A weird idea came into my head the other night, and I’m going to run with it.
Vintage Book Trailers.
Okay, hear me out. What if one could make trailers for old (like, public domain old) books to increase interest in them? I’m not just talking about known classics like Dracula and The Time Machine, though those are plenty cool in their own right. Did you know Bram Stoker wrote other books? They are just as good, if not better, than Dracula. The Jewel of the Seven Stars in particular is amazing. If nothing else, it would give me a little more practice with Canva, though I am getting better and better. Here’s the link to the video:
I guess I want to encourage people to read something a bit more off the beaten path. I’m not short of choices in my house…I’m the child of a librarian, and we have probably over a thousand books in my place (no, I’m not exaggerating…my mom’s room itself has over two hundred). I might upload them to my YouTube channel, along with other stuff I’m working on for Melusine’s Endgame.
I am considering picking up an extra stock video subscription. Canva does have a good library, but I figure the more I have access to, the better. The two I’m looking at are Storyblocks and Envato. If anyone has any experience with either (or preference), let me know. Price isn’t really the issue for me. Ease of use and a diverse library are more important.
Hilary