Lisa Cheek

Coming January 14, 2025

Sit, Cinderella, Sit

A debut memoir and (sort of) Cinderella story about a woman who’d been told she was “too old” to create magic who flew to rural China, edited a film without speaking a word of Mandarin, and discovered her own power. Sit, Cinderella, Sit is a unique memoir blending fairy tale elements with true-life experience.   

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A unique memoir blending fairy tale elements with the author’s true-life experience. This is an unusual and charming memoir sure to find readership in women’s book clubs.
“In all seasons of life, there are times we feel unmoored. Sit, Cinderella, Sit, chronicles one such time with honesty, insight, and hope."
—Julie Barton, New York Times Bestselling author of Dog Medicine, How My Dog Saved Me From Myself
“With a quick-witted tone and the creative lens of a gifted filmmaker, Lisa Cheek takes us through the mid-life resurrection of a woman who isn’t afraid to make her own way.”
—Julie Cantrell, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of Perennials
"With tenderness, wit and curiosity, Lisa Cheek takes you on an eye-popping adventure that proves it's never too late to find your true place in the world."
—Rona Maynard, Author of Starter Dog: My Path to Joy, Belonging and Loving This World
'Here is a fresh voice, a wise old soul with a bouncy young attitude and the golden gift of capturing the bright shards of life."
—Christopher Vogler, author of The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
"Refreshingly candid and insightful... an entertaining memoir of one woman's international journey in search of authentic love..."
—Michael Konik, author of Ella in Europe: An American Dog's International Adventure
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About Lisa...

After twenty-five years editing and producing other people’s work, Lisa Cheek decided to take her friends’ and coworkers’ advice and tell her own stories. 

She has written for both radio and television and been published in The Los Angeles Poets and Writers Collective. You can find her musings “One Minute Thoughts From A Pink Head” on Substack. Dying her hair pink felt like a soul calling and the radical act has given her the confidence to be herself without caring what others think…and  she believes it isn’t a cosmic joke that “dog” is God spelled backwards. She received a Masters in Spiritual Psychology from USM in 2003.

Lisa lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Chris Johnson, two mutts, Josie and Elvis Bruce Wayne, and two kitties, Eartha Kitt and Trixie. She is currently working on her next two books and has several film and television scripts in various stages of development.