In April, I blogged about my TV debut on a local cable channel. I was interviewed by the host of Books and The World during the same whirlwind week Gull Harbor was hitting #1 in the free Kindle rankings. After the interview, I was a bit shaky (truthfully I was shaky before and during, as well!) and I could barely remember if I'd strung two words together correctly. But I had to wait to find out, since a) the interview had to go through editing before it was ready to air and b) I don't have access at home to this channel.
After an agonizing 5 weeks, I found the DVD copy in my mailbox at 11:00 at night when I went out to grab something from my car. I was leaving for a long-anticipated girls' weekend vacation in the morning, so I said to myself, "I shouldn't watch it now. What if I did terribly?" I decided to go upstairs to bed and get some sleep, then instead I promptly inserted the DVD into my computer and poured a glass of wine.
I thought I did pretty well, for a first-timer! However, that knowledge did not let me finally trudge upstairs to finish packing and get a restful sleep. I had to watch it once more. And then question whether I really did okay, or whether I was fooling myself. Should I wake my husband and make him watch? Since it was now midnight, I decided he would not be a willing critic. Adrenaline poured through my veins, and even that glass of pinot grigio did nothing to calm me down after that. I lay in bed staring at the ceiling most of the night, finally drifting off for a solid half hour before my alarm went off at the crack of dawn for me to catch my train to girls' weekend.
Much more relaxed after a mini-vacation with the high school friends who helped inspire Silver Lake, I settled down to figure out youtube. I was worried, but since my first book came out, I've mastered blogging, twitter, a Facebook page, Pinterest, and Goodreads, so I told myself I could handle this. And it really was not hard to upload the DVD, although it broke it up at the end--I believe the interview ran slightly over the 30 minutes allotted free on youtube.
So, if anyone wants to take a peek, or is looking for a reason to put an unpleasant task aside for 30 minutes, here it is: Books and The World interview
and here's Part 2 (last few minutes), you know, if you've got to see how it ends ;)
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Thursday, July 10, 2014
My 2nd TV Interview - #amwriting #romance
Last year, I filmed my very first television interview--I was invited to discuss SILVER LAKE on Books and the World, a local cable program. The first link takes you to the post with the actual interview, but this one explains how nervous I was! So why, one might ask, did I ask to go through it again?
Because I'm passionate about my books, and I constantly push myself beyond my comfort zone in order to connect with readers. As an avid reader myself, I know I'm always looking for recommendations. When I find a book I can't put down, I'm truly transported...it's my absolute favorite form of entertainment. My hope is that my books provide that type of enjoyment for fans of romance, suspense, and the paranormal.
So...I finally sent the email to the producers of the show, telling them about my latest release, GULL HARBOR. I was invited to return for another interview, and we filmed on June 13 (Friday the 13th, but that's okay, I'm a big fan of the number 13). This time, I found I was much more relaxed as I waited in the conference room. I was introduced to my interviewer, an amazing WWII veteran who said he enjoyed my paranormal romance immensely. That set me at ease, until he further stated that we would not discuss any questions in advance. We'd just have a conversation, in front of the cameras.
*Gulp*
I'm a plotter. I like to be prepared. My nerves fired back up into overdrive. But it was fine, and I found myself actually forgetting about the camera this time, and just focusing on answering the questions and discussing my passion.
So, here's the interview, should anyone care to watch. And here's part 2, because for some reason Youtube won't load the whole half hour program. Finally, here's the way putting myself out there led to even more exposure:
The producers informed me that although the show only airs in certain towns, the episode would be available on a statewide access website. Any town could pick it up, if requested to do so.
Again, I pushed myself beyond my comfort zone. I emailed the cable stations in both my hometown and my husband's hometown. And guess what happened? One of those stations invited me to come in for THEIR author interview program, which airs in 44 towns with a potential reach of one million viewers! The authors who've appeared on the program include some very big names. Since DIVINE FALL releases this summer, we'll be focusing on my new YA paranormal romance.
Of course, I'm over the moon to have this opportunity. Once again, I'll have to push my anxiety aside for the sake of my passion. And while being interviewed in front of a camera is not yet something I feel completely comfortable doing, I've got to admit, each time gets a little easier. Here's hoping I don't make up any words this time!
Because I'm passionate about my books, and I constantly push myself beyond my comfort zone in order to connect with readers. As an avid reader myself, I know I'm always looking for recommendations. When I find a book I can't put down, I'm truly transported...it's my absolute favorite form of entertainment. My hope is that my books provide that type of enjoyment for fans of romance, suspense, and the paranormal. So...I finally sent the email to the producers of the show, telling them about my latest release, GULL HARBOR. I was invited to return for another interview, and we filmed on June 13 (Friday the 13th, but that's okay, I'm a big fan of the number 13). This time, I found I was much more relaxed as I waited in the conference room. I was introduced to my interviewer, an amazing WWII veteran who said he enjoyed my paranormal romance immensely. That set me at ease, until he further stated that we would not discuss any questions in advance. We'd just have a conversation, in front of the cameras.
*Gulp*
I'm a plotter. I like to be prepared. My nerves fired back up into overdrive. But it was fine, and I found myself actually forgetting about the camera this time, and just focusing on answering the questions and discussing my passion.
So, here's the interview, should anyone care to watch. And here's part 2, because for some reason Youtube won't load the whole half hour program. Finally, here's the way putting myself out there led to even more exposure:
The producers informed me that although the show only airs in certain towns, the episode would be available on a statewide access website. Any town could pick it up, if requested to do so.
Again, I pushed myself beyond my comfort zone. I emailed the cable stations in both my hometown and my husband's hometown. And guess what happened? One of those stations invited me to come in for THEIR author interview program, which airs in 44 towns with a potential reach of one million viewers! The authors who've appeared on the program include some very big names. Since DIVINE FALL releases this summer, we'll be focusing on my new YA paranormal romance.
Of course, I'm over the moon to have this opportunity. Once again, I'll have to push my anxiety aside for the sake of my passion. And while being interviewed in front of a camera is not yet something I feel completely comfortable doing, I've got to admit, each time gets a little easier. Here's hoping I don't make up any words this time!
Monday, April 29, 2013
My TV Debut - Kathryn Knight
Last week was a pleasant (and sometimes stressful) whirlwind for me. On Tuesday, my second novel Gull Harbor began its 5 Free Days as part of the Kindle Select Program. The promotion before and during those days was intense (more on that in the future), and the excitement as I watched my title climb to #1 in Fantasy Romance (#4 in Paranormal) was surreal.
In the midst of this, I drove to another town on Friday for my first television interview. I've done 2 radio interviews so far, and those were nerve-wracking enough. This was a whole different experience. Once I saw the set, with the lights and cameras, panic started to set in. I kept reminding myself that as an aerobic instructor, I get up in front of a crowd of people every day. But then the self-doubt would chime in, reminding me that I (usually) always know what I'm going to do during a class. I had no idea what might come my way during an interview.
I did get a chance to discuss a few things beforehand with the interviewer, Madeline. She was extremely well-prepared: she'd read my novel Silver Lake twice, printed out my editorial reviews, and visited my blog and Facebook page. But of course we did not go over all the topics we would discuss during the 30 minute show, and Madeline stressed that she wanted it to be more conversational than just direct Q&A. Once we were had our mics on and did a sound check, they did the count down and we were on the air.
The hardest part was the beginning: sitting quietly, looking at Madeline, while the intoductory music played. I was told to look at Madeline during the interview, but the part of me trained to make eye contact with an audience took over a few times and looked toward the camera. Unfortunately there were 2 cameras, so most of the time I suddenly saw myself on the viewing screen, looking at the wrong one!
As a former librarian, Madeline had great questions for me. There were none of the tired "who would play Rain and Jason in a movie?" inquiries. And that's a good thing, because my characters are so well-defined in my imagination, I truly have trouble associating them with actors. (But I did try on my Pinterest story board for Silver Lake if anyone is interested!)
The discussion covered things like the funny, sarcastic dialog between the reunited friends--I explained that I was lucky enough to have a similar group of friends from high school with whom I still maintain a close connection. Madeline asked about Brandy's past and the events leading to her disappearance, and I got to discuss her character's backstory. The aspects of the haunting came up as well, and my research into the paranormal.
We talked straight for over 30 minutes, with no breaks. Most of the time I answered the questions well (I think!), although I did invent a new word at one point ("fictitional" - that wonderful hybrid of fictional and fictitious). A cup of water sat on the table, taunting me, but I was sure any attempt to take a sip would result in either a) shaky hands spilling it all over myself or b) some sort of awkward reach-and-sip that might go viral, similar to Senator Rubio's "Waterbottlegate" lunge.
I haven't seen the show yet - before it airs, it will go through editing. And because the show is on a local access cable channel in another area, I won't even see it in my town. But I'll be receiving a DVD in the mail, and then I'll have to decide if I'm brave enough to put it on youtube. Assuming I can figure out how to do that, of course.
Now that I think of it, maybe I should have lunged for the water. There are probably worse things than having a video go viral, and they say any publicity is good publicity. Maybe "fictitional" will be enough!
In the midst of this, I drove to another town on Friday for my first television interview. I've done 2 radio interviews so far, and those were nerve-wracking enough. This was a whole different experience. Once I saw the set, with the lights and cameras, panic started to set in. I kept reminding myself that as an aerobic instructor, I get up in front of a crowd of people every day. But then the self-doubt would chime in, reminding me that I (usually) always know what I'm going to do during a class. I had no idea what might come my way during an interview.
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| My first glimpse of the set
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I did get a chance to discuss a few things beforehand with the interviewer, Madeline. She was extremely well-prepared: she'd read my novel Silver Lake twice, printed out my editorial reviews, and visited my blog and Facebook page. But of course we did not go over all the topics we would discuss during the 30 minute show, and Madeline stressed that she wanted it to be more conversational than just direct Q&A. Once we were had our mics on and did a sound check, they did the count down and we were on the air.
The hardest part was the beginning: sitting quietly, looking at Madeline, while the intoductory music played. I was told to look at Madeline during the interview, but the part of me trained to make eye contact with an audience took over a few times and looked toward the camera. Unfortunately there were 2 cameras, so most of the time I suddenly saw myself on the viewing screen, looking at the wrong one!
As a former librarian, Madeline had great questions for me. There were none of the tired "who would play Rain and Jason in a movie?" inquiries. And that's a good thing, because my characters are so well-defined in my imagination, I truly have trouble associating them with actors. (But I did try on my Pinterest story board for Silver Lake if anyone is interested!)
The discussion covered things like the funny, sarcastic dialog between the reunited friends--I explained that I was lucky enough to have a similar group of friends from high school with whom I still maintain a close connection. Madeline asked about Brandy's past and the events leading to her disappearance, and I got to discuss her character's backstory. The aspects of the haunting came up as well, and my research into the paranormal.
We talked straight for over 30 minutes, with no breaks. Most of the time I answered the questions well (I think!), although I did invent a new word at one point ("fictitional" - that wonderful hybrid of fictional and fictitious). A cup of water sat on the table, taunting me, but I was sure any attempt to take a sip would result in either a) shaky hands spilling it all over myself or b) some sort of awkward reach-and-sip that might go viral, similar to Senator Rubio's "Waterbottlegate" lunge.
I haven't seen the show yet - before it airs, it will go through editing. And because the show is on a local access cable channel in another area, I won't even see it in my town. But I'll be receiving a DVD in the mail, and then I'll have to decide if I'm brave enough to put it on youtube. Assuming I can figure out how to do that, of course.
Now that I think of it, maybe I should have lunged for the water. There are probably worse things than having a video go viral, and they say any publicity is good publicity. Maybe "fictitional" will be enough!
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| Madeline and me, and some very bright lights |
Monday, March 18, 2013
Meet A Hero Monday Character Interview - Studio Relations
Today brings another addition of Meet A Hero Monday! This Monday, we have Weston Holmes, hero of Georgie Lee’s Studio Relations, businessman and one-third owner of Holmes International, the parent company of Lion Studios.
Welcome Weston, thanks for being here. When is your birthday and how old are you?
I’m thirty years old and was born in 1905.
Wow, 1905! How do you spend your days and what are your hobbies?
Most of my days are spent at the Holmes International office. We have companies and businesses in many countries. With the Depression still plaguing us, I have to keep a careful eye on investments and income from both the domestic and overseas markets.
In my spare time, I enjoy playing tennis, driving, horseback riding and, thanks to Vivien’s influence, watching movies. Since Vivien entered my life, I’ve learned to relax and enjoy life a little more. Vivien makes me laugh in a way no other woman has before. I’m responsible for a lot of people and sometimes I don’t know when to relax and have fun. Vivien is a hard worker too, but she doesn’t take herself too seriously, and she helps me do the same.
She sounds like a keeper. Can you list 3 words that best describe you?
Efficient. Dependable. Loyal.
All good qualities. Where have you traveled?
I travel a lot on business and I’ve been to Europe, South America and a good portion of the United States. I’m going to Mexico next week to finalize the acquisition of a Latin American theatre chain.
If you could keep only one material item you own, what would it be?
My Duesenberg. It was custom designed in black with chrome. The interior, which is also custom, is fitted with dark-maroon leather and deep wood trim. The car drives and handles like a dream.
Sounds beautiful. What is your favorite food? Favorite drink?
My favorite food is steak, well-done with sautéed vegetables. My favorite drink is a dry martini.
Lastly, who would play you in a movie?
If they ever make a movie of my life, I’m going to have my Uncle Earl, head of Lions Studios, pull some strings and get Robert Taylor on loan from MGM to play me.
We enjoyed meeting you Weston! Readers please enjoy the blurb below and leave a comment to enter the giveaway.
Studio Relations Blurb
Vivien Howard hasn’t forgiven Weston Holmes for almost derailing her career five years ago. Female directors in 1930s Hollywood are few and far between, and a man who coasts by on his good looks and family connections can’t possibly appreciate what it took for her to get to where she is. But when the studio head puts Weston in charge of overseeing Vivien’s ambitious Civil War film, she realizes she has a choice: make nice with her charismatic new boss or watch a replacement director destroy her dream.
Weston Holmes doesn’t know much about making movies, but he knows plenty about money. And thanks to the Depression, ticket sales are dangerously low. The studio can’t afford a flop—or bad press, which is exactly what threatens to unfold when an innocent encounter between Weston and Vivien is misconstrued by the gossip rags. The only solution? A marriage of convenience that will force the bickering duo into an unlikely alliance—and guide them to their own happy Hollywood ending.
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Georgie Lee Bio
A dedicated history and film buff, Georgie Lee loves combining her passion for Hollywood, history and storytelling through romantic fiction. She began writing professionally at a small TV station in San Diego before moving to Los Angeles to work in the interesting but strange world of the entertainment industry.
Her traditional Regency, Lady’s Wager and her contemporary novella Rock ‘n’ Roll Reunion are both available from Ellora’s Cave Blush. Labor Relations, a contemporary romance of Hollywood is currently available from Montlake Romance. Mask of the Gladiator, a novella of ancient Rome is now available from Carina Press.
When not writing, Georgie enjoys reading non-fiction history and watching any movie with a costume and an accent. Please visit www.georgie-lee.com for more information about Georgie and her novels.
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