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How To Make a Book Trailer Happen To You

October 26, 2010 by Books-I-Wrote Girls Money The Christmas Bridge

So since I put out The Christmas Bridge, I’ve been getting new rounds of emails from people trying to sell me book marketing services.

One of these was offering book trailers, which I’m not fond of at all.

(You can read more about that in this article thing I wrote for another website.)

As such, I wanted more info.

From: Brian Spaeth
To: [redacted], Bryan

What time does the book trailer start?

From: [redacted], Bryan
To: Brian Spaeth

Hi Brian,

I’m not exactly sure what you are asking. Are you asking how long they are?

From: Brian Spaeth
To: [redacted], Bryan

Well if there were a trailer happening for my book does it play at Avatar. I know that’s not in theaters now because it hit DVD and Blu-Ray but you know what I mean? Can it be in IMAX because lots of people are going to see Harry the Potter I bet and those are proven book buyers because of Harry the Potter being a book. Can we do a Blu-Ray only trailer?

Thanks – I’m really interested in this -

From: [redacted], Bryan
To: Brian Spaeth

Hi Brian,

I think it would be best if you took a look at the Video Book Trailer on our website to learn more about it and what it does for your book. Please take a look at the link below.

https://www.createspace.com/Services/VideoBookTrailers.jsp

From: Brian Spaeth
To: [redacted], Bryan

Those look great. Can I my book trailer have pictures of Sam Worthington being Avatar?

Brian

Here’s a dating tip – if you talk to girls and act like Avatar is the character’s name, they will love you.

And geez – I make silly animal videos for my books anyway.

The Christmas Bridge is Open

October 4, 2010 by Airplanes Books-I-Wrote Brad Radby Bruce Willis Cleveland Lost Super Airplane The Christmas Bridge

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To say my latest book is accidental would be accurate.

It all started with this post back in April.

You can see right there in the parenthetical postlude how I knew instantly that something was about to happen.

Alas, here we are five months later or whatever and the book is released.

Everything in that post adapted itself into the story to some extent – you can get the full low-down in the tab at the top of this page or at the Christmas Bridge website.

Here are my personal thoughts on the novel itself:

1) It’s unforgivingly stupid, but has a lot of fun being just that. I don’t remember a lot of the writing process. Thus, I enjoy it as a reader.

2) While this stands alone 100% on its own, if you’re a fan of my little universe I’ve been piecing together, you’ll find even more between the lines.

It takes place 8 years after Prelude to a Super Airplane, Bruce Willis is the President, and there’s a favorite Who Shot Mamba? character who has an important (and shocking) supporting role.

3) The chapters are brief. This was almost made to be read on a phone in short bursts. These are types of books I like, therefore I write them like that. Grab a Kindle app and TCB becomes a great 3 minute distraction at your job or a traffic light.

4) Lost fans: in many ways, this is a love letter to that show. That the writing of TCB began right around the final episodes definitely influenced a lot. I make no secret of it in the text.

5) I don’t know that this would ever work as a live-action movie, but it should make for a phenomenal Adult Swim Christmas Special or the most insane Pixar film to date.

6) If you’ve caught the videos of people reading excerpts to their animals and children, those will continue. Keep them coming and let me know if you want to do one by emailing brian [at] turtlecalls [dot] com.

It nets you a free copy and they get posted on the Bridge website. I’m still figuring out what I want from them creatively, and I expect the balance shall arrive soon.

Of course, they also let you know where your child or animal falls in the book’s big conflict and if you want me to link to your site or whatever in the vid, I’m happy to do so.

Okay go buy the book – and if you read it, please let me know what you think, either directly or via an Amazon review.

Thanks for your support – I’m on my way to Cleveland for the rest of the week, but will continue to make blogs happen.