Lisa Tener’s Writing and Publishing Blog

Small Publisher or Work on My Platform & Hold Out for the Majors?

What would you do in her shoes? Today I received an e-mail from a client asking me “writing coach” advice. I’ve changed a few details to protect her anonymity. It’s the kind of question you might be asking yourself, even if you don’t have a publisher yet. “Lisa, I was offered a “direct” publishing contract…

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Free Publicity to Expand Your Platform or Promote Your Book

I have a great free publicity tip for you today and it can work whether you’re working on creating more of a fan base and platform before your book is even published, or you’re looking to promote your just-published book. A new client recently called me for help with his book–an MD with prestigious credentials…

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E-books, Websites, Publicity: Answers to John’s Questions

John Perini asked a number of great questions about e-books and publicity as a comment to another post. I am answering them here as a post, because I thought the Write Your Book community might find them enlightening: 1. Do you feel it is OK to write a book for publication as an e-book and…

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Is it Harder to Sell a Book to Publishers in a Recession?

The unfortunate answer to this question is, “Yes.” Yet, sometimes, “Obstacles can be turned into opportunities,” as my friend Patricia Raskin is fond of saying. I sent an e-mail to an agent two days ago for a very exciting how-to book, with a clear audience, from a first time author with some regional (but not…

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What if My Memoir Can Hurt Others?

Mary Beth asked, in a recent comment in response to my blog post Too Painful To Write: “I know that some day I will write a book that will help ME, but I’m terrified that people reading this book would be very hurt by it. Just by telling my story from my point of view,…

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Writer’s Block

I just ready Cathy Stucker’s blog on Writer’s block and she brought up a good point about fear being a common cause of writer’s block. And, of course, the thing to do to get rid of fear is to do it anyway. However, As a writer and writing coach, I find that stress and depletion…

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