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.
Ljubiša's literary career began in 1845 when he was inspired by Vuk Vrčević, a collaborator of Vuk Karadžić. Ljubiša then published articles about the life and customs of his Paštrovići clan in "Serbian-Dalmatian Magazine" and released the first edition of Njegoš's "Mountain Wreath" in Serbian Latin script in 1868.