Growing up on the coast of Maine made this a natural next step for me and I believe it really shows threw this book.
I really wanted to take some time in representing this book to the reader to draw interest. One of the very best ways to do this is to create an awesome book trailer.
I have created book trailers for " Rainbow Roosters " and " Sheep Dreams " , I'm not an animation expert or even a particularly techie person, and with no budget to pay a pro this thus far is my option. With that said I'm getting better and better at this! As with everything in this adventure of being a children's book author, practice makes perfect.
I make my book trailers on windows movie maker. Most PC's come with this program but if not you can download it off cnet.com for free. Take some time, and play with the movie maker features, make the trailer uniquely yours.
You may need to resize or tweak your movie content to make everything thing run smoothly. I use PhotoScape for all my editing. Its free and easy to use and offers pretty much all your editing essentials,
When creating your trailer on movie maker you can also add music. There is a ton of free public domain music out there, you can search the internet or find free music on YouTube.
One thing I'm finding is if you time your transitions to your music, the end product looks a lot more professional. When selecting music for your trailer take a long look at its relevance to the story line and if it is able to communicate the soul of your book.
Here is my newest Trailer :
A Crabby Day In Maine Trailer:
Now looking at this I am realizing that I did cut it a little short on the end. Otherwise I am quite happy with myself and see a bunch of improvement sense my first video.
Today is the release date of " A Crabby Day In Maine" So I am off to spread the word. Feel free to comment below if you have any questions or feedback. Thanks a bunch !!
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