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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Tapping into Divine Guidance for Book Writing, Publishing, and a Selling Experience that is Fun and Massively Profitable: An Interview with Jeanna Gabellini

Lisa:  Welcome! This is Lisa Tener and I am so excited to have with me Jeanna Gabellini who is going to teach us about tapping into divine guidance for book writing, publishing, and a selling experience that is fun and massively profitable. Jeanna: We’re going to have fun. Lisa:  I always tell authors, “If you’re…

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Join Me for These Exciting Book Industry and Writing Events in Boston, NY and RI.

The virtual world is quite amazing. After all, two people who have hugely impacted my life and business, I’ve never even met in person:  my super Virtual Assistant, Geri Lafferty and my good friend and teleseminar conductor/mentor Joshua Home Edwards. Still, there’s something important about going to live events and meeting people in person and…

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Publicity and Author Platform on a Shoestring: A Frugal Tip for for Free PR

Publicity–or–PR can be incredibly expensive–and sometimes you hit the jackpot, but other times clients can be left holding the bag wondering just where all that money they invested went and what they accomplished. So, I’m always looking for new ideas for free or frugal PR. Here’s one I came up with for the cost of…

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A Brilliant Book Launch: A Case Study and Interview with Amy O’Brien

Bring Your Book to Life Graduate Amy O’Brien recently sent me a terrific invitation to join her creatively done book launch for her second book, Star in Your Own Life Story. Of course, my immediate reaction was to ask her if I could share it with my blog community. I invite you to read this post,…

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Are You Enough of An Expert to Write a Book?

On April 25,  I was quoted in the Women’s Advantage Calendar  as saying, “To be seen as an expert, write a book. To write a book, become an expert.” Are you an expert? Or are you becoming an expert? Sometimes people stop themselves from writing their book because they question their own expertise.  This theme…

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Book Covers on Websites: Should I Create a Book Cover for My Website Before I Find a Publisher?

A client recently sent me a nice looking book cover for her website and asked my opinion of it.  I liked it, but had she decided to self publish? No, she said. A seasoned publicist had recommended she post the book cover to gain interest in the subject of her book and help grow her…

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