Featured Interview With Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Pennsylvania, moved to Nevada elven years ago–currently live in Boulder City, NV. I am married, have five children, nine grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren, and one cat–Kiki.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writing short stories at about age twelve. My first non-fiction book was published by Wiley & Sons in 2003. I have since authored, co-authored, co-edited, and contributed to more than a dozen books for the nonprofit sector. I self-published my first novel in 2012, and am working on another fiction book. I also serve as Acquisitions Editor for CharityChannel Press and For the GENIUS Press.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
On the non-fiction side I enjoy Simone Joyaux’s writing and Steven Meyers upcoming book, Personalized Philanthropy. On the fiction side I enjoy Dan Brown and John O’Hara.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Latest non-fiction books are the book and workbook–Raise More Money from Your Business Community. I have two new non-fiction coming out in early 2015–The New Donor, co-authored with Margaret Guellich, CFRE and Nonprofit Strategic Planning, co-authored with Lynne Dean, CFRE.
Latest fiction book is the Matriarch–Leslie Flynn, a widow, moves to rural Nevada after her husband dies, has a mystical experience through which she is given three mandates by God–setting into motion a series of events that plummet her into the world of the Native American casino industry, a hi-tech business magnate, and the Vatican hierarchy.
Leslie’s experience begins when her duties as a travel writer take her to Bishop, California, to visit the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, the oldest living things on Earth. She is drawn to the Matriarch, the largest of the Bristlecones alive today. As she approaches the tree, she is aware that she is on holy ground. She is drawn into the tree where she traces her entire matriarchal lineage, witnesses the strength and power of her ancestors, and develops a great appreciation for the gifts she has received form each of them. Leslie is, in the end, instrumental in fulfilling all three of her mandates form God.
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