His literary work started in 1845 when, led by the ethnographical example of Vuk Karadžić's collaborator, Vuk Vrčević, who eventually became Ljubiša's friend. Ljubiša then went on to publish in "Serbian-Dalmatian Magazine" (Сербско-далматински магазин, Serbsko-dalmatinski magazin) notes on life and customs of his Paštrovići clan. In 1868, he also published the first edition of Njegoš’s "Mountain Wreath" in Serbian Latin script.
His literary work began in 1845 when, inspired by the ethnographic example of Vuk Karadžić's collaborator, Vuk Vrčević, who later became Ljubiša's friend. Ljubiša then published articles on life and customs of his Paštrovići clan in "Serbian-Dalmatian Magazine" (Сербско-далматински магазин, Serbsko-dalmatinski magazin). In 1868, he also released the first edition of Njegoš’s “Mountain Wreath” in Serbian Latin script.