Lisa Tener
Book Writing Coach
The problem? Staring at a blank page… And staring… And staring… And staring… Do you ever freeze when you sit down to write? You fidget with your paper clips, check email, decide to “do research” for the umpteenth time, even though you know you should just be writing? In a recent consultation with a client…
After teaching at Harvard Medical School’s CME Writing and Publishing Course, I’ve shared two posts on Publishing and Writing Tips from Literary Agents. This year, after course founder and director, Julie Silver, MD, welcomed and briefed participants, the writing and publishing course opened with a panel of past participants who shared where the course has led them….
In my previous post about publishing tips shared by literary agents from Harvard Medical School’s publishing course, I mentioned that Dr. Julie Silver, who moderated the agent panel, said, “Agents love to lunch.” They also love to breakfast and dinner. Here are some points made over our meals together: Linda Konner: Over breakfast, Linda mentioned how authors…
Publishing Tips from a Literary Agents Panel Short of real life experience in publishing, few resources can give you the depth of education in publishing provided at Harvard Medical School’s CME publishing course, especially if you are working on a health-related or self-help book. In addition to presentations, panels and workshops rich with information, there’s also…
Do you feel overwhelmed when thinking about how to write a book proposal? If so, you’re not alone. One key is to break it down into small bits. Before you write your proposal, you need to get very clear about the book you’re writing.” Here are 5 first steps to write a successful book proposal, steps that…
How to Write a Book? Seems like a straightforward, here-are-the-steps, kind of thing. It’s not. In my experience, writing a book is a somewhat alchemical process. You take the stuff of heaven and earth and all that lies between and weave it into form. Quite literally, you take thoughts and turn them into a thing,…
