Lisa Mangum Quote

I believe art prefers rules. For some artists, the worst thing you can do is say 'Do whatever you want.' Such permission can be terrifying. I know it is for me. Often it's better if you impose rules or restrictions on a project. Requirements can force you to be creative in unusual ways.

Lisa Mangum

I believe art prefers rules. For some artists, the worst thing you can do is say 'Do whatever you want.' Such permission can be terrifying. I know it is for me. Often it's better if you impose rules or restrictions on a project. Requirements can force you to be creative in unusual ways.

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About Lisa Mangum

Lisa Mangum is an American author and editor best known for her young adult romance trilogy beginning with The Hourglass Door. She has worked as an editor at Deseret Book since 1997, and became the editorial manager at Shadow Mountain in 2014. She has edited several anthologies for WordFire Press, as well as authoring several short fiction and nonfiction works.
She received Foreword Reviews INDIES awards for the first two novels in The Hourglass Door trilogy. She also won two Whitney Awards: one for her 2012 novel, After Hello, and one for outstanding achievement in 2019.