Lisa von Biela

Did I hear someone say “50-year mortgages”? Are you freaking kidding me? I haven’t had a chance to dig into the details on this new fresh hell, but let’s just look at the 50-year term aspect for a moment, shall we? Basically, if …

My latest mortgage-related rant...

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#realestate #mortgage #debt #homeownership #investment #finance

What does “outline” mean to me? As I’ve said in other posts, I outline my novels before drafting them. But what do I really mean by “outline”? You might think it’s a quick little set of bullet points. And …

Some notes on my writing process:

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#amwriting #amreading #fiction #dystopian #novel #ravenna #author #novelist #thriller #suspense #technique #craft

That's one helluva view there...

I feel like that cat just busted me. Damn, I’ve been seen.

What would Ravenna do? Ravenna, the main/POV character (indeed, the entire book is written in her voice, first person) in my latest novel, Ravenna’s Road, has a soft spot. And that soft spot keeps getting her into …

A little about Ravenna...
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#suspense #dystopian #fiction #thriller #action #femaleprotagonists

Zombies? Did someone say Zombies?! Yes, it’s Halloween season, but I’m not talking about that kind of zombie. I’m talking about an even scarier kind, the kind that can take your home. —– You may have he…

And now, in time for Halloween, a few words about zombie mortgages:

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#realestate #foreclosure #mortgage #homeownership #finance #investment #lending

Ravenna’s Road–one helluva road trip My latest novel, Ravenna’s Road, is out in the wild now. Ravenna tries to escape her untenable situation, and ends up hopping out of the frying pan and right into the fire. Hard to believe Ra…

Wouldn't want to be in Ravenna's shoes, just sayin'...

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#suspense #dystopian #thriller #fiction #novel

OMG, the chonk!

What I Wish People Understood about “Intergenerational Wealth” You hear the term bandied about: Intergenerational Wealth. You hear about programs to help spur/encourage/enable the building of intergenerational wealth. It’s a valuable thing, to be sure. B…

Some thoughts on "Intergenerational Wealth":

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#personalfinance #mortgage #foreclosure #finance #homeownership #realestate #equity #wealth

And these titles are all registered with the US Copyright Office? I had 7 titles on the main/initial list, but none of my titles are registered, so they weren't on the searchable list of eligibles that came out last week...alas, no joy.

"Set in the near future of a slowly dying world, RAVENNA'S ROAD is bleak, violent, and utterly chilling...a ticking time bomb of a dystopian thriller."
--Allan Leverone, New York Times bestselling author of FINAL VECTOR
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"A breakneck dance of death and destruction on the edge of a bloody straight razor, RAVENNA'S ROAD is a fast-paced free-fall into darkness that will leave you reeling...Lisa von Biela is the best writer of near-future dystopian fiction at work today."
--Greg F. Gifune
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Pros and Cons of Reverse Mortgages I’ll be up front. I’m not a big fan of reverse mortgages. Why? Oh, for a lot of reasons. For one, they are a very expensive way to “access your equity.” The origination fees…

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#reversemortgage #homeownership #realproperty #personalfinance

Writing a novel is like… Of course, I’m sure it’s different for different people, but I still recall what it felt like for me when I embarked on my first novel, THE GENESIS CODE. It felt like hopping into a sma…

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#writing #author #fiction #dystopian #novel #writinglife #thriller

Expanding my artwork/photography offerings: my new Pictorem gallery is *live*! I’m excited to announce my new gallery at Pictorem, here. I just got everything all loaded and ready to go in the last couple of days. I really like how clean and professional my gallery page…

New post on my website about my new Pictorem gallery and what led to it: lisavonbiela.com/2025/09/21/e...

#decor #art #photography #gallery #pictorem #creativity

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I have a fair bit of photography up on microstock sites, & decided to expand my audience to folks who want, for example, wall art for their home. My new gallery on Pictorem is at: lisavonbiela.pictorem.com Categories include birds, animals, scenics, abstract, B&W, artwork, nostalgia, & up close.

Great news, a relief for all, I’m sure!

A New Way to Lose Your Home: Cash Out “without a loan”–aka the Shared Appreciation Model I heard an ad on the radio one day, and my first thought was “that can’t be right, how would that even work?” And indeed, it is a new case of too-good-to-be-true-ity. The pitch go…

New post up on my blog about "shared appreciation" mortgage products. Very, very risky products. I explain the why and the how of it.

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#mortgage #homeownership #foreclosure #finance #lending

Blockbuster Blockbuster - Kindle edition by von Biela, Lisa. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Blockbuster.

Well, time sure does fly. My BigPharma thriller, Blockbuster, originally came out in 2015 (republished by Crossroad Press in 2017). I set it "way in the future." Or so I thought.

I set it in 2025. And here we are.

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#dystopia #thriller #suspense #fiction

And just to round things out, posting the link to my Shutterstock portfolio in honor of World Photography Day...I've been busy, lol...

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#photography #bird #birdphotography

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In honor of World Photography Day, I'm posting a link to my profile over on Dreamstime...been boosting that portfolio quite a lot lately with bird photography!

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#photography #bird #birdphotography

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Taking the opportunity this World Photography Day to post the link to my Adobe stock photo page:

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#photography #images #birdphotography

More early praise for Ravenna’s Road “A breakneck dance of death and destruction on the edge of a bloody straight razor, Lisa von Biela’s RAVENNA’S ROAD is a fast-paced free-fall into darkness that will leave you ree…

More early praise for my latest novel, Ravenna's Road:
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#novel #dystopian #thriller #suspense #amwriting #amreading

I. Can't. Even.

And…Ravenna’s Road is live now! As irony would have it, it was 8 years ago today that Crossroad Press re-released my earliest novels, The Genesis Code and The Janus Legacy (after my prior publisher ceased operations). Crossroad p…

And...she's *live*! Ravenna's Road launched this morning by Crossroad Press. Details ad links in attached post:

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#newrelease #dystopia #thriller #suspense #fiction

Ravenna's Road In the not-too-distant future, climate change wreaks havoc on agriculture, the economy, public health, and the very fabric of society. Everything is in short supply: food, water, money—and hope.

Launching tomorrow!

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#thriller #suspense #novel #fiction #dystopia

Practical Ways to Avoid Setting Yourself up for Future Foreclosure I’ve always believed an ounce of prevention was worth a pound–perhaps more–of cure. In pretty much everything. The same holds true for foreclosure and related homeownership issues…

All sorts of ways you can lose your home...and all sorts of ways to protect yourself well ahead of time to avoid foreclosure and related catastrophes...

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#foreclosure #mortgage #realproperty #personalfinance

Only one more week! Up for pre-order now, Ravenna’s Road launches 7/8/25! It’s nearly here! Just one more week before Ravenna’s Road hits the streets, as it were. Meanwhile, it’s still available for pre-order in all the usual places: Barnes & Noble,…

My latest novel, Ravenna's Road, launches a week from today! Ravenna takes off on a desperate quest for freedom--will she make it?

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#thriller #novel #dystopian #suspense #booklaunch

Just when you think it can't possibly hit a new low...it does.

Don't Say I Didn't Warn You: Homeownership Decisions That Can Cost You Your House...what I learned in 14 years of foreclosure prevention practice, so you don't have to learn it firsthand. Available at Amazon (ebook and paperback) and Barnes & Noble (ebook only).
#foreclosure #homeownership