Posted February 8th, 2010 by lisatener
Your book cover can make or break book sales. I recently recommended a book to a student in my book writing class and she said later, “I never would have bought that book without your recommendation. There were so many visually appealing books and this book had neither title or cover to entice me. ”
I [...]
Writing Inspiration: Trusting Your Muse
Posted February 1st, 2010 by lisatener
I’ve committed this week to walking every day. In the northeast US that’s a pretty big commitment in February–especially for someone who traces her ancestors back to the dessert.
What could be better inspiration for a writer than walking in nature, though? And my walk, ultimately, brought me powerful metaphors for the writing path.
I walked a [...]
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Tags:Muse , Path , RI , Rome Point Seals , Trusting , Writing Inspiration
Distractions and Interruptions
Posted December 20th, 2009 by lisatener
I’m preparing for my interview with Joe Carroccio tomorrow (Monday, December 21) on his program The Law of Distraction and Interruption. It’s got me thinking about what keeps people from writing their books (myself included):
Interruptions like phone calls, e-mails, other people’s needs which we may put before our own.
Distractions like all the other projects going [...]
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