Lights, Camera, Action -- Smile, Your Book Is Making A Commercial!
Dates: May 4-29, 2009
Instructor: Kellie Finley
Cost: FREE to FTHRW
members; $20.00 for all others
Registration Deadline: April 29, 2009
Course Description:
Book trailers are starting to show up all over the place -- on websites, on YouTube, even on TV. But do you really need one? And if so, how do you go about getting one, after all, writing the book was hard enough, wasn't it?!
This workshop will look at the basics of book trailers starting with determining if you need one, who looks at them, what to include in one, whether to build one yourself or hire someone to do it, copyright guidelines around photos and sound/music you might use, and what to do with one once you've got it. We'll talk about different software tools that can be used to create book trailers and where the various pictures, sound, and music used in them can be obtained. We'll even take a quick look at how your book trailer can play into your overall image as a writer. Time permitting, we'll chat a bit about the world of YouTube.
By the end of this workshop, you will have a better understanding of book trailers in general, and how they fit into your specific marketing plans for you the writer, and for your specific book. You will know whether you are willing to commit to building a trailer yourself, hiring to have one built, or whether you would be better off pursuing other marketing options. And you'll know a bit more about the world of YouTube.
While any course looking at technology has the potential to get overly heavy or become overwhelm quickly, this course is designed for the non-technical at heart. At the core of the course is communication, and as writers, this is an area we are all more gifted in than most. And it's something we've all been doing that for years!
About the Instructor:
Kellie is a romantic suspense writer, originally from central U.S.A., now living in western Canada. She is a PRO member of RWA, the Calgary Association of RWA, the Mystery and Suspense Chapter of RWA, Kiss of Death (KOD), and the Elements of RWA (Elements). She has had multiple newsletter articles published by numerous RWA chapters, as well as several freelance, non-fiction magazine articles published. In addition, her manuscripts have been finalists in multiple contests.
Before pursuing a career writing fiction, Kellie spent fifteen years working for some of the largest computer technology and management companies in the world and founded a small systems and management consulting company. She has degrees in marketing, accounting, and business administration. She has taught adult level courses at Illinois State University, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Alberta, as well as for several large corporate clients.
After designing and teaching her original online workshop, Everything You've Always Wanted To Know About Having A Website But Were Afraid To Ask, multiple individuals have requested individual, more detailed courses for other tools available in building an internet presence, such as blogs, MySpage pages, online newsletters, and book trailers. This course focuses on book trailers. Kellie is in a unique position to teach this workshop, combining her technology and teaching experiences with her knowledge of life as a writer.
How to register:
Fee: FTHRW Members: FREE; FTHRW Non-Members:
$20.00
Click here to register
before April 29, 2009.
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