Lisa Tener
Book Writing Coach
In light of the latest plagiarism scandal, is it possible to plagiarize without realizing it? And can you protect yourself? Yes, and yes! And you owe it to yourself, your readers, your publisher and everyone whose work you’ve read, admired, or been influenced by, to prevent plagiarizing. Be Original This may seem obvious, but one…
Last week, I attended an author event in Jamestown, RI—an author chat with Julie Gerstenblatt, author of Daughters of Nantucket, hosted by Robin Kall at the beautiful bookstore and winebar Curiosity & Co. and was struck by the importance of writing community. Writing Community Came First I met Julie at another author event through Rhode Island’s…
About a week ago, I came across a brief snippet of writing from a client who shows up to my Get Your Writing Done classes when she can find the time for writing. The playful description of herself inspired me, so I sent it to her. She followed up with a thank you and apology…
Perhaps you dream of writing a book. Or starting a blog. Or reading your poetry on your favorite radio station one day. But today, it doesn’t feel like you’ll ever get there. This post is for you if: Revisit Your Writing Dream When you started your book or blog or poetry or journaling, what did…
Lisa: Publishers are so focused on book marketing and author platform, but you got an agent and a book deal with a minimal platform. How did you do that? Trish: After several years of trying to build my platform, advised by people in the business that I shouldn’t even try to get an agent until…
It happens to everyone. You write and write and feel inspired and then boom.Or thud.You’re just not writing.Maybe you avoid it.Maybe you sit at your desk but nothing comes.Or maybe you are writing but hate it. The passion has leaked out of you and you’re left with blah blah blah. There’s hope. How to Overcome…
