Gabriella Hewitt


Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
A BIG TT THANK YOU
THANK YOU

Dear Fellow TTer’s,

I wanted to thank you for your support and kindness these past months of blogging. Getting to know you has been a pleasure and I trust your judgement. As thanks and gratitude I want you to pick the book trailer for Dark Waters. As my way of saying thank you, everyone who responds will get a mention at the end of the trailer :)

Below are 3 Different scripts. Tell me which 1 appeals to you the most. The winning script with the most votes will be made into a book trailer by awesome Croco Designs and will be unveiled Sept. 25th with the release of Dark Waters!
(NOTE: I used these pictures as samples only. The end result will vary.)

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Trailer 1

Beautiful
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Seductive
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Enticing
dw4.jpg

Deceptive
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Frightening
dw1.jpg

Deadly
dw7.jpg

In a place as beautiful as it is haunting, anything can happen…

Dark Waters
darkwaters.jpg

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Trailer 2

A predator lies and waits
dw1.jpg

He has claimed six women
dw5.jpg

Frankie Montalvo is next
dw2.jpg

All she ever wanted was a place to call her own
dw4.jpg

Until she meets a mysterious stranger
dw3.jpg

Hot and sultry nights filled with passion
dw9.jpg

And danger
dw7.jpg

Paradise will never be the same again
dw8.jpg

Dark Waters
darkwaters.jpg

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Trailer 3

She wants a home
dw4.jpg

He wants the truth
dw3.jpg

They want each other
dw9.jpg

Only someone or something wants them dead
dw1.jpg

Dark Waters
darkwaters.jpg

The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!

51 comments to “A BIG TT THANK YOU”

  1. Lori
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 6:33 am · Link

    I like 2



  2. Darla
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 7:37 am · Link

    I really like #1, but it’s pretty vague.

    #2 is good, too, but it feels like the focus is more on the bad guy than on the couple, and it seems like there are too many ideas in there, so I don’t know what’s the most important.

    So I’m voting for #3–it’s simple and to the point.

    But I don’t think you could go wrong with any of them.



  3. Nancy
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 7:54 am · Link

    I like three the best. It is direct. Which is what marketing should be, I think.

    After that I like 1. And, two? I did not like that one. Not sure why?

    Hope that helps!!!



  4. Ann
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 8:17 am · Link

    I like 3 as well, with 1 as my second choice. :grin: Cool post. Happy TT.



  5. Joely
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 8:26 am · Link

    I really like #3 the best. I hope the release goes well!



  6. Lori
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 8:35 am · Link

    I like enticing the best, although, it was a tough choice:) Thanks for the love…



  7. Joy Renee
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 9:06 am · Link

    #3 definitely. it is almost like a poem.

    congrats on the release. thrilled for you.



  8. N.J. Walters
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 9:19 am · Link

    I like one, but it is vague. Three is good, but I’m thinking a combination of one and three would be really good!



  9. julia
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 9:28 am · Link

    I like #2 the best. #3 is getting the most votes, but I really felt for the heroine in #2.



  10. Kelly
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 9:41 am · Link

    I really liked number 2!



  11. pussreboots
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 10:35 am · Link

    My favorite is #3. Happy TT.



  12. Lori
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 10:45 am · Link

    I believe that I liked #3 best. I liked #2 but didn’t like the rhyming nature of it. Interesting TT!



  13. Tink
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 10:49 am · Link

    I like #2 best.
    Thanks for visiting Maia’s picture TT!



  14. Jennifer Colgan
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 10:52 am · Link

    I like #3, but they’re all very good. Good luck with whichever one you choose!



  15. SciFiChick
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 10:59 am · Link

    I like the wording the best in #2!



  16. mom not mum
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 11:01 am · Link

    I liked #3 the best.



  17. Journeywoman
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 11:08 am · Link

    #3.



  18. Michael Schurmann
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 11:10 am · Link

    What a wonderful way to say thank you! I like the 3rd trailer the best!

    Thanks for stopping by!



  19. Amy Ruttan
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 11:24 am · Link

    I voted for three, three hooked me and made me want more. Loved it!

    Goodluck!



  20. Gabriella Hewitt
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 11:25 am · Link

    This is exciting!

    The tally so far is
    2 votes for Trailer 1
    4 Votes for Trailer 2
    10 Votes for Trailer 3

    Can’t wait to see what the outcome will be.



  21. Harlekwin
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 11:31 am · Link

    Number three seemed the most intriguing! Congratulations on the publishing. Thanks for visiting my site today. Happy TT!



  22. L-Squared
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 11:40 am · Link

    I like the simplicity of #1, but it might be too simple. So I guess my vote is for #3. It’s more direct. :smile:



  23. Robin
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 12:04 pm · Link

    I liked #1 the best, but #3 does a better job of conveying what is to come.

    And let me just say how fun it is to be involved in some small way in picking the trailer.



  24. Adelle Laudan
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 12:14 pm · Link

    People remember things that evoke emotion… ANY emotion. #2 has my vote!



  25. Samantha Lucas
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 1:02 pm · Link

    Oooh #3!

    Don’t you just love book trailers? And Croco rocks!



  26. Xakara
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 1:30 pm · Link

    I understand the appeal of number three, but I have to say that Trailer #2 caught me up and gave me an emotional interest in the heroine. So it gets my vote.

    What software do you use, and is there an online tutorial for book trailers? I’m eyeing for my February release but feel lost in where to begin.

    ~X



  27. Tempest Knight
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 1:35 pm · Link

    They are all good… #3 maybe?



  28. Jen
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 1:35 pm · Link

    I quickly scrolled through everyone else’s comments so I wouldn’t be swayed, my first choice is #3!



  29. Gabriella Hewitt
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 1:58 pm · Link

    The tally so far is
    4 votes for Trailer 1
    7 Votes for Trailer 2
    16 Votes for Trailer 3

    Can’t wait to post the results next week.



  30. Kuanyin
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 2:09 pm · Link

    I vote for #3! Happy TT!



  31. Tilly Greene
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 2:24 pm · Link

    Well, I liked 1, 2 was good too, but it was still 1 and then I saw 3 and BINGO, that’s my favorite :-)

    OMG, it’s about a month away from the big day…hugs of support for you!

    Tilly



  32. Thomma Lyn
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 2:26 pm · Link

    Number three is my favorite — succinct, and enticing! How exciting for you! :)

    Happy T13, and thanks for visiting mine!



  33. Luka
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 2:29 pm · Link

    I like the T1! Happy TT’ing! :mrgreen:



  34. InterstellarLass
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 2:47 pm · Link

    I like #3 best!



  35. Lisa Andel
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 2:52 pm · Link

    I’m voting for 2 because it gives me more information, more of a sense of the story.



  36. Susan B.
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 3:29 pm · Link

    I liked elements of 2 and 3. I didn’t like one because it didn’t give me any reason to buy the book. I liked the hints of the plot from the second one, but also the hints of motivation from the beginning of the third.

    So my vote is for 2.



  37. Lesley
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 4:33 pm · Link

    I vote for number three. It gets the point apart quickly, and it’s totally sexy.



  38. Lara
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 4:35 pm · Link

    I’m torn between 2 and 3 — but I think my final vote will go with #3!
    Congratulations on your book and thanks for letting us take part!
    Happy TT and thanks for stopping by my blog!



  39. Michelle M Pillow
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 4:35 pm · Link

    That’s a hard one. I like 1′s simplicity, but I think I’ll have to cast my vote for three. :) Great idea, btw.



  40. Nicole Austin
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 4:53 pm · Link

    I like them all, but my vote goes to #3.

    Happy TT!



  41. Joy T.
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 5:01 pm · Link

    Ohhh #3! Love it. It peeks my curiousity and makes me want to know more!



  42. Kate Willoughby
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 5:25 pm · Link

    #3. Definitely



  43. DK
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 6:00 pm · Link

    I liked #1 best, but then I like direct and simple (less to mess up that way lol) Thanks for the opportunity to give input on your trailer and congratulations on your new book – Much Success!
    DK
    P.S. Oh, in all the excitement I almost forgot – Thanks for stopping by my blog!



  44. Mechele Armstrong aka Lany of Melany Logen
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 6:54 pm · Link

    I like #1.

    Good luck with whatever one you choose.



  45. Shannon
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 7:18 pm · Link

    I like #2 best. :lol: I can hear the announcer guy with the deeeep voice reading that.



  46. Elle Fredrix
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 8:10 pm · Link

    I’m voting on initial reaction. I didn’t go back and check anything the second time.

    Number 2 is the one that resonated with me.



  47. Edie
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      · August 23rd, 2007 at 8:26 pm · Link

    I liked 2 the best and 3 next, but they were pretty close. Whichever you choose will be great. :cool:



  48. Shelley Munro
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      · August 24th, 2007 at 2:25 am · Link

    I vote for #3 with #2 coming in second.
    All the best with your release!



  49. Samara Leigh
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      · August 24th, 2007 at 4:45 pm · Link

    My vote is for Trailer #1. I know it’s vague, but sort of like the mystery of it.



  50. Susan Helene Gottfried
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      · August 25th, 2007 at 8:38 am · Link

    Less is not more.

    I vote you make all three into trailers.

    Oh, wait. Not an option? I’m torn between 2 and 3, then. Maybe leaning toward 2.



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