Lisa Tener’s Writing and Publishing Blog

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Find articles on your most pressing writing & publishing questions. Plus, creative support for your inner muse!

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7 Ways to Find Time to Write—Even if You Have None

Pretty much no one has time to write a book nowadays. And that stops most people, but not everyone. How about you? Are you neglecting your book writing? Or getting a little bit done here and there but wishing you could do more? Here are 7 tips to find time to write—strategies that work well…

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An Unlikely Preacher with an Unlikely Platform

In working with an aspiring author, there’s a good deal of listening involved—listening to what they say and listening to my own inner guidance. If I listen well, we’ll find a path that’s unique to that person—a path that helps them write a great book and also helps them connect with their authentic audience. And…

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Author Spotlight: How to Create Business Opportunities with Your Book…and much more!

One of the highlights of presenting at the San Francisco Writer’s Conference in 2014 was meeting Cathy Turney. Editing her book has honed my humor skills. And Cathy has shared many resources–including an introduction to her brilliant Amazon marketing expert and book designer, Howard VanEs. Here Cathy shares her tips for book promotion, especially on Amazon, for…

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SARK and John Waddell

A Special Opportunity: Support SARK and John and Get Your Book Written!

Some of my favorite authors feel like old friends even though I have not met them yet. Their voices ring true; their personalities pour forth on the page–quirky, playful, nurturing, wise or sassy. SARK–Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy–is like that for me. You can read something by her and feel as if, “Yes, that’s SARK. I’d know her writing…

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Lisa Tener, Book Coach

Each Chapter Better Than the Last: 3 Super Writing Tips to Rock Your Self-Help Book

I’m in the midst of editing Micaela Karlsen’s manuscript for A Plant-Based Life, on deadline for her publisher, AMACOM Books. She sends a half chapter and I’m turning this one around in less than a day. What’s making it easy is this: Each chapter reads better than the last. Despite her rush, she’s incorporating what she learned…

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Dr. Randy Kamen

Turning Points and Tips from the Writing and Publishing Journey

I first met Dr. Randy Kamen at Harvard Medical School’s CME healthcare leadership and publishing course and knew I’d met a soul sister. Over the course of several years of conferences, we’ve traipsed through Boston neighborhoods together, teeth chattering while waiting to get into a tiny North End restaurant, staying up late into the night…

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