In this candid conversation, Lisa shares how each book takes about a year from idea to draft, why she’s a strict plotter, and how a daily word-count keeps her momentum. She contrasts TV forensics with real work—mostly fingerprints and reports—and traces her path from Cleveland’s coroner’s office to Cape Coral PD. Lisa also unpacks the publishing roller coaster: the early CSI boom, the “pub-pocalypse,” the rise of ebooks, and why marketing now matters more than ever. For aspiring writers and future crime-scene pros, she offers practical advice: intern, read the best in your genre, join critique groups, and be patient with your path to publication.

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