Lisa Tener
Book Writing Coach
The Greatest Resource of My Career Of any book I’ve read, How to Write a Book Proposal has had the greatest impact in helping me create my career as a book writing and book proposal coach. The book gave me the information I needed to make my clients successful and, in turn, experience my own…
Keep Your Book Alive This past weekend I heard from people who had joined the Write Your Book community in 2011, 2012, 2013. It blew my mind that they’d stayed on my list that long, reading emails, commenting on blog posts, keeping their books alive and waiting for the right time to write their books—perhaps…
Here’s my tip for holiday book sales, inspired by my client Karin Esterhammer: Karin just received an email from her publisher to tell her that her book So Happiness To Meet You: Foolishly, Blissfully Stranded in Vietnam was featured in Fodor’s 2017 Holiday Gift Guide. Karin’s humorous and heartwarming memoir appeared on a list alongside…
Happy Thanksgiving! As always I am so grateful for the work I get to do. I love the variety and the wonderful work that my clients and community are creating. And the huge difference you are all making your communities and in the world. It’s a true joy to help you get deeply in touch…
A few weeks ago, a client asked the question: how long to hear back from a publisher? Here’s our email exchange (condensed): Sue: Thank you for all your help with my proposal. My agent loved it and sent it out to 16 publishers last week. So far we have gotten 3 rejections, and I’m praying for…
Years ago, Teri Cavanagh drove from Cape Cod to Wakefield, Rhode Island for a workshop I was giving on Writing in the Zone (or was it Jump Start Your Book). She left with the promise she’d be back one day to write her book. Just when she thought the time had come, an incredible job…
