Lisa Tener

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An authority on Writing and Publishing Nonfiction books (self-help, how-to, business books and memoir), Lisa Tener specializes in helping professionals, experts, enlightened entrepreneurs and others write and publish a compelling how-to book, self-help book or memoir—taking them step-by-step through her unique process. She teaches on the faculty of Harvard Medical School’s leadership and publishing course, national writers conferences and in her own award-winning book writing courses.

You’ve seen Lisa Tener’s clients on the Today Show, Oprah, CBS Early Show, Good Morning America and in national publications. Her clients have signed 5- and 6-figure publishing deals with Random House, HarperCollins, Simon and Schuster and many other publisher
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What Qigong Taught Me about Being Precise with Words

in my two-plus decades of teaching writing, I’ve taught my clients and students about the importance of finding the precise word, or as they say in Paris, “le bon mot.”  Yet, last week at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies I received a deeper level of the teaching myself. I spent five days at Omega...  Read more

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