Lisa Lanser Rose
Hi! I’m Lisa, and that’s Mick on my shoulder. He was working as the official Writer Support Dog at Sleuthfest 2023, and I was basically his gopher.
I’ve been a dog-crazy writer since pre-school. I’ve trained dogs all my life. I worked for many years as a copywriter, a writing professor, and an English Teacher for the International Baccalaureate Organization. Now I train trick dogs and write full time.
When my dogs don’t have me out training, visiting schools, libraries and nursing homes, and helping out at the dog club, I’m at home, trying to write between Frisbee games.
The Rose Dogs
I’ve had some real-life dazzle dogs in my time. Here are my most recent three. Click on their names to learn more. Pictured right from top to bottom they are:
Over the course of my career, I’ve taught writing and literature, written advertising copy, directed two college writing centers, taught high school English, and co-directed the Other Words writers conference.
In 2013 I founded the women writers’ blog co-op The Gloria Sirens. Women need to maintain their creative communities more than ever. You can hang out with us as we discuss how to build your own community on the Wordier Than Thou podcast.
I also was lucky enough to host the podcast This Animal Life for a full year. I got to be a real animal geek with the author Ann LaBar and also got to interview so many people who wrote smart books about intelligent creatures.
I discovered that, next to dogs, writers are my favorite animals.
I’m a member of:
- Sisters in Crime
- The Upper Suncoast Dog Training Club
- Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Association
- Florida West Coast Orchid Society