Quick recap: In Part I, I posted ten tips for those interested in creating short trailers (or other animated videos). In this post, we’ll focus on the art used in the Backwards trailer, and artist’s Kari Lennartson’s creative process. If you’ve seen the book trailer for Backwards then you probably know that the art is amazing. What you might not […]
Radio Interview on BACKWARDS
Many thanks to Grace Hood and the fabulous folks of KUNC radio for doing this interview with me on Backwards. I was so nervous, I didn’t remember what I said, until I heard it on the radio this morning. Here’s the link if you’d like to hear it. (It’s short). Go NPR!
Book Trailers: Ten tips to help you avoid the suck, Part I
A few weeks ago, I launched a book trailer for Backwards. Since then several authors have asked me how it was created. Here are three things on that: 1) It took more time than I thought. 2) It was fun. 3) There are several things I’d wish I’d known before I’d started. With thing number three in mind, […]


