For a while now, some authors have been using book teasers and book trailers to promote their books. Sometimes, I really like the trailers (I’ve enjoyed Christine Feehan’s), and sometimes, well, sometimes they make me wince. So, of course, in light of my mixed feelings for them, there is only one thing for me to do: Make my own trailer.

Ahem. Yes, I’m going to try and create a trailer of my own that I like and thus, will hopefully not make me wince.

I would try to get a professional to do this for me, perhaps Circle of Seven Productions because they’ve done some nice trailers. But, well, that would be too expensive for my current budget.

And, when things are too expensive for me, then I have to get creative.

Luckily for me, I’m married to a guy who knows quite a bit about technology and about making movies. Back in the day (God, I love that phrase!), Nick and his buddies Brad and Derek made comedy movies/shows and they aired them on our local cable access channel. One thing that always impressed me about those shows: They had great production quality. So, I can get Nick to help me with the filming of my trailer. And with all the post-production work as we get it ready to show on my website.

My good friend Ashley has agreed to play the role of my female lead in the trailer. Ooohhh…it is so nice to have friends that will do crazy stuff for you!

I’m going to try and come up with a story board for my book trailer (by the way, the trailer will be for The Wizard’s Spell) this evening, so I can show it to the guy I want to play my hero. He’s not quite as willing to jump in without any questions as Ashley is, so I have to show him my plan first.

Ah, yes, the plan. Really gonna try to get that going. So, stay tuned, and I should have a trailer for you in a few weeks!

Wish me luck–I really think I’ll need it!

David Blaine is at it again–this time, he’s living underwater for a week (in front of NY’s Lincoln Center), and, at the end of his underwater week, he’s going to attempt to hold his breath for nine minutes (thus breaking the old breath holding record of 8 minutes, 58 seconds).

On May 8, ABC will air “David Blaine: Drowned Alive” so that viewers can tune in for the dramatic conclusion (which will feature the 9 minute breath holding routine) of David’s stay underwater.

Here’s an interesting tidbit: David trained with the Navy Seals in order to prepare for this stunt.

I love reading about werewolves. Absolutely love them. So many authors take different slants on the werewolf myth…and reading about those shape-shifters is always such fun.

Here are a few of my favorite werewolf reads (And, um, Michelle–sorry for the delay!):

1. Moonlight by Suzanne Forster (appeared in the Moonlight, Madness, and Magic anthology)
2. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole (Yeah, I blogged about this story before–because it’s GREAT! Hey, Fuzz–this is the next book you have got to read!)
3. Master of the Moon by Angela Knight (this story features a female werewolf)
4. Derek’s Bane by MaryJanice Davidson (I love her funny style!)

I would list more, but my book closet collapsed on me the other day, and now the thousands of books that I have (yes, it’s truly thousands–I’ve been collecting for over 13 years now–I’ll post a pic soon), are in a horrible heap. Finding my favs is a bit of a problem…

But, the above listed books are wonderful reads. And, ahem, there’s always my werewolf novellas…

Over on the eHarlequin Board, they are running a Blaze pitch contest.

For anyone not familiar with Blaze, here are a few of the line’s requirements:

Word count: 70,000-75,000
Stories should be sensuous and highly romantic
Tone can be light and fun to dark and sexy
Heroes and heroines should be in early 20s and up

So, if you wanna pitch to the editor, good luck!

This morning, I watched the Today show and saw a very interesting segment on sexiness. Yes, sexiness.

The Today show conducted a study to determine exactly what women found sexy about men. Since I like to create sexy heroes that readers like, I was particuarly intrigued by this study. So, here are a few results:

1. Men shouldn’t cry. A majority of women don’t think it’s sexy for a man to cry. So, suck up those tears!
2. Facial hair should go. Um…I’m gonna disagree with the study here–I actually like facial hair on a guy.
3. Metrosexual vs. Lumberjack–apparently, the sexy winner is the lumberjack.
4. Cologne or no cologne: A majority of women found no scent to be sexier.
5. No hair vs. fake hair—and the winner is: No hair!
6. What is the sexiest attire for a guy? Casual–jeans and a t-shirt.
7. Is money sexy? Not really–so say most women.

A video of this segment is available on the Today website. Tomorrow’s show will reveal what features men find sexy about women. I know I’ll be watching.