T. Rae Mitchell's Blog, page 12
February 28, 2015
Scouting location shots for Magic Brew’s book trailer
The last pages of MAGIC BREW are being edited, and now it’s time to work on the book trailer. I love this part!
It all starts with a script and storyboard. Once these two things are defined, we scout for location shots. In this case, the storyline of MAGIC BREW happens in gangland territories of New York City, so we had to find a location with a gritty, inner city look and feel here in Vancouver BC. Also, the main character, Edge, has to make a fast and furious run back to home turf all in one night, so we needed a safe place to shoot the scenes after dark. Vancouver definitely has an underbelly of places that fit the bill, but none of them are locations we wanted to be hanging out in at night.
Fortunately, we found the perfect spot in the warehouse district on the east side, down on Parker, just off Clark Drive. It’s an 1890’s old building filled with artisan studios, and it has an alley filled with the most amazing graffiti done by all kinds of street artists, even famous ones like Chairman Ting.
Watch for my next post. I’ll be sharing a sneak peek from the photo shoot of MAGIC BREW’s main character, Edge.
Scouting location shots for the #MagickBrew book trailer
The last pages of MAGICK BREW are being edited, and now it’s time to work on the book trailer. I love this part!
Getting the book trailer ready starts with a script and storyboard. Once these two things are defined, we scout for location shots. In this case, the storyline of MAGICK BREW happens in gangland territories of New York City, so we had to find a location with a gritty, inner city look and feel here in Vancouver BC. Also, the main character, Edge, has to make a fast and furious run back to home turf all in one night, so we needed a safe place to shoot the scenes after dark. Vancouver definitely has an underbelly of places that fit the bill, but none of them are locations we wanted to be hanging out in at night.
Fortunately, we found the perfect spot in the warehouse district on the east side, down on Parker, just off Clark Drive. It’s an 1890’s old building filled with artisan studios, and it has an alley filled with the most amazing graffiti done by all kinds of street artists, even famous ones like Chairman Ting.
Watch for my next post. I’ll be sharing a sneak peek from the photo shoot of MAGICK BREW’s main character, Edge.
January 18, 2015
The answer to getting my Fates Keep sequel done faster
I have good news for those of you waiting to see what happens to Fate and Finn in FATE’S KEEP, the sequel to FATE’S FABLES! I’m going to use the same cloning service as George R.R. Martin does, and get T.T. Rae Mitchell (every clone gets an extra T.) to finish that book. You’ve gotta watch the video. It’s hilarious! 
I just found the answer to getting my #FatesKeep sequel done faster!
I have good news for those of you waiting to see what happens to Fate and Finn in FATE’S KEEP, the sequel to FATE’S FABLES! I’m going to use the same cloning service as George R.R. Martin does, and get T.T. Rae Mitchell (every clone gets an extra T.) to get that book done ASAP. 
January 1, 2015
Start 2015 right with a chance to WIN a KindleFire!
I want to wish you a VERY Happy New Year! I look forward to sharing brand new stories full of magic and adventure this year!
To celebrate and start 2015 right, I’m one of the many sponsors of this Kindle Fire Giveaway. Imagine winning. How does it get any better than that?
Be sure to enter multiple times for more chances to win. Contest ends January 7, 2015.
Start 2015 right with a chance to #WIN a #KindleFire!
I want to wish you a VERY Happy New Year! I look forward to sharing brand new stories full of magic and adventure this year!
To celebrate and start 2015 right, I’m one of the many sponsors of this Kindle Fire Giveaway. Imagine winning. How does it get any better than that?
Be sure to enter multiple times for more chances to win. Contest ends January 7, 2015.
December 30, 2014
Interested in reading Fate’s Fables for free?
FATE’S FABLES is now part of ChoosyBookworm’s Read and Review Program. All you have to do is sign up to request FATE’S FABLES for FREE, (as long as you feel you can read the book within the next 2 to 3 weeks to be able to leave your review on Amazon).
That’s all there is to it! So hurry on over to ChoosyBookworm and get your FREE Read & Review copy of FATE’S FABLES before they’re all gone!
Hurry! The first 25 readers to request #FatesFables from @ChoosyBookworm gets a free copy!
FATE’S FABLES is now part of ChoosyBookworm’s Read and Review Program. All you have to do is sign up to request FATE’S FABLES for FREE, (as long as you feel you can read the book within the next 2 to 3 weeks to be able to leave your review on Amazon).
That’s all there is to it! So hurry on over to ChoosyBookworm and get your FREE Read & Review copy of FATE’S FABLES before they’re all gone!
December 24, 2014
Wishing you a very merry Christmas!
When I was a kid, as soon as December hit, Christmas break couldn’t come quick enough. There was so much to look forward to. Two blissful weeks of no school, baking and eating cookies, watching my favorite Christmas specials, skiing and sledding, playing with friends, opening presents and most of all, waking up to Santa’s gift and a stocking stuffed with goodies.
Christmas Eve was especially exciting. I could barely sleep and I’m positive I heard reindeer thumping around on the rooftop a few times. I definitely heard my parents wrapping last minute gifts. It never occurred to me that the paper crinkling in the other room might be the special wrapping paper used on all Santa gifts every year. No, I was too busy imagining the Movin’ Groovin’ Crissy doll I’d asked Big Red for. I had to have her. She was the doll with beautiful long hair that grows right down to her toes. Yup, that was the catchy sales line hitting the air waves way back in the 70’s.Santa was good to me. He always gave me what I asked for, whether it was a Crissy doll or a new bike with a flower-power banana seat. There were other gifts of course, though much less exciting. You know the ones. Necessities like clothes, mittens, pajamas and socks lurking beneath those shiny bows and wrap that fooled me into thinking at least one of them had to be a glow-in-the dark Kozmic Kiddle.
And then there were the books. I never failed to receive at least one book from some well-intentioned relative, who no doubt wanted more for me than the plastic comfort Mattel was offering every ten-year-old in the country. Thankfully, my resistance to reading came to an end the year I was given A Wrinkle In Time. It’s not like I cracked the book open immediately. Up until that point, no book had ever had me in its grips the way Crissy had. But as it turned out, combing her luxurious auburn hair lost its luster after a few hours.
When I finally did give the book a chance, I was hooked from the very first line, “It was a dark and stormy night.” I related to Meg Murry’s problems and sensed a greater trouble brewing in the storm. The remainder of my Christmas break was spent on the other side of the universe with Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin. Suddenly those all important toys and holiday TV specials seemed empty in comparison to Madeleine L’Engle’s rich, dangerous world unfolding before me with each turn of the page.
That’s when I knew I’d unwrapped the best Christmas gift ever, one that kept the holiday magic going. There’s no better feeling than being taken on a perilous adventure while enjoying the cozy comforts of home and the presence of family in the background.
Now that I’m all grown up, I’ve always tried to pass this magical experience on to the youngsters (and oldsters) in my life with perfect book choices for Christmas. I can now look back to the moment the magic of reading a good book was instilled in me and see that this is what I wanted to create for other readers. My character, Fate Floyd, and her harrowing journey through the Book of Fables gave me the opportunity to do just that. In essence, Fate’s Fables is nine books in one. I wanted this novel to be one of stories within stories by creating eight dark, enchanting fables, all of which were wholly new yet felt as if they’d been around forever. This gave me a deep well in which to draw from for the main storyline of Fate as she encounters the long list of storybook characters dwelling within the Book of Fables. It’s my hope this holiday season that I can give to you or someone special in your life the magic, adventure and thrills waiting inside Fate’s Fables.
December 18, 2014
FOUR LUCKY WINNERS got ebooks and a paperback of Fate’s Fables!
Big congrats to the winners of my Holiday Giveaway!
