Lisa Tener
Book Writing Coach
I volunteered at my son’s elementary school book fair yesterday. In the middle of my 30-second-training (those new moms-in-charge sure simplified our “system” from last year!) three third graders came over to pay for a book, a book and two girls. I couldn’t quite figure out what was going on—all the huddling, negotiating and pooling…
I had the pleasure of working with Cara Bradley on her book proposal for On The Verge: Wake Up, Show Up and Shine and introducing her to her literary agent, Rita Rosenkranz, as well as her editor, Kelly Malone. In the process, I witnessed how willing Cara was to take my coaching, as well as…
Once you write a book proposal, it’s time to query literary agents, the folks who will pitch—and sell—your book to publishers. Here are 10 tips to help you get to “yes” from those agents you query: Have the book proposal finished and ready to go. There’s nothing worse for killing momentum than getting a big yes,…
Curious about the steps to get a book deal? I held a free Q&A call on How to Write a Book Proposal today and a more step-by-step free training last week entitled Fast Track Your Book Proposal. There were such great questions about the process and I realized an overview of the steps to get published and get…
It’s a high moment. We sit around the oak table in the Oak Room in Boston’s Fairmont Hotel, Copley Square. Harvard Medical School’s CME writing and publishing course has just ended and the air seems charged with enthusiasm and insights. I am with three clients—Dr. James Zender, expert in auto accident recovery; and two participants…
“Tighten Your Writing.” Thanks to the participants in my Bring Your Book to Life® Program and writers who sent in samples for the writing workshop I’ll be facilitating at Harvard Medical School’s CME publishing course this week, we have lots of inspiration for today’s blog post. Many times, writers aren’t quite sure where to start when editing a…
