Time for our monthly support group! *pulls up a chair and nods to group leader Alex*
What's on tap for today's group? I want to discuss book VISUALS.
Have you made a book trailer for your novel? Looked for images of models representing your characters?
I've spent hours on both tasks this week. My aunt Nancy, who works as a video producer, is helping my publisher and me with a book trailer for On Best Behavior (The Conduct Series #3), before its release in September. My task is to write a script and find images.
Nancy and I agreed on the opening line for the trailer:
But the rest takes diligent work to make it shiny and fresh!
Then, I needed to find images to represent my hawt romantic heroes for my publisher's "Men of Omnific Smackdown" at the end of September. It was HARD WORK perusing thousands of images of scrumptious gents to find just the right ones, I tell you. Whew.
I think I found the right guys though. It helps when my pub sister Carol Oates manipulates the images to make them just right!
I'm taking advantage of 7 day trials at a stock photo and video site.
Have YOU made visual representations of your characters and stories? Any tips you'd like to share?
What's on tap for today's group? I want to discuss book VISUALS.
Have you made a book trailer for your novel? Looked for images of models representing your characters?
I've spent hours on both tasks this week. My aunt Nancy, who works as a video producer, is helping my publisher and me with a book trailer for On Best Behavior (The Conduct Series #3), before its release in September. My task is to write a script and find images.
Nancy and I agreed on the opening line for the trailer:
Planning a wedding is never easy...
Especially when mobsters want you dead.
But the rest takes diligent work to make it shiny and fresh!
Then, I needed to find images to represent my hawt romantic heroes for my publisher's "Men of Omnific Smackdown" at the end of September. It was HARD WORK perusing thousands of images of scrumptious gents to find just the right ones, I tell you. Whew.
I think I found the right guys though. It helps when my pub sister Carol Oates manipulates the images to make them just right!
I'm taking advantage of 7 day trials at a stock photo and video site.
Have YOU made visual representations of your characters and stories? Any tips you'd like to share?
Comments
I've never made a trailer for my book, though as a part time YouTuber I probably should. I do, however, use Scrivener when I write which allows you to add pictures of your characters to their profiles. I have created a nice all star cast for my manuscript, and I'll click on the character board so I can see them all displayed at once. :D
But I imagine she would respond graciously and helpfully to an email because she is a fine lady. :-)
Mostly,in my opinion, have fun creating the trailer. I know your reputation as a top selling author is more than enough to entice the readers.
So, how guilty do you feel for cheating on Wentworth?
I'm a big fan of SHORT trailers! And i'd hardly call myself top selling but thanks for saying that.
I am excited about my aunt working her magic on this!
I just finished doing that for my book, and it was hard to find the right pics. I can't wait to see your newest trailer!
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