Lisa Marks

Sep 5, 2024 | scotsman.com | Lisa Marks

Alphonse Island in the Seychelles, an atoll of sustainable luxury in the Indian Ocean, is both inspiring and relaxing, finds Lisa MarksHans Christian Anderson famously said that “to travel is to live” and after a visit to Alphonse Island, you will most certainly be changed for the better. This is a luxury Seychelles destination with a difference and one that will leave you nourished and revitalised.

Jul 27, 2024 | lisamarkswrites.substack.com | Lisa Marks

So we all watched the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, on Friday, right? I thought it was both wonderfully avante-garde and joyfully in-Seine. A friend of mine, who’s French, said, “Now the rest of the world knows how weird we are.”But there was much to admire (and also, let’s face it, be completely baffled by). So many fever dream moments. I will never forget the bearded naked blue man unfurling from inside a platter of fruit, the manic homage to Europop, or the parkour ninja warrior.

Jul 13, 2024 | lisamarkswrites.substack.com | Lisa Marks

“I love to write. I’m obsessed with it. I’d write in some capacity even if I was never paid for it, just for myself.” Magazine nerds, today’s interview will thrill you to the core, and that’s because this week’s Ten for The TEN is with legendary magazine editor turned novelist, Fiona Gibson. Young me was in awe of Fiona’s career (and old me, frankly, still is) because she was such a presence in the world of publishing and one of those names that everyone in the biz knows.

Jul 13, 2024 | lisamarkswrites.substack.com | Lisa Marks

“I love to write. I’m obsessed with it. I’d write in some capacity even if I was never paid for it, just for myself.” Magazine nerds, today’s interview will thrill you to the core, and that’s because this week’s Ten for The TEN is with legendary magazine editor turned novelist, Fiona Gibson. Young me was in awe of Fiona’s career (and old me, frankly, still is) because she was such a presence in the world of publishing and one of those names that everyone in the biz knows.

Jun 30, 2024 | lisamarkswrites.substack.com | Lisa Marks

Warning! This is a Brat Pack heavy issue of The Write to Know. One for all you 'neo maxi zoom dweebies’…I wanted to live inside The Breakfast Club. I’ve probably watched that film 30 times, or more, because it was my teenage escape. I was 16 when it was released and yearned to be Molly Ringwald’s character Claire Standish. I wanted Claire’s posh girl life, face, body, clothes, popularity, make-up, neat little sushi lunch and the chance to snog Bender, played by Judd Nelson.