Lisa Tener’s Writing and Publishing Blog

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Find articles on your most pressing writing & publishing questions. Plus, creative support for your inner muse!

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Too Much Pressure to Tell Everyone’s Stories?

During our Get Your Writing Done call, Louisa’s computer crashed. She came in and out of the call a few times, had trouble with her audio and used a combination of phone and computer. I could see it was a struggle, but she kept with it. By the end of the call, Louisa had several pages of…

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The Story Cure: How Storytelling Restored My Health and Vitality

We had an amazing group of authors in this year’s Bring Your Book to Life® program. And something interesting happened for one of them, Storyteller and Consultant, Dr. Senem Donatan Mohan: the book she was working on became a program, The Story Cure. In my first conversation with Senem, I was struck by the premise and promise…

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Mistake? How One Rogue Email Revitalized My Relationships with Readers

“We’re sorry to see you go..” It was an email meant to go to one person who left my Get Your Writing Done program because of a health issue. A mis-take. One email gone rogue. It didn’t just go to everyone currently active on my email list. It went to twice that number. Would the…

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The Gift of Book Proposal Rejection

Recently, a client wrote me about a literary agent encouraging her to send a book proposal before the beginning of the month. I didn’t think the proposal was ready, primarily because the author’s platform was just getting off the ground and she needed time to gather an audience. She was off to a good start…

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Are You Asking the Right Questions (about your book)?

Should I write this book? Do I have a solid book idea? Will I make any money with my book? I hear these questions often. A colleague recently sent a prospective author to me for support with a book proposal. The author’s first questions were: “Is my story worth writing about?” and “Can I make…

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More TV Interview Tips for Authors

This Tuesday, after delivering a free preview training of my Get Your Writing Done Program, I was interviewed on PIX 11 by Anchors Tamsen Fadal and Arrianne LeBeau about the research on journaling for mental health and how to get started. You can watch it here. I’ve learned over the years how important it is…

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