Tag: You Tube

Categories
Author Insights Videos

It’s a brand new day on You Tube!

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NKAlheK-B8&w=320&h=240]

So, last year I launched my You Tube channel unsure of what I was going to do with it. I knew I wanted to interview authors and help support their books, but it’s crazy how many authors are afraid of video interviews. Not that I love being in front of a camera myself, but I’m not exactly camera-shy either. I really wanted my channel to be a way to connect with people, but it seemed to just be a little lacking.

I’ve been working hard all summer trying to find a solution to this problem and I think I have some ideas that could really work, if only I can find an audience to embrace them. I will continue my efforts to interview authors whenever I can find some brave enough, but I’ll also be adding in some purely entertainment content that I find interesting. I will continue my book snippets “Toi Reads” whenever the mood strikes and will continue to promote my own works whenever an opportunity is appropriate, but I’d like this channel to be less about me and more about everything around me.

I’ll be making efforts to reach out to friends, family, colleagues, and strangers to both guest host and sponsor videos. Guest hosting is a free endeavor that helps me and whoever participates. It provides my audience with some variety and keeps them from having to stare at me constantly. For the guest hosts, it’s just like being on TV. People get a chance to know you a little better and you get to promote yourself in a passive manner. Sponsorship is whole other issue; click here to learn more about both.

So here’s what I’m planning. I’ll be sharing movie and book reviews, discussing writing, creative, and other working techniques and methods, talking about music and vinyl records, and even sharing some silly opinions on greeting cards. (This one you’ll just have to see to understand.)

So there you have it. I’m putting myself out there in yet another way. I can’t wait to see what comes of this.

This is an unofficial Author Insights post.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords

Categories
Promotion Videos

Major #discount on indie novella, Legend of the Boy! August 7-11, ’14.

LegendBoy

At a regular price of $2.99, Legend of the Boy will be irresistible, newly updated and re-edited, and at a special discounted rate.

From August 7rd through August 9th, own your copy of, Legend of the Boy, for only $0.99. If life gets in your way, don’t let it get you down too much. You’ll still be able to save on this purchase from August 10th though the end of the day on August 11th for only $1.99.

About The Book

All young boys dream of having super powers and being able to do  great and wondrous things…except this boy. He’s not from this world, but he must save it, though he doesn’t know how. Legend of the Boy is a science fiction tale that combines the notions of power, might, right, and destiny in a complex pattern woven from threads of logic, philosophy, and faith. This is the tale of a boy, a stranger to this world, who not only has to save the world, but must also destroy it, in order to move the human race forward. Pain, tragedy, shock, and awe await you in the pages of, Legend of the Boy

Not a children’s book.

Please enjoy this excerpt.

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18G3e8Bor98&w=320&h=240]

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords

Categories
Fun Hops Videos

Songs of Summer Bloghop!

Click to sign up.

Ah, summer.  Sunny mornings full of possibility, lazy poolside afternoons, and rockin’ nights lit by tiki torches.  What songs bring back the sunscreen and beach-sand to you?  What songs defined your one perfect summer, be it decades ago or just getting started with this year’s solstice?

Welcome to the Songs of Summer blog hop, hosted by the Armchair Squid, Cygnus, and Suze.  Today, Friday, July 11, 2014, please join us by posting 5 of your favorite summer songs and sharing some memories about them.  Maybe between us, we can build the perfect soundtrack to accompany us over the next few months.  If possible, include links so we can hear these gems.  And, if you’re in the southern hemisphere, join us to dance those winter blues away!

****

My 5 Songs of Summer are:

Summertime | In the Summer Time | Hot Hot Hot!

 Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World | Little Bitty Pretty One

****

Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. See lyrics here.  See video below.

I was born in the 80s and raised in the 90s, and I’m truly a product of both. Infused with jazz and hip-hop, this is definitely a song for my generation with some urban soul.

This song reminds me of a time when little girls could dance around in sundresses and bathing suits just for fun without trying to look older than they are. It seems like kids grow up way faster than they need to these days. It’s a fun song that praises the idea of laying back and not taking things too seriously or taking them to extremes. Great for a summer cook-out.

[youtube=http://youtu.be/Kr0tTbTbmVA]

In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry. See lyrics here. See video below.

I can’t remember the first time I heard this song, but I know I was too young to understand the words. As I got older and understood them, I still liked the song. It’s not a bad or good message. It’s almost an “Hakuna matata” song with an adult theme. In any case, it’s always made me think of summer and hanging out at the beach…Oh and, not that I’m hating on Shaggy, but the original is much better.

[youtube=http://youtu.be/wvUQcnfwUUM]

Hot Hot Hot (Arrow song) by Buster Poindexter. See lyrics here. See video below.

The song speaks for itself even if the video doesn’t. Summertime is hot and so is this song. Every good summer party needs this song. It’s fun.

[youtube=http://youtu.be/xmM0Kga0tiE]

Somewhere over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. See lyric here. See video below.

What’s not to like about this song. It takes two sweetly motivational and uplifting songs and puts them together with ukulele music, making you feel like you’re enjoying yourself on a tropical island. Sweet!

[youtube=http://youtu.be/y5JicO2bKec]

Little Bitty Pretty One by Thurston Harris. See lyrics here. See video below.

This song makes me want to dance all summer long. Other than that, I have no idea why this song makes me think of summer, but it does.

[youtube=http://youtu.be/v8PhP3yIlRw]

****

I hope you guys enjoyed my list.

Now go see what everyone else is sharing!
Sorry about the craziness on the page you’re about the visit. No JavaScript here 🙁

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords