I’m an indie author. So after paying for laptop, software, printer, toner, and ALL the coffee, just buying something off the dollar menu at Chez Macs will seriously eat into the profits from my new book.
Paying for someone to make a book trailer for my new release is a lovely dream, like winning the lottery, getting taller, or having the pandemic end so I can get my hair done and my eyebrows mowed. But thanks to the miracle of free software templates, iPhones with nice cameras, and the entire population of India joining the cast, I have a sparkly new trailer for Please Don’t Ask For Extra Glasses.
And I’ve got something to celebrate! Amazon is showing Please Don’t Ask for Extra Glasses as the #1 New Release in General India Travel Guides. (No, I don’t want to think about how many other new travel guides were published in this obviously smoking hot category… I’m basking here people.)
Anyway, I hope this inspires each of you to stretch your own creative muscles. Well, obviously, first buy Please Don’t Ask for Extra Glasses, read it, and then commence stretching.
Barb Taub 
Good job, Barb. Fun, colorful, and crazy promo. Like your trip and the book, I’m sure.
Well done!
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Thanks Rich! (And I haven’t forgotten that I owe you one!)
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Knock ’em dead, babe.
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Can’t really go for the death knocks during a pandemic, but I’m giving the rest of it my best shot. How are things with you?
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Ha ha…lovely trailer. Hope someone makes a movie out of your books !
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Haha! I’m thinking they could get Julia Roberts to play me, but I’m guessing Hrithik—the camel, not the moviestar—is more likely.
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#1 Barb, that is good news, you will be a celebrity visitor on your next trip to India.
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Sadly, we had to skip this year’s India trip. And I’m pretty sure that given the lightspeed at which India is changing, chubby Western senior citizens won’t maintain star power much longer. So my celebrity status is pretty doubtful.
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Keep basking! Great stuff 😊
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Thanks Cathy. Bask on!
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Bask away! That’s brilliant news 🙂
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Thanks so much. You have to take your basking where you can get it…
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Reblogged this on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo and commented:
Barb Taubhits number one!
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Amazing how fast you can get to the top of very tiny hills!
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I LOVE the trailer! Well done. And good luck with this amazingly funny book. xo
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What a lovely comment! I want to put it under my pillow and sleep on it.
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Live the trailer – it looks like a riot
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TBH we never shoot much video so I was feeling lucky to even get a one-minute trailer.
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it turned out great – will you have it in book form, or only kindle for now?
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Well… this is a good news/bad news situation. Yes, it is out in paperback. But because of all those photos, it has to be printed in full color, which costs a bomb. So it’s darn pricey… (Although I know someone who could get you a review copy if you’re interested!)
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yes!
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Great trailer, Barb. I’ve managed to download onto my tablet – apparently my Kindle is too old!
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I’m so glad you could download. I don’t think it’s so much the age of the Kindle as that the book is insanely big (due to all the photos).
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No, it’s my Kindle. It listed all the versions of Kindle to which it could be downloaded – mine was not on the list. Anyway, the pics will look better on the tablet. Looking forward to reading it.
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The video was amazing! Beautiful, colorful India, assaulting all our senses! I think I crashed the same wedding when I was there, or is it something all tourists do?! ☺️ Good luck with your book.
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Literally EVERY place we go, every night there is a wedding. One hotel said they had as many as five wedding running simultaneously. They said people go to a wedding, stay for the whole thing, and leave their gift—never realizing they were in the wrong wedding. And in Gujarat, of course, the weddings spilled into the street because everyone has to Garba there. I think it’s some kind of rule. Knowing this as one of India’s premier commercial segments, it’s horrible to think of the economic devastation of the past year.
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What you describe sounds amazing. I would love to see them perform the dance Garba. 🥰
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Before the pandemic hit, this was going to be our year for Navratri, a Hindu holiday celebrated across India to honor the goddess Shakti. As with most of the demon stories we’ve heard, the gods were powerless to defeat the demon Mahishasur due to a boon granted by one of the gods—in this case, that he could never be killed by anything with a male name. So Shiva drew on the essence of all the other gods to form the (non-male) goddess Shakti, who battled for 9 days before finally defeating the demon.
In Gujarat, Navratri has become a spectacular 9-day festival of dancing the garba in huge numbers, in special locations or even in the streets. As Jaya says, when you hear the music, you have to dance garba! Traditionally you wear a new dress for each day. Of course it was cancelled for this year, but we still hope to get there some day. Maybe we’ll see you there!
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I apologize for not responding sooner, I have only just seen this message. Navrati sounds amazing and I would love to see it. I do hope to get back to India again some day once the pandemic is in the rear view mirror. Yes! Maybe we will see you there Barb ☺️ Stay safe.
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Super trailer! Fun and engaging!
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Thanks so much!
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Huge congratulations, Barb! That’s fantastic. You go right ahead and bask. I think I see the glow over here. 😀 Keep it up — the world needs that light. Hugs on the wing!
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