Talking About a Circle

For the past several years, I have made my own book trailers. They are fun to put together but admittedly don’t help with sales all that much. What is important is not to use anything that will get you in trouble.

Consequently I take my own photos or use old photos as well as the royalty-free music available from the incomparable Kevin McLeod at Incompetech. As far as the photos go, it gives me a chuckle when my family members are portrayed as possible criminals largely because (a) the photos I have are old and (b) I write historical crime fiction.

In my recent trailer for Lost in the Plains, it was chock full of family photos. I got a message from a cousin through my web page who wanted to know if I had any other photos. It seems my sister has been in touch with him through the years and eventually he found me online.

It’s really fascinating how things come full circle. We have no indication in our youth how we just might come back around to where everything started. I am pleased to reconnect with my cousin and to learn of his life. I am pleased my family photos have come to such good use.