Lisa Tener
Book Writing Coach
I spent a few days in Boston last week for Harvard Medical School’s CME leadership and publishing course. When I wasn’t teaching workshops, I spent most of my time meeting course participants and helping them clarify their book concepts and publishing strategies. However, I managed to squeeze in a few of the panels and presentations…
At Harvard Medical School’s CME leadership and publishing course a few days ago, the literary agents present shared valuable advice. Here are just a few of the many nonfiction publishing tips they shared: Linda Konner: For a prescriptive book, fit it into a program, such as: 7 steps to… 6 weeks to… 25 tips for……
A few months ago, a woman contacted me on LinkedIn, introducing herself as an acquisitions editor at a niche publishing house. In search of new authors, she noticed the backgrounds and book titles of several authors I work with and asked if I might have any book proposals that could be a fit for her house….
A few days ago I opened an e-mail with the kind of subject line you just can’t ignore: “Google Issues Warnings About Poor Search Rankings For Non-Mobile Sites.” No author or business owner can afford to ignore Google! Apparently Google is making sure that people searching on devices like cell phones and tablets get useful search results,…
On the Virgin America airplane ride back from a writers conference, I watched three movies—a decadent luxury for this mompreneur. After watching a documentary about the life of one-time musical prodigy Ben Lee, I found myself inspired and wrote a song—not something I usually do. In fact, my family used to joke about how un-musical…
Once in a while, I hear from a client who signs with an upper echelon literary agent only to have that agent hand the project down to a less senior staff member. This is not a problem in itself as the staff member has more time to implement work on your proposal and, ideally, the…
