AUTHOR LIVES IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. Author Lisa Doust is an Australian journalist with extensive writing, editing, publishing, social media and marketing experience across multiple platforms. For over thirty years, she's accrued vast writing, editing, publishing, social media and marketing experience across multiple print publications and digital platforms in Australia and the UK.In 2019, following a terrible family tragedy, she started working closely with her sister, still life artist Melanie Vugich, who's career she now manages. In 2023, she launched The Astute Artist, an online course designed to help emerging artists become more professional. Lisa has an absolute passion for art and is currently working on her first book.