

The Seven Levels of Attention - and What Writers Need to Know About Them - Part 21
In the course of this series, we have looked at Attention as a kind of commodity, and examined ways in which it can be directed. We have...


Cuentos del Cañón: A Review
When I first began reading Carmen Baca’s new book Cuentos del Cañón, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I have spent some time in the States -...


The Seven Levels of Attention - and What Writers Need to Know About Them - Part 20
Astute readers of the series may note that the ‘trick’ - if it can be called a ‘trick’ - of mastering attention has, in the end, not much...


The Seven Levels of Attention - and What Writers Need to Know About Them - Part 19
We have travelled far on this journey through the Seven Levels of Attention, all the way from the void of Zero Attention in which most of...


The Seven Levels of Attention - and What Writers Need to Know About Them - Part 18
How does any author build into his or her work those factors which bring about Deep Attention, that level of attention which means that...

Learn what a story really is...
Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers ​ • the magnetic power that attracts readers...


The Seven Levels of Attention - and What Writers Need to Know About Them - Part 17
Whether you are a new writer, or one who is seeking to lift your writing to a new level of communication, these seven levels of attention...

The Seven Levels of Attention - and What Writers Need to Know About Them - Part 16
Engaging characters, intriguing plots, appropriate settings - these are all tools used by master authors to captivate readers’ attention...