Posted June 24th, 2010 by lisatener
I’d love to share some photos from day 1 of the Ocean State Summer Writing Conference with you: There’s the one of Cate Tucker (from my book writing class), Peter Covino (director of the conference), me and bestselling author Robert Leuci’s thumb. Not his fault. My phone has a highly non-intuitive camera. Not that a [...]
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Posted March 4th, 2010 by lisatener
In book writing class last night, Sarah mentioned that she wasn’t able to write during the hours she planned this weekend because her husband, her main supporter, was out of town. Instead of writing, she drove her daughter to 5 soccer scrimmages.
During the call, Sarah realized that she could have reclaimed her time by asking [...]
Tags: book writing, book writing class, Sarah Hoskin Clymer, writing a book
Posted February 24th, 2010 by lisatener
Last week in book writing class, management coach and HR consultant Carrie Beers shared how she found herself amidst intense turmoil at a time when she needed tranquility to foster her creative process. While having her home re-done, she’d temporarily “stored” boxes and piles everywhere, particularly in her office which seemed an uninviting place for [...]
Tags: book writing class, Carrie Beers, creativity, Lisa Tener, Writing in the Zone, Writing Inspiration, Writing workshops
Posted February 22nd, 2010 by lisatener
Truth is, half the reason I started this post is to share the beautiful photo Carrie Beers took from book writing class last week. Can you imagine a more inspiring setting for book writing?
The other, more important half, is to share some of the insights that come up in class–and the great ideas that people [...]
Tags: book writing, book writing class, creativity, Marjorie Foer, Rudy Wilson Galdonik, writer's voice, writing tone
Posted January 17th, 2010 by lisatener
It’s always a thrill when my clients’ books come out and I get that brown cardboard package from Amazon. When Deb Scott finally announced that her book was here, though, I found it especially fulfilling.
Deb had some huge setbacks in her process…making her a great example for the role or perseverance in the life of [...]
Tags: author perseverence, book publishing, book writing class, book writing classes, Deb Scott, Literary Agent, Millenium Bank Ponzi Scheme, perseverence, The Sky is Green, writing setbacks
Posted January 9th, 2010 by lisatener
My Bring Your Book to Life students are preparing for the start of book writing class next month. They’re researching their markets, creating the vision for the their books, and starting to outline. Some are calling me for their book concept consultation.
I love the consultations as we brainstorm to take good ideas and make them [...]
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Posted December 17th, 2009 by lisatener
An aspiring author recently called me to explore writing coaching to help him write his book. He wondered about hiring a ghostwriter. Generally, I’m all about writing your book yourself. I’ve met too many people who’ve hired ghostwriters and been disappointed.
And most relatively smart people can develop an engaging (or even compelling) style and find [...]
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Posted November 3rd, 2009 by lisatener
Over the years, I’ve had several people come to me and say, “I need a book writing coach. I have to write my book. I keep gaining weight and I know I will lose that weight when I write my book.”
One beautiful soul told me recently that her belly actually looks pregnant, “I’ve gained weight [...]
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