I have been working on making a book trailer for my novel In Times Passed. This has not been an easy process. I have pretty much everything I need to produce one except a clear idea of how to put across just the right amount of information to create interest in buying the book and understanding of what the novel is about. I have received some feedback from other writers/readers/trailer viewers/etc. at Goodreads, and this has been helpful. But again it comes down to me making the necessary changes. I posted my first version on YouTube, at Smashwords on my book page, at Goodreads on my author page and for a short time on this blog.
After considering editing my trailer, I sat down and wrote out the book’s plot in the simplest terms. I thought that this would help me get an idea of what is essential and what I need to leave out. Definitely helped to use the most basic of tools: the plot line.
So I ended up with this brief draft:
It’s the year 2275 and Brent Garrett has been living off privilege for more than 24 years; however, recently it’s been leaving him dissatisfied. But it is hard to complain.
Raised at Meredith Complex, he knows he is expected to add to his orderly and secluded society. He has yet to contribute anything. Then he receives a prototype Nerg box and modifies it on a whim with startling results. Now he has a time machine. With a means to leave his frustrations behind (or is it ahead of him?), he travels back in time to 1979, part impulse and part destiny. He meets Miranda Jenkins who offers him a new life, one he’ll have to work for. And it’s satisfying.
Living the life of the common man has its benefits and its flaws. Some flaws can shred a heart. For a man with time at his fingertips, running away is a tempting option.
So that is where I am now. I think I have the text. Next I have to work on the video.
