I'm an Olde Pharte that loves to share stories of all kinds. I've recently retired to the old family homestead in Martin County, Florida. Look for me at science fiction and fantasy conventions in the southeast.
I like it when an author can surprise me. The other day, I was poking about the genre fiction section of my local Borders store and saw handful of paperbacks by an author I hadn’t read before. After perusing the title pages to make sure I got only the first book in a series, I … More On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
This is an important article from Boing Boing. It goes against every democratic principle to hold secret negotiations on major legal issues and yet that is what is happening right under our noses. From the article: ACTA is an unprecedented copyright treaty (unprecedented in that it reaches farther than previous copyright treaties, and that it … More Secret Treaty in DC
Disseminate So far, we’ve gathered a handful of separate files consisting of audio, video and/or still images. Then, we edited each of them using the appropriate programs. Finally, we assembled them into our grand production and exported the collection as a single video clip. Congratulations! Now what? The final step is to get your magnum … More How to Create a Trailer – Part 4
Assemble and Edit In the first two parts of this tutorial, I’ve tried to show you some of the basic tools and steps to making the raw material for your video. In big-screen movie parlance, the entire process is broken down into Pre-production, Production, Post-production and Distribution. This is the part where we’re going to … More How to Create a Trailer – Part 3
I’m excited because my ‘baby’ has just been released by Red Rose Publishing. As many of you know, it’s the first in a new series of shifter books and I hope you enjoy it! May you all have Happy and Safe Holiday Weekend!
Each book trailer I’ve seen so far has three components. There is the visual content, the audio content and some text. The visual components can be either short video clips or still images. The audio can be the spoken word, music or a combination of both. We shall gather all three in this next segment. … More How to Create a Trailer – Part Two
Join us, SUNDAY DECEMBER 27 at 2 pm EST with guest Anthony Stevens for an hour of fun and facts on his latest release. To call in, please dial: (917) 889-3332 Or…join us on the BTR RRA chatroom OR…just listen, but one way or another enjoy the fun. You say you’re busy at that time? Not a … More Blog Talk Radio
The latest promotional buzz in eBook circles seems to be trailers. We’ve all seen them not only on YouTube and other online venues, but they are now appearing among network television commercials as well. I just finished my very first effort and you can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLqrMgP7LpU Creating a short video clip as a … More How to Create a Trailer
My very first video trailer is up and ready for comments and thrown tomatoes. Shifter Born is the first of a series of Urban Fantasy stories and part of it involves a band of young shifters that record their own animal sounds and use that as background music for their CDs. The trailer features the … More Shifter Born Trailer
As most of you know, my wife and I live near Washington, DC. It started snowing yesterday (Friday) and is still snowing a little bit Saturday night. It’s being called the worst December blizzard ever and in sixth or seventh place for all-time record snowfall. Around noon, I decided in all my infinite macho wisdom, … More It’s WHITE UP HERE!
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