Tiffany is still working on the book trailer for A Rose to the Fallen. I spoke to her a few weeks ago and it seems to be going well. It’s challenging for her to find the right videos so she can put the clips together. I think she’s going to use the love poem on my MySpace to tell Tristan & Bridget’s story in the trailer. She said she really liked it, and I think that would be really cool if she used it. I’m not sure when she’ll be finished, but I hope it’s very soon. I’ll let everyone know when the trailer is up. She said, “I want to have something that your readers and even new-comers to the book will watch and then say..’I would LOVE to see that film’.” Me too! I can’t wait, I’m so excited! She enjoyed my book so much, she said she’s reading it again. I believe she’ll be hosting the trailer on her YouTube channel. We both agreed that she should put a rating on it because my book is for adults. Her underage viewers shouldn’t read it, so they probably won’t see the video. I think that’s how ratings work on YouTube. I’ve never uploaded a video there in my life, so I’m not sure. Read more »

I have to share some very surprising news. I’m a little excited, but I’ve learned not to get my hopes up, so I’m not bouncing in my chair yet. Still, what I’m about to say is definitely newsworthy for a self-published author like me.

Tyler Shields is a very talented and popular photographer based out of Los Angeles. He’s also a film director and friends with Toby Hemingway. For those of you not familiar with the history of A Rose to the Fallen, the story began as a Toby fanfiction back in 2007, but was edited for the book. A few months ago, I emailed Tyler about pictures of Toby from one of his photo shoots. I also told him about my book and how Toby was the inspiration. Read more »