ABNA discussion

Hi there, I thought about posting our book trailers (in case you have one)

Here's mine, for my ABNA entry Daimones.

http://youtu.be/ROnM9qPRXJU

Great idea Massimo! And awesome book trailer by the way...very professionally done. Here is mine:

http://youtu.be/S_kH0XBPb70

Mikhail wrote: "Great idea Massimo! And awesome book trailer by the way...very professionally done. Here is mine:

http://youtu.be/S_kH0XBPb70"

Thanks, Mikhail. It has been done by amigdaladesign, in the person of Ida Jansonn. She's talented.

Those were fun to watch. People often ask me if I would like my book to be a movie. My personal answer is, no. If I was dreaming of a movie I would have written a screen play. But I know that a lot of writers love both formats. Do you like to imagine your books on the big screen? What would feel like the bigger accomplishment to you- publication or a film?

Regina wrote: "Those were fun to watch. People often ask me if I would like my book to be a movie. My personal answer is, no. If I was dreaming of a movie I would have written a screen play. But I know that a lot..."

Nice question, Regina. Frankly, because to me publishing industry is changing and self-publishing is also the route chosen by long established authors, see for example Jennifer Blake, I'd opt for a call from Hollywood telling me they found the story captivating, and the trilogy to be great for three movies :)

Massimo wrote: "Regina wrote: "Those were fun to watch. People often ask me if I would like my book to be a movie. My personal answer is, no. If I was dreaming of a movie I would have written a screen play. But I ..."

Massimo, it's not really that far out of the realm of possibility. I received an email a year ago from a producer from the Hallmark Hall of Fame asking me for the contact information for my agent (don't have one) because her co-producer had read my book, Calling, liked the concept and thought it **might** have potential for one of their projects. Talk about a total rush!

No, nothing came of it. I never expected it to so I wasn't disappointed, but I'm telling you, I will NEVER delete that email discussion. Thinking about it now, I should probably frame it. :) Along with my first rejection letter. LOL.

So...you never know.

And Regina, why choose? :) I say, if you're going to dream, dream big, huge, gigantic. That's what dreams are for.

K.R. wrote: "Massimo wrote: "Regina wrote: "Those were fun to watch. People often ask me if I would like my book to be a movie. My personal answer is, no. If I was dreaming of a movie I would have written a scr..."

That's a great story, and I agree with you: you should frame it. Also, projects sleep in drawers for years. So...you never know.

:)

K.R., that is an exciting story. Congratulations for catching such an impressive eye. As far as book v. movie, I do see value in both formats of telling a story. I am just partial to literature. Some people believe a book reaches its ultimate potential when it becomes a movie. I think a movie reaches its ultimate potential when it is an amazing movie and a book reaches its ultimate potential when it is an amazing book. It's not that I don't dream big for my book, its just that my big dreams have never included the separate industry of Hollywood. But I am in no way disparaging those who love both. I was just curious if all writers secretly dream of combining the print/visual media worlds.

I would absolutely LOVE for my Z PLAN series to become a movie one day, or even a mini series. My agent thinks it's pretty possible, which means he believes it can happen more than I do. He works with a lot of screen writers and works on some movie sets. Have you guys heard of the book 'Horns'? It was written by Stephen Kings son. They are turning it into a movie. Well anyway, that was the last movie that my agent worked on and he gave my manuscript to the director and screenwriter, just to see if they were interested. I haven't heard anything recently, but just getting it into those kind of hands gets me excited!

Regina wrote: "K.R., that is an exciting story. Congratulations for catching such an impressive eye. As far as book v. movie, I do see value in both formats of telling a story. I am just partial to literature. So..."

I don't know how many of us dream about combining the print/visual worlds, but I do think all of us are dreamers:)
It takes a lot of dreaming to make an idea into a story and a story into a book. Maybe we do it because we love to dream?

Mikhail wrote: "I would absolutely LOVE for my Z PLAN series to become a movie one day, or even a mini series. My agent thinks it's pretty possible, which means he believes it can happen more than I do. He works w..."

Fab! Having an agent opens roads that for an Indie are not even on the map ;)

Jaima wrote: "Regina wrote: "K.R., that is an exciting story. Congratulations for catching such an impressive eye. As far as book v. movie, I do see value in both formats of telling a story. I am just partial to..."

Oh yes. We love to dream but also because a story erupts and cannot be contained any longer. Writing is like having an open wound in the brain and something oozes out of it.

I have trailers for two of my books:

Book Trailer for Double Shock: http://youtu.be/ttIWsl2bhAM

Book Trailer for Terror on the Beach http://youtu.be/jqqC8gXZZ_M

I'm getting another one done. I love these things!

Book Trailer for The Boy who Lit up the Sky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc6aqO...

And here's the third one!!! Book Trailer for the Judith McCain Novels http://youtu.be/5Jzzvhuto64

Hi all,

Here is my trailer. It is the first I have created. Constructive comments welcomed.

http://youtu.be/LMBZSz4hj5k

MaryAnn