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Visual Quill: Your Message in Motion

Visual Quill recently expanded its design repertoire to take on the challenge of producing high-quality, innovative book trailers for authors of all genres. Our goal is to help authors and publishers sell their books in the new and expanding online market by giving them a visual presence on social networking sites, video sharing sites, as well as at booksellers and retailers worldwide. We not only endeavor to create captivating book trailers, but we strive to find new and innovative ways to broaden your readership.

Visual Quill's offices are located near the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in Issaquah, Washington. The rainy days of the Pacific Northwest don't hold us back as we've all learned how to dance in the rain. You can contact us online at info@visualquill.com or give us a call at 425-369-3030.

Storytelling. That's what it's all about.

Your book may be a romance novel, a mystery, or a sci-fi thriller. It might be a cookbook. It could even be a how-to book on business. Whatever the topic or genre, fiction or nonfiction, you are writing to convey a message to a specific readership. How do you make yourself stand out in a highly competitive marketplace? How do you get your story told to a wider audience?

Promotion is the key. There are multiple ways an author can promote their book – from speaking engagements, to blogging, to producing marketing items. However, the newest and one of the most effective tools in an author's toolbox is the trailer. Similar to movie trailers, trailers for books help build interest in an upcoming or current release through a cinematic representation of your topic or storyline. In this age of digital communication, trailers are becoming a marketing necessity for new and already published authors.

What is a Trailer?

At the most basic level, a trailer gives the viewer necessary information to purchase your book. The cover, the author's name, and a link to a purchasing site are essential. Beyond that, a trailer should captivate the potential reader. It should elicit a visceral reaction, making the viewer want – or even need – to read the book. It's about storytelling in the twenty-first century – and doing it well.

Like movie trailers, trailers for books are designed to reach a wider audience of readers through a cinematic representation of your written word. They are vital in helping build interest in a new or current novel and inspire consumers to buy the book on which the trailer is based. The idea is to convey a sense of what the book is about without giving away the plot or content.

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