BOOK TRAILERS ON A SHOESTRING (HOLLY SCHINDLER)

I enjoy adding video content to my blogs and website.  I don't travel extensively, and in lieu of face-to-face contact, I think it provides a level of interactivity, a way for my readers to see or know me in a way they wouldn't otherwise.  I like vlogs and readings quirky short clips.  I still do trailers, but only in an affordable way.  That is to say, I do them myself.  I believe my trailers, like any of my video content, should show what I believe is important about my book, why I wrote it.  A trailer should show the spirit of the book; that, I think, can only come from the person who wrote it. 

My first video for THE JUNCTION OF SUNSHINE AND LUCKY was 25 cents (for the rusted metal flower at a garage sale).  It's absolutely in keeping with Auggie's DIY spirit, I think:

My second video for THE JUNCTION involved some professional music and stock footage.  The grand total was a hundred dollars (a splurge for me), but it did generate some interest among teachers who have used it as a classroom read aloud:

My latest trailer is for my forthcoming YA, FERAL.  This one cost $3.00 (for the royalty-free song).  The footage of the woods is my own.