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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Do You Have a Marketable Book?

She Kept Doubting She Had a Marketable Book I recently heard from an aspiring author who had several ideas for a book. When she researched her first idea on Amazon, she found several books on the subject, many of which had excellent reviews. “I guess I should pack it in. Why does the world need…

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How to Get an Agent for My Memoir/Nonfiction Book?

People often email me asking, “How do I get an agent for my memoir?” Or, more broadly, they’re looking for representation for other narrative or prescriptive nonfiction (self-help, how to). Often, by the time they reach out to me, they’ve queried agents without success. Just yesterday, Bella reached out to me by email to say,…

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Join Me and Journal!

Journaling is one of my favorite tools for personal growth, creative fulfillment and transformation. I do a lot of funky things in my journals–recording my dreams in the morning, which can include dialoging with a dream character, penning a poem inspired by the dream or something really out there like a one-act play with Greek…

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Why Writers Need Good Boundaries

Books don’t write themselves. They need you and me to make the time and space to get them written. And yet, it’s so easy to say, “Of course I’ll take you shopping tomorrow, Mom.” “The committee can’t find a new fundraising chair? Sure, I’ll take it on for another year.” Guess what? Blurry Boundaries are…

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Morgana Rae on How to Attract High-End Clients

Today I have the great pleasure of hosting Day 6 of the Virtual Blog Tour of author Morgana Rae whose book Financial Alchemy: Twelve Months of Magic and Manifestation launches on Amazon on Monday, January 23, 2023. Meet Morgana Rae Early on in my book coaching business, Morgana Rae helped me transform my relationship around…

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Why Do You Want to Write a Book?

I recently gave a talk to a group of coaches who’d invited me to speak to their creativity discussion group on how to “Bring Your Book to Life(R): 5 Steps to Get Started.” Early on in my presentation, I asked participants, “Why do you want to write a book?” One participant shared, “I have a…

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