J.K. Royce’s essay, “Writer’s Slump” is featured in my book, Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans. Presenters and authors can look for the sensory details Royce included, for example: her husband regards her with the “worried eyes of a deer sniffing the scent of a hungry wolf.” She laces the essay with snippets of subtle […]
How to Create an Emotional Bond with Audiences and Readers
Gary Lea’s essay called “Too Small” is published in Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans, which will be launched May 31st as an eBook and later a print book. His story is about grief, resistance, and emotional growth. Lea created scenes and bookended the essay with sensory details. It’s a good example of how to […]
Meetings With Writers Linda Todd and Peter Dudley And Trading Books
Trading books created Friday Fun today. I met Linda Todd, my patient editor, writer, and dear friend at Panera’s in Alamo where we discussed writing, editing, critique groups, traveling, and recuperating among other topics. She turned over one of the proof copies of Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans, which she used for our […]
Award-Winning Comedian Stacey Gustafson Is Featured In Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans
In my new book, Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans, # Stacey Lowrey Gustafson‘s story “Five Minutes as Stand-Up Comic” is featured with nineteen others. She published a book ranked #1 Amazon Best Seller in Parenting & Family Humor, called Are You Kidding Me? My Life With an Extremely Loud Family, Bathroom Calamities, and Crazy […]