Melanie Surani's Blog, page 241
July 9, 2015
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Quando alguém entra na frente da tv
Here’s a yoga...
Quando alguém entra na frente da tv
Here’s a yoga video – LOL nevermind. Who wants to watch yoga when you can watch a cat?
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hhYq...) Fantastic...
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hhYqL5aZsQ)
Fantastic video about makeup and my newest book! Not only did Samantha March review The Silent Treatment back when it was an indie release, she was also on my editorial team for Awake earlier this year.
From the Youtube description – she’s provided every link you could possibly need:
Be sure to get entered in the giveaway to win and eARC of THE SILENT TREATMENT and the makeup artist course with Trendimi! Good luck♡
• Rafflecopter giveaway: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/disp…
• TST Amazon pre-order: http://amzn.to/1Tk3Uyu
• TST Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2…
• Melanie’s Tumblr: http://melsurani.tumblr.com/
• Trendimi Make-Up Artist description course: http://trendimi.com/makeup-course
• Trendimi Summer Style Contest: http://trendimi.com/blog/trendimi-sum…
• My Review on Chick Lit Plus: http://chicklitplus.com/silent-treatm…
• Silent Treatment Wet N Wild Palette: http://amzn.to/1eHd3Sk
**Thanks again to Melanie Surani and her Booktrope team for bringing up this video!*****Find me on social media!***
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And in case you missed it, here is the new cover for The Silent Treatment, designed by Greg Simanson. Gorgeous design – really captures the feel of the book.
Like Samantha said, this novel will release on August 10th, but is available for pre-order now on Amazon.
In case I get famous: Changes for Melanie
AKA How I got to New York City. You know you want to know.
July 7, 2015
The image most of us get when thinking about silent movies has a...
The image most of us get when thinking about silent movies has a lot to do with railroad tracks and mustache-twirling villains.
That’s exactly what I thought when my mom sat a tween me in front of the TV, put in a cassette of Buster Keaton’s The Cameraman, and said, “Watch this. It’s funny.”
Initially, I was stunned at how much the characters just looked like ordinary people (with a lot of makeup on). They weren’t too fast or being tied with rope – I thought, “Wow, that’s what the twenties looked like!” And then I got caught up in the absurd story. Yeah, it was funny, and it also opened a door for me.
Some twenty years later, I’ve taken the love for the genre and given it to one of my characters (since she’s probably the closest I’ll come to having a child). Kat Jaitley finds a small coil of film in a jewelry box she buys at an estate sale, and after playing it, realizes it’s a historic piece from a silent movie, starring her favorite actor.
The idea of finding a lost film (or a lost fragment) is nothing I made up. Unfortunately, because the technology to replay a film at home wasn’t really around in the first half of the century, many early films were intentionally destroyed or improperly stored, which caused them to deteriorate.
Occasionally, though, collectors kept films and hid them away. The Passion of Joan of Arc is a good example of a pristine copy of a presumed-lost film being discovered and subsequently distributed on DVD.
Silent movies came in all genres, from nearly every country. The stiff acting takes getting used to, but once you suspend your disbelief, they’re a fantastic escape.
July 6, 2015
The Silent Treatment Cover Reveal
You’ve waited since 2012 for this moment: yes, a decent version of The Silent Treatment.
That’s not to say that I’m not proud of any of the covers I designed for my first published novel. They weren’t professionally polished because I’m not a graphic designer, but not too shabby, I guess.
This summer (late August, I believe), Booktrope (who also published Awake this past Spring) will be releasing The Silent Treatment in its full glory: new edit, proofread and formatted, and a new, professionally designed cover.
A trip down memory lane…
They were all okay. But the thing with me and self-publishing is that I can’t leave anything alone. I was constantly going back into the text and tweaking this and that. I kept redoing the cover. Now that I’ve signed with Booktrope, I have to leave things alone, which is tough for any author to do. Very much for the best, though.
Greg Simanson, who designs a LOT for Booktrope did the cover I’m about to show you. Check out his website for other designs and be wowed like I was: http://www.simansondesign.com
And now, have a look at The Silent Treatment’s new face:
So beautiful!
It also has a new back blurb:
Twenty-eight year old Katrina Jaitley is rebuilding her life after escaping an abusive boyfriend. The last thing she needs is the mystery she stumbles on during a bout of retail therapy. But she can’t ignore the coil of film – a piece of movie history – she finds hidden inside her purchase. Unfortunately, Peter, the handsome host of the estate sale, disappears before Kat has a chance to return it to him.
Curious, Kat watches the strip and is shocked to witness the brutal murder of a famous 1920’s silent film star by a fellow actor. When a news article cites Kat as the film’s owner, her already complicated life goes from bad to worse. Someone begins stalking her. Are they trying to silence her or what she has discovered?
the signs as cat body parts
Aries: fluffy tail
Taurus: super tickly whiskers
Gemini: pretty eyes
Cancer: back lil’ paws
Leo: smol tongue
Virgo: cute ears
Libra: the tum tum
Scorpio: smol nose
Sagittarius: v soft scruff
Capricorn: front lil’ paws
Aquarius: super dangerous lil teeth
Pisces: v pettable chest
The only astrology post i care about. Like no matter what u get how can u be mad
Maybe Aquarius isn’t so cute…
