tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post5294467724394131357..comments2023-09-17T06:13:58.403-04:00Comments on Unshakeable Hope: Book Trailers: What's It To You?Heidi Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-75414165337746537202009-10-29T22:50:34.886-04:002009-10-29T22:50:34.886-04:00Cardio Girl - definite score!!
I don't know a...Cardio Girl - definite score!!<br /><br />I don't know about agents. I think they all still really just want that streamlined query.<br /><br />My book trailer, as I imagine most novel trailers, doesn't tell much about the book. They are designed to tempt you but not necessarily give the plot or set up the characters well.<br /><br />Which still isn't to say some agent wouldn't see it somewhere as be interested enough to request pages. I just think you don't go about querying her with that.<br /><br />Maybe someday they will become more mainstream, and then, who knows?Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-7416662027496332872009-10-29T17:59:11.199-04:002009-10-29T17:59:11.199-04:00I've only seen one book trailer before I read ...I've only seen one book trailer before I read about them on your site. It was for a book called The Kept Man.<br /><br />I have no idea how I found her site but I watched the trailer and I thought Brooke Shields did the voice over.<br /><br />Turns out it was the author who did it and then I was able to enter a contest to receive her book for free. Score!<br /><br />It was good. And the best part was that it had "Uncorrected proof for limited distribution" printed on the front cover.<br /><br />I felt so cutting edge.<br /><br />I think I read about Kelly someone over here regarding book trailers, so I've seen hers and yours.<br /><br />That's it.<br /><br />I would guess they don't have a high ROI for the reasons you've already mentioned.<br /><br />Can it be a way to query publishers or is that passe?cardiogirl @ cardiogirl.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322965001273835193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-35305041907713466672009-10-29T15:00:19.319-04:002009-10-29T15:00:19.319-04:00Kim - I think you hit on a good point: YA is reall...Kim - I think you hit on a good point: YA is really the one audience this might have some impact on. They are kind of the YouTube generation, and more media driven, I'd say.<br /><br />I do think book trailers, like books themselves, are a matter of opinion and taste. What style one may like, another may not.<br /><br />Which brings me back to: can it hurt more than help sometimes?Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-19967676107199307012009-10-29T14:17:12.139-04:002009-10-29T14:17:12.139-04:00I like book trailers but what I really like are bo...I like book trailers but what I really like are book trailers that are custom made-no stills. I've seen a couple of those, and usually it is some student contest. Like Carrie's-Forest of Hands and Teeth-had one. Looked like a real movie trailer. Awesome. Of course that is expensive and probably really impractical. I had never heard of book trailers before I got into writing.Jessie Oliveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232456334069794107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-83360939750157621632009-10-29T14:13:34.307-04:002009-10-29T14:13:34.307-04:00I think they're fun (but, again, I'm a wri...I think they're fun (but, again, I'm a writer). In my opinion, unless your target audience is YA, they're probably not *that* effective. Doesn't mean don't do 'em, it just means I don't think that many "real" people care about them or will forward them around. Again, just my opinion, I haven't seen any hard marketing numbers on it.Kimberly Dertinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-45242730973667281712009-10-29T08:56:59.718-04:002009-10-29T08:56:59.718-04:00Unless that trailer is on TV or before a movie or ...Unless that trailer is on TV or before a movie or something, I don't think it will sell many books either.<br /><br />I'm more swayed by a really good excerpt from a book than a trailer, which I guess could "tell" me about the plot, but wouldn't really tell me about the book.<br /><br />I'm not a fan of book trailers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-83596309191953952122009-10-29T02:47:36.520-04:002009-10-29T02:47:36.520-04:00I love book trailers. I just designed my own and a...I love book trailers. I just designed my own and added it to my blog-- I got a lot of suggestions from my followers, many of whom are book designers and industry people. They all said that I need to add a snippet of interview (with me) to make it more interesting. <br /><br />Heidi, I like your trailer, but I think the transitions are too long. It needs to be shorter or else it won't hold anyone's attention. That's what I think. I made mine short-- under 2 minutes. And I am going to add some video with me talking, since I heard from five people that that would make it more interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com