Not like You Said it Would Be

My third book - Not Like You Said It Would Be - is a work of fiction set in Port Chalmers and Purakaunui. It's about losing yourself at the end of love, and it's funny, sad and true.

Who is Lisa Scott?

I'm a columnist and author who lives in the small seaside community of Purakanui, about 30 minutes outside Dunedin. A full-time writer since 2008, I've been mentored by some marvellous editors and shaped like a sand spit by the tides of trying. At every stage of my career people took a chance on me and I'm hoping, if you like my writing, that you might too.

It's often said that the best art comes out of unhappy times and by that measure the last 8 months, which saw me go through a breakup, a breakdown and a city-to-rural lifestyle change would supply enough creative juice for ten books, but I'm just writing the one.

Why do I need your donation?

I know that if I had two months without the stress of having to take on freelance writing so I don't starve I could finish a good first draft, pour all my energies into writing the book instead of constantly pitching for work.

What do you get out of it?

The satisfaction of producing a new work of New Zealand fiction! I really think this would be an enjoyable journey for a lot of people and I'd love to think that anyone who donates will feel glad at heart to have supported me and made something marvellous, something tangible and real.

Let's do this together! Thanks so much for donating and sharing.

Lisa 

www.lisascott.co.nz

https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/love-me-tinder