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How Saint Nick helped me put together my “Holiday Poem” Video Podcast

by Jina Bacarr

I feel the holiday spirit in the air. Cold, windy days here at the beach. The smell of pine and cinnamon wafting in the supermarket. The sparkle of red and blue and green holiday lights evoking a warm, cheery feeling inside me down to my toes.

“Saint Nick, Cleopatra and me”

I also have a lot of writing to do. A lot. I just finished my author edits for my next Spice, Cleopatra’s Perfume (“One whiff and every man was her slave…”) and I’m working on a new Spice as well as another project, both that require an immense amount of research. I’m not complaining. I’ve worked years to get to this point in my writing and every day when I sit down at my computer, I give thanks for all I have.

Yet this holiday season I won’t be able to make the OCC/RWA December meeting and see everyone and share holiday cheer. My deadlines are just too close and there’s so much writing to be done.

What does this have to do with podcasting?

When I was in the midst of recording my audio podcast for the December 13th meeting, I was also in the middle of doing author edits for my 460 page manuscript. I began to think “What if Saint Nick could do these edits for me…”

I was so inspired by that idea that in minutes I’d written my holiday poem and decided to record it. I posted the audio recording here on our blog page and I also put together a video podcast using pictures from previous podcasts I’ve done on various subjects.

The result is my Holiday Poem video about Saint Nick, Cleopatra and me. I hope you enjoy it. And you never know, Saint Nick might log in on your computer and help you with your writing…

Best,
Jina

Jina’s Podcast Tip:

You can use video editing software to make a fun, creative video with photos you’ve taken yourself or purchased from sites like istockphoto.com. Then add a voiceover, sweeten it with podsafe music, transitions, special effects, etc.

I used Power Director 7 from Cyberlink.com to make this video and had fun adding interesting holiday effects. This latest version from Cyberlink is a 2008 PC Magazine Editors’ Choice.

Jina Bacarr is the author of The Blonde Geisha , Naughty Paris, Tokyo Rendezvous, a Spice Brief, and Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs, featuring a female Indiana Jones.

Coming in April 2009:

Cleopatra’s Perfume

Video Podcasting Madness: Part 2

by Jina Bacarr

This month I’ll continue with my video podcasting madness. I have three (3) videos for you as well as the descriptions I wrote before I upload the videos to a video sharing website.

Here’s what you need for a video podcast description:
1) a title–use descriptive, eye-catching words.
2) a short description (using sound bites, if possible) to get the viewer’s attention.
3) tags–words that relate to your video content that will draw viewers to your video.

Last month, OCC had the pleasure to have Dr. Doug Lyle as our afternoon speaker. Here’s my video interview with Dr. Lyle:

Meet DR. DOUG LYLE, Forensics Expert, on Romancing The OC with Jina Bacarr


Are you a fan of CSI: Miami, Law & Order, and Cold Case? Wonder how the writers and producers “get it right” when it comes to forensics? Meet Dr. Doug Lyle, the Macavity Award winning and Edgar Award nominated author of the non-fiction books Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers, a compilation of the most interesting questions he has received over the years, and Forensics For Dummies, an in depth look into the world of forensic science. His published fiction includes the thrillers Devil’s Playground and Double Blind.

I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Dr. Lyle at a recent OCC/RWA meeting. Join me, Jina Bacarr, Romancing The OC with Dr. D.P. Lyle. Visit: http://www.dplylemd.com/ and http://jinabacarr.com/

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Next: RWA Conference Dallas 2007

Jina does Dallas RWA with the Beau Monde

Are you a fan of Regency romance? Did you know RWA has a special chapter called the Beau Monde whose purpose is to “promote excellence in romantic fiction set primarily in the Regency period (1811-1820)?” I had the opportunity to find out all about the Beau Monde at the RWA Conference in Dallas. Check it out! http://jinabacarr.com/ http://www.thebeaumonde.com/

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The Harlequin Single Title Author Dinner at the RWA Conference in Dallas 2007:

Jina does RWA Dallas with Harlequin Single Title Authors

Come along with me as I take you to the Harlequin Single Title Authors dinner at the RWA conference in Dallas, Texas at the Iron Cactus Mexican Grill. Harlequin: one publisher, one romance, one world. http://jinabacarr.com/ http://www.eharlequin.com/

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Next month: more RWA Conference 2007 videos.

Best, Jina

Jina Bacarr is the author of The Blonde Geisha , Naughty Paris, Tokyo Rendezvous, a Spice Brief, and her new erotic spy thriller, Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs.Check out her MySpace page and meet Breezy Malone, the heroine in Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs.

“Get Caught in the Act!”

Are you going to RWA San Francisco? Check out Brenda Novak’s auction and bid on a chance to have your own podcast!!

I’ll be doing a podcast for a lucky winner as well a critique and luncheon at the RWA Conference this summer!