Lessons from Lysa TerKeurst

The strongest writing comes not from our strengths, but from our struggles. In this lesson from Lysa TerKeurst, she’ll share how to mine the hard places in life and find the gems of truth that will lead to powerful life-change for your readers. The more our writing is an outflow of experience, the greater impact we will have.

In this lesson, Lysa TerKeurst shares the four worst writing mistakes she’s made to help you see where you might potentially be making the same mistakes. Using Made to Crave and Unglued as examples, she walks you through several ways she changed her writing to be less intimidating and more inspiring.

In this lesson, Lysa TerKeurst shares her thoughts on how you can best craft that crucial first sentence. You will receive practical tips for increasing the engagement level of your readers right from the start. If you don’t grab readers’ attention right away, your writing will be ignored. 

Many people begin to write because they have a story to tell. They’ve gone through a difficult experience at some point in their lives, and want to share what they’ve learned with others. Or maybe they sense a need to find meaning in what seems senseless.

We understand, and believe this call to write your story is important.

In this lesson, you’ll hear some tips from Lysa TerKeurst on how to effectively capture and transfer your experience so your readers experience transformation.

In a world where readers are bombarded with good content, what will make yours stand out and be memorable?

In this lesson from Lysa TerKeurst, you’ll hear how she crafts creative statements that linger long after you’ve finished the book. She’ll also break down her strategies to help you make your message come to life in the hearts and minds of your readers.

In this lesson, Lysa TerKeurst shares tips on how to talk about your writing so people stay interested. You will learn how to develop a fresh angle on your topic, how to generate quotable quotes, create quick soundbites, and share success stories so people can see the value in your writing. Talking about your book idea can be hard and complicated, but Lysa breaks it down into small steps to help you know exactly how to talk about your book and keep readers interested along the way.

What compels a reader to keep reading? What is the glue that holds a reader’s attention? In this lesson, Lysa TerKeurst shares one of the biggest reasons for the success of her writing. It’s how she connects on a deeper level with her readers, and why it makes a difference in the lives of those who read her books, blogs and devotions. It is the secret to compelling your readers to keep reading: subconscious narrative. Lysa teaches how to write it, when to use it and why it keeps your readers deeply engaged.

In this lesson, you’ll glean great writing wisdom from Lysa TerKeurst as she shares three critical strategies for taking your writing from ordinary to extraordinary. These strategies will you help you avoid the trap of tired, typical writing.

Do you ever feel like you’ve run out of good ideas in your writing? Does it seem like you’ve told all your stories and used up all relevant examples? In this lesson, Lysa TerKeurst and Leah Chabai discuss how to rethink the way we find fresh ideas. You’ll also learn about how Lysa discerns and develops her writing ideas, how to unlock new writing material from the everyday things you’re experiencing, as well as the importance of highlighting the unique qualities and value of your content.

How do we escape the pitfalls of self-promotional marketing, and replace it with value-driven marketing? The answer is value-driven writing. In this first of three lessons, Lysa TerKeurst unpacks three unique and powerful ways to reach the hearts of our readers and broaden our audience. If you want to deepen connectivity with your readers, don’t miss this lesson as Lysa explains how to include spiritual depth, sentimental pull and scent-sational elements in your writing.

In this second of three lessons, Lysa TerKeurst unpacks Spiritual Depth using tangible examples from 1 Samuel 25 by highlighting the people, places, problems common to us, past references, points to unpack, proper understanding of words, perspective shifts and promises to hang onto. If you want your readers to say, “Wow! I never knew that was in that passage,” then you don’t want to miss this lesson.

In this last lesson of the 3-part series about connectivity, Lysa TerKeurst will practically walk you through how to find points to unpack in your writing by teaching through her 2 Samuel 20 lesson about One Wise Woman.

It’s locked in you. God tucked something wonderfully unique into the sacred spaces of your heart. You know it. You feel it. You just haven’t figured out how to get to it. That message so inspiring, people are still quoting one-liners from it years after you stepped off the stage. That book so spot on, it instantly unleashes the power of conversation and outsells every other thing you’ve ever written. The brilliantly simple concept so desperately needed, the masses instantly sign up.

In this lesson, you will get a front row seat at a She Speaks Conference session as Lysa TerKeurst shows you how to unlock your very best idea which might surprise you, disappoint you and frustrate you. Press through the process, and your very best and most captivating idea might be waiting to be discovered.

In Part 2 of this lesson, Lysa TerKeurst explains how to unlock your very best idea ever. Make sure you check out Your Very Best Idea Ever, Part 1 first.

This lesson was filmed directly after the release of Lysa TerKeurst book Uninvited. The topic of rejection affects all of us. Lysa shares insight from her journey through rejection and will inspire you to keep pushing through with confidence.

Writing a book can sound like a great dream, but the reality can be a daunting task. Lysa has been through this “birthing process” over 20 times. Join her for Part 1 of an honest and practical lesson on how to write a book from start to finish.

In the last lesson, Lysa TerKeurst gave us great advice on how to think through some key questions before you start writing your book in part 1. She helped us identify our passions, the needs of others and how to find focus in our topic. In this lesson, Lysa takes us through the next part of writing a book: getting our thoughts, research, facts and stories into an organized structure, so we can present our message in a way that brings impact to the reader.

In this exciting lesson you’ll learn the top five things aspiring writers must know before they write a book proposal. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to sit down with Lysa TerKeurst and her team from Thomas Nelson Publishers and learn these secrets every writer should know long before you start sending proposals out to publishing houses.

In this exciting lesson you’ll learn the top five things aspiring writers must know before they write a book proposal. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to sit down with Lysa TerKeurst and her team from Thomas Nelson Publishers and learn these secrets every writer should know long before you start sending proposals out to publishing houses.