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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Harvard Medical School’s CME Writing and Publishing Course

Many of the most successful authors I work with have attended Harvard Medical School’s writing and publishing course. And you may have read my recent interview with the course director Julie Silver, MD, who shared many of the areas that the course is branching out into, such as writing and publishing op/eds, podcasting and how…

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“How Do I Connect with My Creative Muse?”

Karin’s creative muse showed up as a bee How to Connect with the Creative Muse In many of my private consultations and classes, including “Writing in the Zone” and “Bring Your Book to Life(R),” I lead participants through a guided visualization to “Meet Your Creative Muse.” What’s a Muse and Why Connect? Think of your…

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8 More Reasons to Write a Book This Year

If you’ve follow my blog, you may have read my post or free ebook, 40 Reasons to Write a Book. 8 More! For the new year, and in preparation for next week’s “Bring Your Book to Life in 2020” free training call, I came up with a few new reasons to write a book. I…

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Conversing with the Creative Muse

If you’ve worked with me or followed my blog for some time, you’ve probably heard me talk about the muse—an archetype for our creative source. You may have also experienced the guided visualization I sometimes take writers through to receive clarity about their writing and creativity, experience a creative breakthrough or determine their next step….

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Author Cara Bradley on Speaking, Podcasting & the Doors that Open for a Published Author

Browsing recent posts on LinkedIn, I came upon Cara Bradley’s podcast. It’s always exciting for me to see what happens after a client’s book gets published. It’s especially so when the author dives into book promotion and related activities with the kind of gusto Cara Bradley brings to it. I asked Cara to share her…

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Life, Writing and Presence Amidst the Holiday Mayhem

[bctt tweet=”Presents or Presence: Writing and Life in the Holiday Mayhem #creativity #writingworkshop” username=”LisaTener”] A couple of weeks ago, my office looked like this:   And my kitchen table looked like this: Can you relate? If not to the mess, at least to the feeling of overwhelm that comes with it during the holidays? Especially…

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