Marketing with laser focus
I was recently part of a panel discussion for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association. (Why? Because I’m an expert.) During the talk, I learned how important it is for authors to have a recent, professional headshot. So it’s time to reluctantly say goodbye to my previous recent headshot… … and replace it with something more professional: Voilà! […]
AM Northwest Magic Demonstration
AM Northwest demonstration with Caleb Sohigian about The Pocket Guide to Magic!
“The Pocket Guide to Mischief”: promo video 3!
For the third promotional video that I shot for The Pocket Guide to Mischief, I used a different cast. In this case, Lee is the “troublemaker” — but remember, he’s only acting!
“The Pocket Guide to Mischief”: promo video 2!
This is the second of three promotional videos I made for The Pocket Guide to Mischief. We had a lot of fun shooting these!
“The Pocket Guide to Mischief”: promo video 1!
I had a lot of fun with my friend Andrew making this promotional video for The Pocket Guide to Mischief many years ago. Featuring the actors Dominic (as “the boy”) and Chip (as the “older boy”!).
Did I ever tell you about one of my most fun author visits ever?
It was at Hawaii Preparatory Academy on the big island of Hawaii. It was SO much fun — even the part where I accidentally sat on a pineapple. 🙂
A Children’s Place Author Event
In case you didn’t know, I’m a giant. Don’t believe me? Check out how tall I am compared to these other very talented writers and artists! (Y’know, the shrimps?) Oh, and this is at Portland’s coolest bookstore, A Children’s Place. The event was a celebration of the new book, Oregon Reads Aloud – A Collection of […]
HomeWord Bound
The Community Partners for Affordable Housing invited me to its fundraiser. Everyone was super-nice, like these people! But I can’t remember what I was saying here. Maybe something like: “So I said, ‘What do you MEAN this isn’t spaghetti?’”
Wild Arts Festival
There are outrageous rumors that I wrote a novel about a birdwatcher (you know, The Drake Equation) just so I’d have a great book at the Audubon Society’s Wild Arts Festival. And I just want to say that those rumors are actually TRUE!
Wordstock 2016
I talked about reading, writing, and my new novel, The Drake Equation, at Portland’s book festival, Wordstock. The photos show me on a panel with awesome author Kate Ristau and coolio moderator Diana Armstrong.