Lisa Tener
Book Writing Coach
My five-year-old told me yesterday, “When You’re Sad, You Make a Rainbow.” I didn’t quite get it until he pointed to his frown. My son knows one of the secrets of good writing—let your mind wander. When I asked him how he came up with the idea, I’d already assumed he’d heard it somewhere. Not…
When Bring Your Book to Life Graduate Stacy Corrigan, author of Manifest Your Man, sent me her blurbs, I was impressed—they included bestselling authors Marci Shimoff, Joe Vitale and Bob Doyle, as well as Jeanna Gabellini, who co-authored Life Lessons for Mastering the Law of Attraction: 7 Essential Ingredients for Living a Prosperous Life with…
Guest Post by Maria C. Palmer About a month ago, I quit my day job to devote 100% of my energy to finishing my book and book proposal. For someone accustomed to working away from home a minimum of 60 hours a week with little free time, this meant quite a change of lifestyle. …
I often recommend my clients attend the International Women’s Writing Guild’s Big Apple Conference, specifically for the “Meet the Agents” portion of the program. It offers a terrific opportunity to hear a variety of literary agents share the types of books they are interested in and then pitch your book in 3 minutes or less….
If you’re a frequent reader of this blog, you know that I love to take writers to “meet your muse.” I lead people through a visualization that gets them in touch with their creative source and their deeper knowing for answers about writing a book. In a book concept consultation today as part of my…
During a book concept consultation this morning, a client shared that her previous writing coach told her to take all names of people out of her memoir and refer to them as “my sister,” “my friend,” “my husband.” As a writer, you want the people in your book to come to life for your readers–whether …
