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Fall down, get back up: Recovering lost focus

Attention

TAKEAWAY: Completing a big project can leave you feeling distracted, directionless, and out of focus. Here are some ways I'm exploring to get back on track. Last month I participated in Portland's Wordstock book festival. Not as a visitor, not serving a two-hour slot as a volunteer with Oregon Writers Colony, as I've loved doing in the past. Instead, I spent the two days at a table, listening to anyone who would talk with me, asking writers about their dreams and aspirations, about how they … [Read more...]

Wordstock Interview: Movie Trailers for Your Book

John, of Axiom Shift

Filmed at Wordstock: John from Axiom Shift Productions describes the services Axiom Shift provides writers. Imagine having the power of a Hollywood production company creating images that will make your book llive in the minds of your prospective readers. … [Read more...]

Wordstock Interview: Ken Byers

Ken Byers, author of Laughland

I met Ken Byers in the Oregon Writers Colony booth, where he was promoting his novel, and I was telling people what a great organization OWC is. We had a chance to talk later, and I found that he has applied marketing techniques he learned from his ecommerce business to selling his self-published books. Go and look at his companion book pages Laughland (the site dedicated to his novel) and Thriller Brain, a blog dedicated to the art and craft of thriller writing. This can be a good model for … [Read more...]