Let's Make It Work!
Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about today?' in the group Bloggers: Let's Make It Work!
"A Tuesday Tale of Identity. I was so inspired by an article in Sunday's Times about Dr. David Patterson, whose discovery of his American Indian heritage saved his life, I had to talk about on my blog. I've included a link to…"
Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about today?' in the group Bloggers: Let's Make It Work!
"Kim Kardashian's Armpits, and Other Things My Daughter Doesn't Need to Read About.
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Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What was your blog post about today?' in the group Mother Writer!
"Boston's Journey Back to Itself http://lisawrosenberg.com/2013/04/30/bostons-journey-back-to-itself/"
Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about today?' in the group Bloggers: Let's Make It Work!
"Boston's Journey Back to Itself http://lisawrosenberg.com/2013/04/30/bostons-journey-back-to-itself/"
Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about today?' in the group Bloggers: Let's Make It Work!
"Writer of Color, White YA Protagonist: Where Weightism cuts deeper than Racism,
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Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about today?' in the group Bloggers: Let's Make It Work!
"A Daughter by any Color http://lisawrosenberg.com
Being my white mother's brown daughter, the world did not see us as belonging together (unless she was holding my hand). Now I have a daughter who "matches" me in…"
Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What was your blog post about today?' in the group Mother Writer!
"A Daughter by any Color. http://lisawrosenberg.com ; Thoughts on being a biracial daughter, not "matching" my white mother, and now, having a daughter who the world sees as mine."
Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about today?' in the group Bloggers: Let's Make It Work!
"Let the Querying Begin ... Again. http://lisawrosenberg.com/2013/03/04/let-the-querying-begin-again/"
Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about today?' in the group Bloggers: Let's Make It Work!
"Goodbye Hadiya: an ode to the lights in our lives. http://lisawrosenberg.com
Writing as a mother with a daughter, thinking about the tragic loss of 15 year old Hadiya Pendleton."
Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about today?' in the group Bloggers: Let's Make It Work!
"Today I reblogged a post from my friend and fellow writer, Louella San Juan about a reading we did together last week, along with author Karen Heuler. http://lisawrosenberg.com"
Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about today?' in the group Bloggers: Let's Make It Work!
"This is my third blog entry where I'm journaling about our post-Hurricane Sandy House Fire.
"The House Fire Chronicles: Why I almost kidnapped Someone's Dog."
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Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about today?' in the group Bloggers: Let's Make It Work!
"Rising From the Depths in the Name of Bipartisanship.
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A post about putting aside our differences for the sake of humanity--how this was modeled recently in the wake of Hurricane Sandy by none other than NJ Governor Chris…"
Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What was your blog post about today?' in the group Mother Writer!
"Someone Else's Nanny
This is a post in response to the horrible tragedy in New York City, where two young children were found slain by their nanny. About the plight of mothers who must find and trust virtual strangers with their children,…"
Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about today?' in the group Bloggers: Let's Make It Work!
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Someone Else's Nanny
This is a post in response to the horrible tragedy in New York City, where two young children were found slain by their nanny. About the plight of mothers who must find and trust virtual strangers…"
Lisa W. Rosenberg replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about today?' in the group Bloggers: Let's Make It Work!
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Today I have a special guest blogger: Therapist, Healer and fellow She Writer, Jodi Lobozzo Aman!
The topic: Prioritizing.
http://lisawrosenberg.com/2012/10/23/guest-blog-get-your-priorities-straight/"
Profile Information
- Who I am:
- I am a psychotherapist on hiatus from my practice in order to write and care for my two school-aged children. I live in NJ with my wonderful husband (and kids!).
I graduated from Princeton University, got my Masters from Hunter College School of Social Work, and my post-masters certification in family therapy from the Ackerman Institute. Before becoming a therapist, I was a ballet dancer with the Pennsylvania and Pacific Northwest Ballet Companies. In terms of inspiring fiction, ballet and psychotherapy are two of the richest fields I can think of!
All my life, I've been writing - attempts at novels, mostly - though I never took myself seriously as a writer until recently, when I published a talk I did at a Synagogue on Multiracial Jewish Identity.
I am biracial: Black and White (African American and Ashkenazi Jewish), the only child of my parents' very happy interracial marriage. (It seems to me that most published interracial stories involve broken marriages.) Growing up in a progressive, yet strangely traditional home, race was not a central feature of our family dialogue; we were too busy enjoying each other (until cancer took my father, which is another story).
As a biracial Jew - a ballerina turned shrink - dual identity is part of my life and central to my writing.
I have written one novel, in search of an agent, and am working on a second one. I have published articles in Social Work in Healthcare and Interfaith Families Online. Below, please see a link to an excerpt from my novel, as well as one from a memoir about leaving the ballet world.
I have done several talks on Multiracial Jewish Identity and have also given a talk at schools on addressing race with young children, called "Speaking of Color."
- Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:
- http://lisawrosenberg.com/
This is my brand new blog and website. Very excited about launching it!
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- I have one completed manuscript: my first novel,
Birch Wood Doll, and am working on a second.
This is a link to a memoir about the end of my ballet career
http://www.helium.com/items/1782054-ballet-memoirs
This is a link to "Soul Food Shiva," a memoir about losing my father to cancer (published in The Defenders Online):
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/06/18/soul-food-shiva/
This is a link to an article I published in Interfaithfamily.com on Multiracial Jewish identity.
http://www.interfaithfamily.com/relationships/marriage_and_relation...
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Memoir
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- I'm part of a small, supportive group of writing moms in my town.
- My professional associations:
- Still a member of National Association of Social Workers.
- I found out about She Writes from:
- Christina Baker Kline
Comment Wall (10 comments)
- At 9:22pm on February 11, 2013,
Cynthia Bermudez said… Hi Lisa, Thank you as well for accepting. =)
- At 7:43pm on February 3, 2012,
Kelli Swearingen said… Hi and welcome to Mother Writer,Lisa! Feel free to introduce yourself, browse the threads or start one of your own.And again welcome to Mother Writer.
k. swearingen
(admin)
- At 7:44pm on January 24, 2012,
Regina Y. Swint said…
Hi, Lisa! Just stopped by to see what the latest and greatest news is on the conference. Looking forward to reading about your adventure. :)
- At 2:12pm on June 29, 2011,
Suzanne Clores said… Hi Lisa,
Thanks for leaving me a note a while back. Good luck with your book! I actually wanted to share with you that I had a consultation with Erin Hosier of She Writes about agents, and she was incredibly helpful, smart, and on top of publishing. In case you're interested. Great good luck, Suzanne Clores
- At 9:56am on June 12, 2011,
Sarah Pinneo said… Welcome to Query Critique!
Best,
Sarah
- At 9:53am on June 7, 2011,
Meg Waite Clayton said… - Lisa, I just opened the door to the novelist group for you - welcome! You might introduce yourself by telling us what you’re working on in the “Show Me Your Novel and I’ll Show You Mine” discussion if you're not too uncomfortable talking about what you're working on. And we do a live chat every Wednesday; hope you can join us for that!
Meg Waite Clayton
Novelist Group Moderator
Bestselling Author of The Four Ms. Bradwells and The Wednesday Sisters
- At 8:57am on May 31, 2011,
Jill Starishevsky said…
Thank you Lisa for your congrats. It has been very exciting and I am trying to do all the right things to keep the momentum from Oprah going. Glad to hear you are coming up for a breath of air. Look forward to hearing how things are coming.
All the best,
jill
- At 12:44pm on June 6, 2010,
- Hi Lisa,
I wanted to connect with you and ask for your feedback. I recently did my first on-camera interview for the children's book on child sexual abuse prevention that I wrote, My Body Belongs to Me. Please let me know what you think when you have some time.
Thanks in advance.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/talking-kids-sexual-abuse-10255396
Jill Starishevsky
Author, My Body Belongs to Me
www.MyBodyBelongstoMe.com
- At 7:11am on April 10, 2010,
Dionne Ford said… - Hi Lisa. It's so nice to connect with you here. (Miss our poolside chats). Let's be in touch. Sounds like very rich material you're working on. And thanks for the nice comments about my blog. Best, Dionne
- At 1:41pm on March 28, 2010,
Jennifer Lauck said… - Hi Lisa: I can only imagine the stories you must have from your work! I am happy to see you here and thank you for your sharing Enjoy this site, it takes a while but then the whole thing just explodes and you find your way.
xo
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