Lyza Berry Bio

I was born in Spanish Harlem, New York
but grew up in Chapel Hill, North
Khakilackie. My mother is an awesome,
strong, independent woman whom I still
adore to this day and who rasied me on her
own while working and putting herself
through school. She is part of why I am
who I am today...though some would
question if that were a good thing or a bad
one. My husband, whom is my high school
sweet heart, is responsible for the other part
of why I am who I am. Five years out of

high school, we got married and eight years after that we had our first baby, who is
helping mold me even more.

Growing up, I always wanted to be a doctor, from a General Practitioner, to a
Pediatrician, to a Neonatalogist. I never would have thought I'd want to be a writer, a
fantasy one at that. Being an only child, I've always had quite the imagination and
goodness knows I've never had a problem expressing myself. However, publishing my
thoughts for the world to read would never have crossed my mind.

I read and write urban fantasy and I'm always working on something new to publish,
print or electronically. The paranormal has always been a tickle in the back of my mind,
always trying to creep its way to the fore front. I guess it was inevitable I would one day
give in, it's in my blood.

A few years ago A Kiss of Shadows by Laurel K Hamilton fell in my lap, no longer
allowing me to ignore that distant call. From there, I went to her vampire series and the
desire to write was born. To create what I was not getting from the books I read, LKH or
otherwise. I wanted my own world with my own sick and twisted voices yelling in my head.
A friend once told me that I write cause I want to play God...or Goddess rather?

There ain't much I shy away from in my writing though with my first publication,
Goldie's Trios, I did blush every time someone told me they read it. When people read my
work, I want them to feel what I feel...hell, I want them to just plain feel. Smile at the
things that made me happy. Cry at the things that were a little more personal and hard to
write though I wrote them anyway. Get pissed when my plot doesn't quite go the way they
want it to or when my characters go, what they would consider, a little out of character. I
want them to shiver when my characters kiss or get close and then, if they want, I want
them to tell me about it. About how they feel or just plain curse me out for not making
things go their way so I can tell them to get to writing. *wink wink*

When not at my keyboard, I enjoy playing with my bouncing baby boy and helping him
discover his new world or I enjoy playing bouncy with his daddy...awe sookie, sookie now! I
can also be found chasing down a good cup of joe or a good book...yes, i still and will
always read other work. How else will I know what my competition is doing. And when
time permits...HA! HA!...I crochet with a mean hook, cross stitch, and scrapbook all of
life's experiences.

I also have a MySpace page that I blog on at least once a month, go check it out for more
on me and what my life has to offer you, if you like!