Instructor: Tessa McGovern
Length: 1 session, $150
Saturday, October 10, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

If the world’s attention is now focused on small screens, then books and writing must be on small screens too! How can writers promote their work using video? How do we create videos that people will share? At what point in the process does a writer need a book trailer and what goes into making a cost-effective trailer that makes readers click to learn more? Where and how the videos be uploaded, and if a writer is camera-sky, what other options are there?

We will address these questions and more using successful, relevant examples, and each person will leave class with a simple, easily-executed plan of action.

Tessa McGovern is awarding-winning short-story writer whose many publication credits include the Connecticut Review and the English Arts Council at the Southbank Centre, London. Her linked short story collection, LONDON ROAD: LINKED STORIES, is an Amazon best-seller and gold medal winner in the 2012 eLit Awards. Her non-fiction book, COCKTAILS FOR BOOK LOVERS, is also an Amazon best-seller. She is founder editor of eChook Digital Publishing, publisher of short-story collections and memoirs on iPhone, iPad, Android, Nook and Kindle. eChook won a silver medal in the 2012 eLit Awards and its stories have been read by thousands of readers in 100+ countries

Tessa is also host, writer and producer of BookGirlTV, an award-winning digital channel that promotes books and reading on all digital platforms and smart TVs. BookGirlTV has 1.5 million views on YouTube, 385 subscribers, and is partnered with Disney’s MakerGen Studios. An app called ‘BookGirlTV BUZZ’ is available on Android and  iOS. New episodes air Thursday at 4pm EST.