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E-mail YingHello, friends. Like many authors, I have Google Alerts set up for each of my book titles. The material it turns up is generally not a surprise – book reviews, Goodreads discussions, all that great stuff. But sometimes, I’m downright mystified. For example, what on earth is a “smiley-face trick”?
It doesn’t sound ominous, and yet it’s making me a bit crazy.
And then Google found a fan-made book trailer for the Agency – the first that I know of!
Who is this person? Where did she or he find all that great B&W footage? Mysterious maker of book trailers, thank you for doing such gorgeous work on this one! If you’re reading this blog post, do leave a comment!
Tags: readers, The Agency, video!
I looked up Smiley Face Tricks because I thought it might be an eBook thing. Looks like it’s a writing exercise: http://www.helakoskibooks.com/smiley.htm
I love the book trailer! Going to favorite that on our YouTube channel so other folks can enjoy.
Thanks, Raquel! I was thinking of emoticons, etc. But does anyone know how writing techniques came to be called “smiley face tricks”?
Whoa that is an awesome trailer!
Fantastic trailer – I can’t wait to show my book club! I think the footage may be from the newest Sherlock Holmes movie, tweaked into b&w.
I Googled “smiley face tricks” as I’d never heard of it either – but like you was thinking of emoticons (and wondering what the hell a novel *not* about Gen2.0 would be doing using them).
My assumption is that some clever educator took it upon him/herself to “modernize the curriculum” and “engage students on their level” by rebranding basic fundamentals of writers craft with a new “fun” name that’s supposed to evoke thoughts of texting and the sorts of net-activities kids spend most of their time occupied with these days. If it works, I suppose that’s not entirely a bad thing – though I prefer the old “master these skills or you will fail at life” methodology.
Okay – back to yelling at kids to get off my lawn…
(PS – Pretty cool that a fan took the time to make a trailer!!)
Wow, that trailer is NICE. One of the best that I’ve ever seen. Major kudos to the person who made it!
Thank you, everyone! Mysterious maker of awesome trailers, please step forward! You have FANS here…
Hi, Ying! I’m the guilty one XD I’m glad you enjoyed the book trailer
I realized it hoping to entice people to read the book.
The B&W footage are some clips from some movies that I subsequently processed with a video editing program. The music is Astor Piazzolla & Gerry Mulligan’s “Reminiscence”, from the record “Tango nuevo”. Once I finished reading the second book, I will post a new one.
Thanks to everyone for the kind comments.
Kisses from italy.
Enrico! Thank you for stepping forward, and thank you so very much for the gorgeous trailer. I absolutely adore it and am honoured to think that you enjoyed the book so much.
That is a great trailer! Both the video footage and music make it fun to watch.
I looked up smiley face tricks. It just say that they are moves that help writers spice up their writing in the same a fade away shot helps a basketball player up their game. No mention of how/why it’s called smiley face tricks.
I love mary quinn (lang) -i don t want their to be 1 more i would like the biggist number in the universe more! I also wish the books were a bit longer as it only took me less than 5 hours to read a traitor and the tunnel with a bit of time to play in between!
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I to love your books they are brilliant!!!!!! E xx
Firstly i love mary quinn lang whatever you want to call her,please can you make your books a bit longer-it only took me 5 hours (or less)to read it-also don t write 1 more write the biggist number in the universe more aswell i spend my whole day (a part from going to school) reading the traitor and the tunnel,the body at the tower and a spy in the house.
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I love your enthusiasm, Hgf! Thanks so much for stopping by.