Madison resident publishes first book

Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com Madison resident Elizabeth “Lizz” Schmidt recently marked off a bucket list item: publishing her first book. Schmidt published a collection of poetry titled, “What Survived the Fire.” Her writing journey started when she was five years old and wrote her first book, titled “Killer of Love,” which was inspired by the novels her mom would read. As a teenager, she realized her love for poetry after people complimented her writing. In 2005,