- New this year at SavvyAuthors!
- New!!
- Level
- Mixed
- Basic and Premium Members Prices
- Subscriber Member Pricing: $35.00
- Basic Member Pricing: $40.00
- Category
- Business
- Indie Publishing
- Marketing
- Writer's Life
- Class Length
- 4 Weeks
Using Video with Your Fiction Writing Journey is a hands-on workshop designed to help fiction
writers harness the power of video to build their author brand, connect with readers, and bring
their stories to life. With the rise of social media, book trailers, and AI-powered tools, video has
become one of the most effective ways for authors to showcase their creativity and reach a wider
audience.
This workshop will introduce you to simple, accessible video tools (including AI-based
platforms) and guide you through practical projects that translate your words into compelling
visuals. By the end, you’ll not only understand how to create professional-looking video content,
but you’ll also walk away with a collection of video assets ready to use in your writing career.
writers harness the power of video to build their author brand, connect with readers, and bring
their stories to life. With the rise of social media, book trailers, and AI-powered tools, video has
become one of the most effective ways for authors to showcase their creativity and reach a wider
audience.
This workshop will introduce you to simple, accessible video tools (including AI-based
platforms) and guide you through practical projects that translate your words into compelling
visuals. By the end, you’ll not only understand how to create professional-looking video content,
but you’ll also walk away with a collection of video assets ready to use in your writing career.
- Outline
- WEEK 1
- Lesson 1. Why Video Matters for Writers: The role of video in modern publishing and reader engagement.
- Lesson 2. Author Branding with Video: How to use video for introductions, behind-the-scenes looks, and connecting with readers.
- Week 1 Video Project
- Lesson 3. Book Trailers Made Simple: Planning, scripting, and creating trailers for your books or stories.
- Lesson 4. AI Tools for Video Creation: Hands-on with tools like Pika, Runway, Suno (for soundtracks), MidJourney (for clips/stills), etc.
- Week 2 Video Project
WEEK 3
- Lesson 5. Social Media Video Strategies: Crafting TikTok/Instagram reels, YouTube shorts, and bite-sized storytelling clips.
- Lesson 6. Storytelling in Motion: Turning excerpts, character backstories, and world-building into video formats.
- Week 3 Video Project
WEEK 4
- Lesson 7. Editing and Enhancing Your Videos: Easy editing tools, adding captions, music, voiceovers, and effects.
- Week 4 Video Project
Lesson 8. Your Video Toolkit: Bringing It All Together - Creating a personal plan and producing final projects to showcase.
- Bonus Lesson: Visual Blueprints — Storyboarding for Writers
- Getting Started Guide: Your First Short Video Project
- Class Format
- Savvy Authors' workshops are held on a forum: a bulletin board based system. You will receive a reminder notice one day prior to the start of the workshop that includes instructions on how to access the workshop forum. If you have not received instructions by the day the workshop begins, please check your spam filter.
The forum will be available the morning (EST) of the day the workshop starts and will remain accessible to all participants thereafter.
Please note that you do NOT need to be online at a specific time to access the lectures. This is NOT a live video based class.
