A couple weeks ago, I talked about the upcoming audiobook, and how Recorded Books had made a movie-trailer style promotion for the upcoming audio release of The Narrow Road Between Desires.
(I suppose it’s just a book trailer, isn’t it? Not a Movie-Trailer-But-For-An-Audiobook….)
Anyway, like I said, I was surprised and impressed by how well they turned out. If you’re curious, you can see those trailers and read the blog over here.
What I didn’t mention, is that when they sent me the trailers, I was struck by how cinematic they were and felt bad about how skeptical I’d been when they’d pitched it. So I watched the videos with my boys, and did an audio recording of our reactions as a way of showing that I really *did* like them.
Then, since I was on a roll, I recorded some fake voice-overs for the trailers in my best movie-narrator voice. (I’ll be honest, I’d had a *lot* of coffee that day.)
I didn’t think any more of it, so imagine my surprise when a couple weeks later, they sent me some… edited versions of the videos using the audio I’d sent them.
But not *just* the audio, as you can see from this screencap:
(I already suspected they were proper geeks, but it’s nice to have proof.)
I know not everyone here will get the reference. But I’m guessing if you read this blog, you’re more likely to appreciate it than the general population.
So without further ado, here’s the one with me and the boys:
And here’s the one that’s just me:
(If you’re on your phone, here’s versions of the videos formatted for that.)
Me and the boys (Phone version):
Pat’s voiceover – (Phone version):
I don’t want to say I like these *more* than I liked the originals, but I certainly laughed more while I was watching them. And then cringed more, because I’d forgotten that one of my voice-overs took a turn and ended up being an improvisational love letter to Lin Manuel Miranda…
So… yeah. Audiobook. It’s a thing, and if you appreciate the fact that the folks at Recorded Books took the time to turn my silly joke into something cool I could share with you… maybe consider pre-ordering a copy as a way of thanking them?
Share and Enjoy,
pat
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Is that Lin Manual Miranda song posted somewhere? I was SOOOOO SAD when the TV show fell through. I wanted to hear all of the beautiful music that he made.
No. He just sent to it me.
It’s precious to me. My precious…
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
These trailers are delightful! Thank you for sharing them.
This…made my day! Thank you for sharing!!
Oh my god, Oot is grown up! I guess kids have a tendency to do that, don’t they?
I forbade it from happening for as long as I could, but eventually I relented….
And it’s wonderful and heartbreaking. Mine went to college this year and every day I wonder how long I’ll be sad that the person I most want to see in the world is a person I don’t get to see every day… or most days.
And knowing that’s what is best for him doesn’t make it easier, selfish bastard that I am.
Pat,
Kingkiller has had a special place in my heart for some time now. Looking forward to reading Narrow Road and happy to see you happy in those videos.
I absolutely loved both. Thank you so very much for sharing them 🥰✨
I just pre-ordered the audio book. Thank you for the fun trailer!
This is precious! Thank you for sharing with us!
Yo super glad to see you posting blogs again, brings me a more positive outlook on life!
Excited to read and/or listen to more on Bast as well, thanks for sharing.
These voiceovers are amazing, they really lifted my mood up, thank you Pat and Pat’s kids! Cannot wait to read the book too!
That was super- thanks! And the boys…. wow.
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 was always a good time, and that reference was fantastic. Keep up the good work. I hope you and your family are doing well and I can’t wait to hear the audiobook!
That was such fun – thanks for sharing! I’m tremendously excited for this. (Also and aside: I can’t believe how much the boys have grown up!)
Very fun trailers, glad to see you having fun with the voice-overs!
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That was the belly laugh I needed after a long week. Big thanks to you and the boys for bringing the joy and fun!
I haven’t read the blog in a while but I’m glad you and the kids are ok Pat 👍 Crazy how time passes, looking forward to the audiobook.
Hi, I’m Amelia. I’m a senior at Indiana State University. I’m in a creative fiction workshop and would love to chat with you about your work and writing process. It’s just for class purposes because my professor challenged us to reach out to a favorite author. Anyway, if you want to, just let me know!
I love it. And perfect timing, since MST3K is running their Kickstarter for season 14 right now! Your boys did a great job, btw. Can’t wait to read the book.
Even though I’m aware I might be operating in an outligher mode due to a couple of beers flowing throughout my body right now, I shall communicate that those alternative versions of the movie-trailer of the upcoming book is a total delight and gave me a lot of joy to watch :) C’mon, in my defence it’s a Saturday evening here and I just listened to some pertinent commentaries by some sweet and lovable voices! I guess we can – and should – have nice things in life… Thanks for that and I’m looking foward to seeing how the tittle will be translated to Portuguese!
Please, excuse the misspelling of *outlier* (and some other words that may be potentially written wrong in your language)… blame the beers for sure! Big hug ;)
Please, excuse the misspelling of *outlier* (and some other words that may be potentially written wrong by me)… blame the beers! Big hug ;)
“It’s mostly not weird …
… we swear.”
Haha these are great! Thanks for sharing.
Hi! Pat if you read this, keep at it, and like you said on your announcement podcast, just remember that you enjoy this.
Man, your older kid’s voice. When’d he grow up so much? Time flies!
Excited for the (audio)book, although ya had to release it on the day I was flying off to a different country and won’t have access to English bookshops for a month, didn’t ya? Boo, hiss, etc.
I’ve only discovered these books in the last year, and become completely obsessed in the last month. I binge read on audible for back ground noise while I work and the first time I read the books a few months ago they were good but I wasn’t obsessed.
I received the notification for the new book, thinking it was the 3rd book so I reread the first two in anticipation. Now I am totally obsessed.
I love this voice over, and I love the comments from fans of 15 years. It makes me feel like I’m not easily obsessive. LoL…
So fun.
Thanks for sharing!
Lol these are wonderful….
Pat this is all so exciting ❤️ thanks for always sharing yourself with us. We love you for who you are, you’re a rare a wonderful person and we’re lucky to have you in this crazy world!
The second one made me laugh so much. Be well Pat.
Thank you so much for continuing to publish books. You’re one of my favorite authors and you brought light into my life during chemotherapy. Please know that for all the undeserved hate you get, there are so many of us who are thankful for you and your work.
I just got my book from Worldbuilders. Mostly because of this post, and mostly because I don’t feel as guilty sneaking a handful of pages during working hours but I couldn’t let the book just sit there unread, I just read the Author’s note. And damn man. I don’t know what the rest of the book holds (yet, that’ll change after I clock out at 6pm) but I teared up reading the bit to your boys. This is one hell of an author’s note. As always you are one hell of a wordsmith.