Lisa Tener
Book Writing Coach
In preparing for Novembers Healthcare Leadership course being offered online this November (2020), I came across–and updated–this post, more relevant than ever for our times! Last night, Quest Montessori School offered a peace and nonviolence training put on by the middle school students. The group of parents and younger students broke up into three groups…
When I emailed, “What do you want to discuss on our call?” all my client wrote was, “How to write a book.” Dr. James Zender had just signed a book contract with a publisher and, not surprisingly, self doubt reared its ugly head. Can I really write a book? Step 1: Address self-doubt. Perhaps you’ve…
Earlier this year, I asked Rusty Shelton about the PR activities that most often resulted in book sales and learned that being interviewed on podcasts is one of the top things you can do to sell more books. Why? Because podcasts tend to be very targeted, you can reach the exact audience who is the…
Have you ever wondered how to get a book deal in this increasingly competitive environment? Certainly, there are the actual steps to take, including writing a top notch book proposal and growing your author platform. Yet, there’s another side to getting a book deal—and that’s the grit. How do you stick with it? How do…
This week, I’ve seen the power of community in action as Leena St. Michael reached out to her community and over 200 Activists and people-who-love-Leena signed up to be part of her launch team. The result is that Leena’s book, The Happy Activist, has hit several bestseller lists on Amazon. It reminded me how powerful…
We have a little treasure in our neighborhood, sitting atop the hill. It’s the smallest library in the smallest state, Willett Free Library. I so enjoyed our librarian Kathy Fitzgerald’s letter that I’m sharing it here with Kathy’s permission. I hope it inspires you as much as it did me! From Willett’s “Ferry Whistle” :…
