For the Love of Bringing Books to Life: Write, Publish and Be Known
Lisa Tener: Bring Your Book to Life
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Imagine going to a party where you dress and act as if it’s 5 years from now and your dreams have come true– the beach house, the love, the lifestyle…you’re a published author, of course–whatever you dream about, you get to show up at the party and be that person that’s living the dream right [...]
Tags: Dream Party, free teleclass, pubilshed author
When Linda Joy invited me to become an advisory board member of Aspire Magazine, I got goose bumps. Linda is all about delivering inspiration to women–a mission I could get behind.
Two plus years later, my community has grown significantly, partly through knowing Linda and being part of all that is Aspire magazine [...]
Tags: author platform, book writing, Linda Joy, publishing how-to, publishing memoir, publishing nonfiction, write a book
Are you writing a memoir? Worried of putting people to sleep in parts? Or just wishing it had a little more oomph? Most bestselling memoirs are funny, especially the painful ones. Humor helps us transcend our experience and release.
In a week and a half, I’ll be interviewing the brilliant and funny and brilliantly funny Greg [...]
Tags: being funny, funny memoir, Greg Miller, memoir writing, Uncabaret
I love teaching in-person workshops–there’s a chemistry that happens when we get together in the flesh and connect as writers.
And I love taking in-person workshops, too. Sometimes, I experience a magical shift; other times I make a lifelong friend. At the International Women Writers Guild summer conference this year, I made two new writer friends.
I [...]
Tags: all that matters, book writing courses, Kripalu, WC Swans, Writing workshops
Yesterday, I edited a chapter from one of my students in my Bring Your Book to Life Program. With her permission I share her mistakes–mistakes that I made when I first started and mistakes many novice authors make.
Ironically, her book teaches women about sexual intimacy (and how to reignite passion in their marriage) and yet [...]
Tags: book writing courses, good writing, sizzling writing, writing rules
On Wednesday I’ll interview Dr. Carrie Barron about creativity: why it’s so crucial, how to bring more of it into our lives, the benefits of it…as well, of course, as how to employ creativity as you write your book.
As a preview, I thought I’d ask Dr. Barron a few questions about creativity:
Lisa: Carrie, you’ve mentioned [...]
Tags: creativity, Creativity and book writing, Dr. Carrie Barron, Dr. Grace Caroline Barron
The other day, as Tamara Kleinberg, Chief Imaginator of Imaginibbles.com, and I were planning my interview for her radio show, I became intrigued by hearing about her creative process, especially how she has gone about creating space for being creative. I couldn’t wait to share with you some of her insights and ideas, so I [...]
A good number of my clients come to me with amazing credentials and great ideas, but little platform–they often don’t have a huge mailing list. They don’t necessarily speak to thousands of people dozens of times a year. And they haven’t been on Oprah…yet (a few of my clients have been–but not the majority!).
If they’re [...]
Tags: author platform, book publicity, Craig Malkin, Dan Janal, HARO, PR Leads, publicity
When my client, now-friend, colleague and soul-sister, Dr. Randy Kamen Gredinger, invited me to be profiled as one of her inspiring women, I was blown away. I’d read the hugely inspiring stories in her newsletters and on her website and didn’t know how she’d be able to make my life sound so interesting.
But she did [...]
Tags: creativity, journal writing, life stories, Randy Kamen Gredinger
If you’re on my mailing list, you may know about our e-mail glitch this weekend. As an apology for re-sending the mini-course, I’ve offered to answer burning questions on my blog. For the next few days you’ll find answers to the burning questions that came through.
The first one’s from Janine. “Am I correct in wondering [...]
Tags: pros and cons of self publishing, self publisher, self publishing
