Lisa Tener
Book Writing Coach
Ah summer. So many writing conferences; so little time. 9 reasons to attend a writers conference: Hone your craft. Experience yourself as part of a community of writers. Get feedback on your writing from fresh and talented sources. Connect with mentors. Learn new marketing techniques. Get inspired. Step away from your work and get a…
Authors often ask me about the “Resources Needed to Complete the Book” section of the book proposal. My thinking has always been that there’s no reason to include it. An author’s advance will reflect the publisher’s estimate of how many books they think they can sell and how much competition there is from other publishing…
Technorati claim code: DGZYPFQSM4E5 In a bit of a divergence from my customary marketing and publishing focus, here’s a poem I hope will inspire you: your muse calls to you across a great, rocky chasm you look down feel queasy look across but see no bridge still your muse calls your heart stirs yearns pulls…
I just got off the phone with an aspiring author (I’ll call him John) who’d sent out forty query letters expecting it would take a while to hear back from agents. Within a day he’d heard back from several with yay (send your proposal) or nay. Now what? He confessed that his book proposal was…
