Lisa Tener
Book Writing Coach
I re-launched my website to make it even easier, more practical and more fun to access the book writing and publishing information you have come to rely on at lisatener.com—information that’s there to help you become a terrifically successful published author. To introduce you to the new site (designed by Rachel C Vane), I’ve designed…
This morning, a client e-mailed to ask me for the best publishing dates. He’s planning a book launch for 2015 and asked what I recommend for his book launch dates. It’s such an important question and one that has some simple answers as well as more intricacies. Many of my clients write self-help and how-to…
Revised edition vs. second edition? Reprint? Do you need to know the printing terminology? I recently received an e-mail from a client whose book had been featured in the New York Times, on PsychologyToday.com and throughout regional and local press. After self-publishing, she is now in talks with foreign publishers interested in the international rights….
As I thought about the client books that have recently gone on pre-order, I wondered two things: 1. What can I share with you about their experiences that can help you get published? and 2. How can I help these outstanding new authors…
It’s not uncommon for a writer to be verbally attacked by someone close to them when they share their writing. Sometimes the attack is subtle, questioning, and other times it can be an all out siege. I received this letter in my inbox and the author gave me permission to share it, along with my…
Okay, writing time… I’ll just make myself a green smoothie and then…oh, maybe I should put in a load of laundry…now, I’ll just sit down and…oh, wow, it looks like it might rain. I’ll just take that bike ride first… huff,puff, puff…Now I’ll just sit down to write and…oh, the phone. Better get it. It…
