tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post1718423146976315791..comments2023-09-25T16:45:55.402+01:00Comments on The Sweet Bookshelf: Book Review:: Second Chances by Melanie JacobsonMARY IN SCOTLAND http://www.blogger.com/profile/04390613561715464322noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post-13949505704257148372013-03-19T12:12:26.353+00:002013-03-19T12:12:26.353+00:00I love beachy covers!! I'm so over this winter...I love beachy covers!! I'm so over this winter and I just want to read some summery books! <br /><br />I love it when an author stops by to add a little something. It's fun!MARY IN SCOTLAND https://www.blogger.com/profile/04390613561715464322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post-58677141256588591532013-03-19T12:11:39.774+00:002013-03-19T12:11:39.774+00:00Next time we chat I'll tell you about those ex...Next time we chat I'll tell you about those experiences. I'm sure you know a few of them already. <br /><br />I can't wait to watch this series! What fun!! MARY IN SCOTLAND https://www.blogger.com/profile/04390613561715464322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post-56353004802743326562013-03-18T21:33:04.357+00:002013-03-18T21:33:04.357+00:00You're right, that is a great cover! And this ...You're right, that is a great cover! And this book sounds like a great one too! It's also, totally awesome that the author stopped by to add a little something ^ <br /><br />Great review :)Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107514255009554586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post-12849773294147484232013-03-18T20:03:29.464+00:002013-03-18T20:03:29.464+00:00I loved it too, Mares! Just loved it.
And I adore...I loved it too, Mares! Just loved it. <br />And I adore Melanie's comment above. Leave it to the unindoctrinated to commit to editing a show overnight! Ha. But she's right, people make the mistake of underestimating the work that goes into video production ALL of the time. It seems that we run into that attitude with every new project at work. Two weeks is a decent amount of time to turn out a five-minute video with graphics. That makes sense. I actually had an acquaintance try out to be the Mormon bachelorette in the series. How cool that it actually worked out for the winner.<br />Yay for this book! And Mares, I want details on your experience! (Similar to the near-end of the book.)Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563466839574396110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post-86337829997134222932013-03-18T18:12:47.124+00:002013-03-18T18:12:47.124+00:00Thanks for the explanation Melanie! That clears so...Thanks for the explanation Melanie! That clears so much up!! I didn't even think about how Nick was already a big star and that would make people want him to help advertise their businesses. It didn't even cross my mind, but it makes so much sense! <br /><br />I can not wait to check out The Mormon Bachelor online tonight!!!! We never get anything cool like this abroad. Thanks for the details about it too!MARY IN SCOTLAND https://www.blogger.com/profile/04390613561715464322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315549757556103515.post-44249440775301220162013-03-18T15:40:26.348+00:002013-03-18T15:40:26.348+00:00Thanks for the review, Mary! Here's some good ...Thanks for the review, Mary! Here's some good news: The Mormon Bachelor webseries is REAL! And all the seasons are online! My book is loosely based on the first season (the bachelorette married the guy she picked and they have a baby now!) and I interviewed the producer extensively. Believe it or not, with one exception, this is exactly how that first season went down, complete with scrambling to get the videos out the very next morning. It will not shock you to hear that they NEVER made the mistake of doing it that way again. In future seasons, they gave themselves something like a two week lead time before airing the dates instead of the very next day. What's different is the sponsored dates in my fictional first season. They didn't do it that way on the real web show until the last season when the whole thing had some traction with viewers. But from the very first season, they had all kinds of production companies, including MTV, trying to buy the show from them. Isn't that funny? <br /><br />Anyway, I tried to answer the why would it go viral and why would advertisers sign on for this in the story by making Nick a guy who already had a big Internet following, and by making the advertisers not have to pay for advertising at first--just let the dates happen on their premises for free, but I can definitely understand why that wouldn't work for someone who knows more about how hard this stuff can be like you do.<br /><br />My point is, watch the web series. You'll LOVE it. It's been featured on everything from The Today Show to Nightline over here. Crazy!Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.com