Lisa M. Lilly

Where to find #Buffy and the Art of Story Apple: lisalilly.com/BuffyApple Spotify: lisalilly.com/BuffySpotify Google: lisalilly.com/BuffyGoogle Android: lisalilly.com/BuffyAndroid Stitcher: lisalilly.com/BuffyStitcher Pandora: lisalilly.com/BuffyPandora YouTube: lisalilly.com/YouTube #BTVS

First Impressions (S2 E3 of Angel) uses dreams to tell a story about why Darla can manipulate Angel, but does that fit with the main plot? That question and more plus a recap in today's podcast episode. lisalilly.com/first-impressi… #buffyverse #btvs #angel #writing #WritingCommmunity

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been (S2 E2) includes homages to The Shining & Psycho. Taking place in a historic hotel mostly in 1952, we get a darker version of Angel. But does it feel like an Angel episode? Listen to the podcast: lisalilly.com/are-you-now-or… #buffyverse #writingtips

What draws Buffy fans together beyond the love of rewatching or debating fave episodes or seasons? I explore 10 reasons in this bonus episode -- see if you agree. Patrons can listen to the full episode but anyone can hear the excerpt. #buffy #buffyverse patreon.com/lisamlilly/posts…

I never quite loved the supernatural pregnancy narrative in Judgment, the S2 Angel premiere, though I should since I wrote a thriller series with a supernatural pregnancy story. Did the Tribunal matter to you? Did Jo (the pregnant woman)? lisalilly.com/judgment/ #buffy #btvs

Willow Rosenberg & Rory Gilmore have a lot of common DNA. It's almost like they're the same character. Or are they? A compare & contrast on the latest Buffy & the Art of Story episode. lisalilly.com/willow-and-ror… #gilmoregirls #buffy #btvs #fictionwriting

Giles is the best father figure in the Buffyverse in Seasons 1-3. But is that still true in S4-7? Patrons can hear the full bonus episode on Patreon (and anyone can listen to a longer excerpt there). patreon.com/lisamlilly/posts… #buffythevampireslayer #buffyverse #buffypodcast #buffy

What's your favorite part of Angel S1? I love the themes of disconnection, destiny, mundane human evil. And the way Angel's arc takes him from disconnection and loss to bonding with his found family. lisalilly.com/angel-season-1… #angeltheseries #fictionwriting #buffyverse #btvs

In the Angel S1 finale, no one mentions that Angel turned human in I Will Remember You. Yet it informs so much of who Angel is from beginning to end. More & a recap in the latest podcast episode. Listen on your favorite podcast app, my author website, or YouTube. #buffyverse

Does Lindsey's story of growing up in poverty justify him working at Wolfram & Hart? This question & more plus a recap of Blind Date in this week's episode. Listen on your favorite podcast app, my author website, or YouTube. lisalilly.com/blind-date-2/ #buffyverse #angeltheseries

Some story questions keep the audience hanging on to find out more. Others are distractions. Which are which in Touched, the third-to-last Buffy episode ever? And what does it signal about the finale? lisalilly.com/touched/ #buffythevampireslayer #writingtips #btvs #spuffy

Is society the real antagonist in Empty Places, society being the community of potentials and Buffy's friends? What role does grief play in the final confrontation? And what does Empty Places says about leadership? lisalilly.com/empty-places/ #buffy #grief #WritingCommunity #podcast

Haunted by the cold case murder of her sister, found nearly 40 years ago in the same grave as another little girl, Quille vows find the true killer… but her investigation may put a target on her back. amazon.com/Forgotten-Man-Q-C… #MYSTERY #freebook #kindleunlimited #suspense

Private investigator Quille is still haunted by the cold case murder of her sister, whose body was found nearly 40 years ago in the same grave as another little girl. bookbub.com/books/the-forgot… #murdermystery #coldcase #FreeBook #KindleUnlimited

Some cases stay cold for a reason… The Forgotten Man, a cold case murder mystery is free today and tomorrow on #kindle amazon.com/Forgotten-Man-Q-C… #freebook #mysterybooks #murdermystery

Chicago readers, you can donate new or gently used K-8 kids' books at the Dirksen Federal courthouse at 219 S. Dearborn St. The aim is to provide children attending naturalization ceremonies with a book to take home, fostering #literacy and a love for reading. #makeadifference

Nine years ago, I brought a scared little parakeet home. He calmed down when I started listening to @thecreativepenn podcast. He still loves to hear Joanna‘s voice after all these years. Hasn’t written a novel yet though. #writing

"Are you the bad Slayer now? Am I the good Slayer now?" The graveyard scene when Faith returns to Sunnydale is fun and fascinating despite that the characters trade information the audience already knows. Why? Because there's conflict, humor, and deep emotion. #writingtips #Buffy

Why does Willow revert to her early S6 self when she crosses over to Angel? Cheery and joking about spells, no worries about becoming Dark Willow. More on this in the new Buffy and the Art of Story podcast episode. lisalilly.com/orpheus/ #buffythevampireslayer #writingtips

Buffy and the Art of Story Season Three Part 2: How To Write Characters The Audience Loves (Or Loves To Hate) And Plots They Can’t Put Down lisalilly.com/buffy-and-the-… #newrelease #buffythevampireslayer