BookingIt

It's just little ol' me and my book trailer. One of the great things about the changes happening in the publishing industry is the introduction of the book trailer. I definitely think it has great potential to drive sales...if used in the right way. I have seen incredibly boring trailers, long-winded and dry. I've seen okay ones. And then I've seen ones that made me click over to read the book blurb. Making a book trailer is hard work. Will anyone buy a book because of its trailer? Who knows? But I feel like a great, hooky trailer will generate interest in looking at the story. Which can lead to sales or at least some kind of buzz. Below is my trailer . I had a really fun time making it, even though I'm not sure I utilized everything the best way. You can also check out my good friend Anita's blog where she hosts a Trailer Thursday every week. Have you ever made a trailer? Thought about it? What do you look for in one, and do you think a great traile...

First, hop on over to Linda's for a chance to win a copy of Deadly Exposure . Also, don't forget to check out Elana's amazing contest which awards multiple query critiques by agents. Then, lovely author Kathryn Magendie is readying for her second book release and in order to get the word out, she's willing to try all sorts of marketing techniques. Including posting herself reading an excerpt of her new novel. Naked. What would you do to market your book? How extreme will you go? Is there anything you absolutely will never do? btw, Kat's reading is G-rated. :-)

Until recently, all the ones I've seen have been boring. Nothing like a movie trailer, nothing to hook me. So I figured I'd never bother getting one made. And then I saw Marie-Claude's . I recommend that you check it out . It's for her paranormal novel, Ancient Whispers, which also happens to be a finalist in Dorchester and Romantic Times' American Title V contest . I don't read paranormal but her trailer is incredible. I'm completely impressed. Also, on the sidebar of her website is a list of her crit partners. They have also created book trailers you might be interested in. Anyways, the amazing thing is that she made this trailer on her computer. Free. So now I'm working on mine. Have you thought about creating a book trailer for your manuscript? Do you think it's an effective marketing tool? Oh, Kristen left the first comment with a link. That was a good one too. It gave me chills.