Lisa Tener’s Writing and Publishing Blog

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How Will You Generate Income with Your Book?: An Interview with Live Bold’s Sue Landis

The two biggest challenges facing authors nowadays are: 1) How to build your author platform to interest agents and publishers and to sell books and 2) How to  make a great living by leveraging your book and the information in it. I like authors to think about both questions up front–before writing their book–so you…

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Inspired to Write: How to Keep the Juices Flowing

Writing Strategies for Staying Inspired While preparing to teach Inspired to Write tomorrow, I’ve been thinking about the importance of support in keeping our writing juices flowing. It seems to me a challenge all writers struggle with. I thought I’d share some of the writing strategies I use myself and those I use with my…

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Guest Post: Four Ways to Give your Blog New Life

by Rusty Shelton Of all the social media tools available to an author, a blog is one of the most important, and frequently misused resources. If you’re reading this and thinking, “Yeah, I tried that,” the key is having the right strategy for your blog. Most authors who have blogs use them only to update…

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How to Write Consistently and Finish Your Work: An Interview with the Organized Artist Samantha Bennett

Samantha Bennett is the creator of The Organized Artist Company dedicated to helping creative people get unstuck from whatever way they’re stuck, especially by helping them focus and move forward on their goals. Based in Los Angeles, Samantha offers her revolutionary “Get It Done” and “Get Your Work Out There” Workshops, teleclasses and private consulting to overwhelmed procrastinators, frustrated overachievers and…

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Inside the Mind of a Radio Talk Show Host: An Interview with Robin Kall

Ever wondered what a radio show host is thinking, how they choose the guests they choose, what they look for in a guest and how to get asked back? In today’s post, I interview Robin Kall, host of Reading with Robin on WHJJ Providence. I first met Robin at the Anniversary Party for Reading with…

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Uncertain Times? Write a Book

I’ve often shared what becoming a published author has done for my clients, but, as I’ve been working on my new book, I’ve been thinking about the amazing things that have happened in my life because of my book. Writing a book has been one of the smartest things I’ve ever done. I didn’t know…

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