Jack L. Brody's Blog

Trailer with the contest announcement in which you can win $3000 in gold!  The Moroni Deception book trailer 

The new book trailer is finally out (along with the contest announcement in which you can win $3000 in gold if you're the first to find it).   Check it out and look forward to your comments on our limited filmmaking talents.  The Moroni Deception book trailer on Youtube

Brad Meltzer's very kind Tweet for The Moroni Deception (and myself as a first time author)

Brad's very kind Tweet for The Moroni Deception (and myself as a first time author)

I know I've been off this blog for a while, but aside from working on my new novel, most of that time has been spent writing, producing, and partially directing the latest promotion for The Moroni Deception.  As the latest and I think best promotion for my novel, the new book trailer will be out very soon.   It was shot, edited, and mostly directed by a remarkable young female filmmaker, and I think whether you've read the book or not, you will greatly enjoy it.  As a bit of a novelty (I guess it's the PT Barnum in me), I decided to shoot the trailer to make it appear more like a film trailer, because God bless 'em, most of the book trailers I've seen are either horrifyingly bad or so by-the-numbers lame (as if they were all produced by the same book trailer factory--which I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case), that I thought it shouldn't be too difficult to break out of the pack.  That is, if, first, we did it well, second, make it more like a film trailer that actually entertains (as opposed to mostly just informing the world a new book is out), and third, tack an announcement on at the very end, which announces a scavenger hunt of sorts, much like the one in the book, only in this case, if you are the first to figure out all the clues out based upon (well, you'll have to watch the trailer--don't want to give you too much of a headstart and unfair advantage), you could be the winner of  3000 Simoleons.  (that's slang for dollars if you were born after 1970).  I thought about making it higher (but then I'm not an author with a wealthy publisher behind me), and thought about making it lower (but then too low, and who's going to bother), so finally I decided to make it just about enough to get that gigantic big screen TV you've had your eye on, or that awesome Jet Ski or 4-wheeler your neighbor is selling, or that trip to Hawaii you and your husband keep putting off..  Anyway, be on the lookout.  I'll announce it here the day it goes "live," but it will also be posted on Amazon, Goodreads, Youtube, and the book's website at www.themoronideception.com   Good luck.  -JB

(Oh, and I, of course, must mention, if you are a friend, family member, or acquaintance, your are not eligible to win.   Not that it would give you any sort of advantage, but for appearance sake and a sense of fair play, it's got to be some fan of the book who I don't know from Adam.)

"How To Tell A Great Story" interview

Just lowered the price of the e-Book version of The Moroni Deception to $3.99.  If you were waiting for the price to drop, well, it just did.  AMAZON LINK

Believe it or not, I'm actually part of this hour and a half  interview, but you'll have to listen extremely carefully to the very first few and last few minutes  The rest of it was. . .well, you'll just have to see :)    "What's write for me" Blog Radio Show    (Also, there is a short excerpt I read somewhere in the middle, and writer Michael Murphy has a new book out that sounds like a lot of fun--some aging hippies revisiting Woodstock years later and their various misadventures.  Good reviews on Amazon from both Country Joe McDonald and Wavy Gravy)

Believe it or not, I'm actually part of this hour and a half  interview, but you'll have to listen extremely carefully to the very first few and last few minutes  The rest of it was. . .well, you'll just have to see :)    "What's write for me" Blog Radio Show    (Also, there is a short excerpt I read somewhere in the middle, and writer Michael Murphy has a new book out that sounds like a lot of fun--some aging hippies revisiting Woodstock years later and their various misadventures.  Good reviews on Amazon from both Country Joe McDonald and Wavy Gravy)

Website:  "How to tell a great story" book review of THE MORONI DECEPTION