Lisa Tener
Book Writing Coach
Knock, knock; it’s your inner critic paying you a visit… Yesterday, I had two phone calls from writers a bit panicked about the quality of their writing. Jo was relieved when I told her that I enjoyed reading her rough draft and that it pulled me in and I wanted more. Apparently, the previous editor…
What an exciting week! In between book concept consultations with people who recently joined my Bring Your Book to Life® Program, I’ve helped a few authors get unstuck, edited a couple chapters from clients who are finishing up their book proposals and worked on the training I’m offering today: Bring Your Book to Life® in 2019. Geri…
Self publish? Traditionally publish? Don’t expect a black and white answer. I often help emerging authors grapple with the answer to this question near the beginning of the book-writing process. Why so early? The choice you make will affect whether you write a book proposal (traditionally publish) or the whole book (self-publish). And the decision…
“I’ve made some progress with my outline until about two weeks ago and I’ve read hundreds of articles on writing in the past two months.” “Hundreds?” “Yes. Hundreds.” As an attorney who fights for environmental justice against the biggest polluters (you can probably guess some of the names of these companies), Janna was winding down…
The two biggest challenges of writing a book are to start writing and to finish your book. The other day I heard from someone who’d been working on her book for 15 years. 15 years! Have you been struggling to start writing your book or finish it? Here are the 5 main reasons I see…
My dad passed away a week and a few hours ago. I’m still processing the loss of his body and my continued connection to his soul. There’s so much to share about my dad, a remarkable man from humble beginnings who remained intellectually curious until the day he died at 82. My brother and sister…
