About

Awarded the Silver Stevie for "Mentor/Coach of the Year" by the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, Lisa Tener is an inspiring book writing and publishing coach, author, entrepreneur and speaker.

As a Creativity Catalyst, Lisa Tener is known for helping visionaries, experts, entrepreneurs, creatives, healing professionals, therapists, coaches and people from all walks of life access their juiciest ideas, write in a state of flow and do their finest work. Lisa is the author of the newly released Breathe. Write. Breathe.: 18 Energizing Practices to Spark Your Writing and Free Your Voice. Her previous book, The Joy of Writing Journal, won 5 book awards, including the Nautilus, IPPY and Ben Franklin Awards.

As a Book Coach, Lisa Tener helps with all aspects of book writing: from creating your book concept to writing and editing.

Lisa is a leading authority in book proposal development, whose clients have signed 5- and 6-figure book deals with HarperCollins, Random House, Hachette, Beyond Words, New World Library, New Harbinger, St. Martin's Press, Yale University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, HCI, New Harbinger and other major publishers, as well as self published.

Lisa Tener's clients are making a difference in the world with their books and their message. They have appeared on Oprah, Today, CBS Early Show, Good Morning America, Fresh Air, CNN, PBS, Fox News, in the New York Times and much more.

For over a dozen years, Lisa served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School's continuing education course on Writing and Publishing Books, where she taught workshops on writing, book proposals and publishing. She also taught writing and publishing workshops for Harvard Medical School's leadership course for women in healthcare.

In addition to private coaching on writing books and book proposals, developing an author platform and overcoming creative blocks, Lisa offers private courses on:

* book writing
* book proposal writing
* tapping into creativity
Her popular courses include the Stevie-Award-winning Bring Your Book to Life® Program.

Featured Work

The Joy of Writing Journal: Spark Your Creativity in 8 Minutes a Day, Expanded Edition

2022
The Joy of Writing Journal

Winner of 5 prestigious book awards: Nautilus, Independent Publisher, Benjamin Franklin, Living Now and National Indie Excellence Book Awards.
Transform Your Writing—and Your Life—with the Power of Journaling. In a 30-day guided journey, The Joy of Writing Journal will help you:
* Spark new creative ideas and projects.
* Overcome resistance and procrastination.
* Infuse vital energy into current or stalled writing projects.
* Experience the freedom to write without judgment or self-criticism.
* Build confidence as you build your writing skills.
* Find fulfillment in completing projects.

What sets The Joy of Writing Journal apart from other writing prompt journals?
* It’s interactive! The writing prompts are accompanied by inspiring videos, audio meditations, visualizations, bonus materials, tips, and a supportive journaling community.
* Just hover your smartphone over the QR codes to bring the digital content to life.
* Planning Pages make it easy to write consistently.
* Proven advice and inspiring tools will spark unexpected breakthroughs in your writing.

Other Works

  • The Joy of Writing Journal: Spark Your Creativity in 8 Minutes a Day

    2021

  • The Creativity Workbook for Coaches and Creatives: Edited by Eric Maisel (contributed one chapter)

    2020

  • The Ultimate Guide to Transforming Anger

    2005

Awards and Recognition

  • Stevie Award for Coach/Mentor of the Year, Stevie Award for Entrepreneur of the Year - Media - Small Business, Stevie Award for Best New Service of the Year (for Lisa's Bring Your Book to Life(R) Program), Providence Business News Women Acheivement Award, Stevie Award for Company of the Year - Media and Entertainment, small business; In addition, many of Lisa's clients have won prestigious book awards including multiple Nautilus Award Winners.
  • Nautilus Book Award
  • Benjamin Franklin Award
  • National Indie Excellence Book Award
  • Living Now Book Award
  • Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY)

Press and Media Mentions