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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: How can I show you my first video ad?
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on January 08, 2026, 09:45:07 PM »It could be a nice way of advertising to your FB fans, but Dropbox is also fine. You can even use YouTube (in which case, if you also want it up on your website, you could relatively easily use a YouTube embed, depending on how it's hosted. It's generally better to use an intermediary like that than to display video directly on your website.)
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: How can I show you my first video ad?
« Last post by The Bass Bagwhan on January 08, 2026, 07:33:18 PM »Hmm... occured to me I could maybe post it on my Facebook page and I'll have a link to the post to put here ... maybe? It's 70mb. Just over a minute long.
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Marketing Loft [Public] / How can I show you my first video ad?
« Last post by The Bass Bagwhan on January 08, 2026, 07:02:42 PM »Thought I'd run it past you folksfor some objective opinions, but I can't upload it to my website because it's over the upload limit. I can do it through the CPanel/File manager ... but is there an easier way? Dropbox is one, but I thought someone here might have a better quick-and-easy idea.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Market your story first and then the book? Turn it into a movie! I can help.
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on January 07, 2026, 09:49:52 PM »Let's keep all the specific details about the current project in the private thread, now that we have one.
I'll just say here that I appreciate the offer very much, but remember that this is a low budget production. I don't want to be in the position of asking my fellow forum members to work for lower than their normal rates. There are alternatives like stock music that can be licensed relatively inexpensively.
If anyone wants to say more on this topic, let's move that to the private thread at https://writersanctum.com/index.php?topic=6486.0
I'll just say here that I appreciate the offer very much, but remember that this is a low budget production. I don't want to be in the position of asking my fellow forum members to work for lower than their normal rates. There are alternatives like stock music that can be licensed relatively inexpensively.
If anyone wants to say more on this topic, let's move that to the private thread at https://writersanctum.com/index.php?topic=6486.0
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Market your story first and then the book? Turn it into a movie! I can help.
« Last post by PJ Post on January 07, 2026, 10:31:57 AM »We have enough musicians here to handle the music. No point in wasting resources or having to compromise.
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Market your story first and then the book? Turn it into a movie! I can help.
« Last post by Movie Magic on January 07, 2026, 06:14:26 AM »For what it's worth everyone, Love at Lookout Lake has now been released on Tubi etc.
Here's a link:
https://tubitv.com/movies/100050774/love-at-lookout-lake
Here's a link:
https://tubitv.com/movies/100050774/love-at-lookout-lake
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Writer 101 [Public] / Re: Rip up the writing rules
« Last post by alhawke on January 04, 2026, 09:52:23 AM »I'm definitely a believer in breaking rules, but I think you need to learn the rules first before you break them.
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Writer 101 [Public] / Re: Rip up the writing rules
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on January 03, 2026, 10:55:41 PM »There is some truth in that, though I would still give newbies recommendations, if not rules. It's true that unbreakable rules can be binding. But some basic underlying principles are good to think about. Consistency, for example, is a principle that I'd argue is generally important.
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Writer 101 [Public] / Rip up the writing rules
« Last post by Hopscotch on January 03, 2026, 10:50:52 PM »Good read for newbies, a reminder for the experienced:
Dreaming of writing your novel this year? Rip up all the rules!
After 35 years of teaching fiction writing, the prize-winning author shares her wisdom. First tip? Don't write what you know...
By Elizabeth McCracken Guardian 3 Jan 2026
"...A generic first line is a failure of nerve....I have never encountered a rule for fiction I believed in...I believe in modes of thinking, not rules...You don?t have to start small, with drills or exercises...You should attempt everything. Ambition in fiction is merely the willingness to make mistakes....If a page is impossible, try a sentence; if a sentence won?t come, take notes....it isn?t the most promising writers who are still working, still publishing books, it?s the most bullheaded....Embrace your particular oddness[es]...they are what make your work original....Write when you can...Don?t give up...No process is wrong that leads to a first draft of a book...."
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/jan/03/dreaming-of-writing-your-novel-this-year-rip-up-all-the-rules
Dreaming of writing your novel this year? Rip up all the rules!
After 35 years of teaching fiction writing, the prize-winning author shares her wisdom. First tip? Don't write what you know...
By Elizabeth McCracken Guardian 3 Jan 2026
"...A generic first line is a failure of nerve....I have never encountered a rule for fiction I believed in...I believe in modes of thinking, not rules...You don?t have to start small, with drills or exercises...You should attempt everything. Ambition in fiction is merely the willingness to make mistakes....If a page is impossible, try a sentence; if a sentence won?t come, take notes....it isn?t the most promising writers who are still working, still publishing books, it?s the most bullheaded....Embrace your particular oddness[es]...they are what make your work original....Write when you can...Don?t give up...No process is wrong that leads to a first draft of a book...."
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/jan/03/dreaming-of-writing-your-novel-this-year-rip-up-all-the-rules