Today's guest is Lian Dolan, Liz's youngest sister who went through a major life stage change on New Year's Eve. She became a mother-in-law for the first time! She also hosted the wedding at her home, which gave her a chance to try out all of the "how to throw a wedding" tips she learned researching her latest novel, Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding , a USA Today Bestseller. How did a real life wedding and transition to her first MIL gig compare to her fictional version? Listen and find out! Lian also shares tips today for how to start writing fiction for listeners who want get started.

Abigail and Alexa Save The Wedding comes out in paperback in June. Lian’s the author of six bestselling novels, including The Sweeney Sisters, Helen of Pasadena and Elizabeth the First Wife, and Lost and Found in Paris. Her novel, The Marriage Sabbatical, was a USA Today Bestseller and a People Magazine Pick. For more than two decades, she hosted and produced Satellite Sisters, a top-rated podcast for women that she created with her four real sisters including Lizness School's Liz. Lian also has a Substack newsletter called Pep Talk that you can subscribe to here.

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If you are new to Lizness School, we suggest you listen to Season 1 to hear all about Liz's year as a Stanford Fellow. Everything from Neuroscience and Chinese History to Pickleball! Plus a great community experience with her fellow DCI Fellows.

Season 2 is about how she puts her lessons to work in the wild with the help of her millennial mentor Leah Sutherland.

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