"By Her Hand...": The Movie Companion Book

I wrote earlier how fellow writer, Mark Leslie, aka Mark Lefebvre, was kind enough to host a launch for my collection Impossibilia at Titles Bookstore on the McMaster University campus on March 4. Mark did a great job of promoting and hosting the launch, and it was a very enjoyable outing for me.

One of the coolest things that came out of the launch was the result of a promotion idea that Mark came up with. The Titles store at McMaster has one of only three Espresso Book Machines in Canada. These are print-on-demand machines that lets Mark produce course work, text books, out of print books etc., on an on-demand basis, thus reducing ordering, shipping and inventory costs for the store.

Mark suggested that we print a "little chap book" as a promotional item to give away during the launch. The "little chap book" became a full-blown 116-page "Official Movie Companion Book" to the upcoming indie horror film "By Her Hand, She Draws You Down" (see my earlier blog entries about the movie here, here, and here). Mark writes about the launch and the book on his blog here.

The movie companion book is way cool, with the movie poster for the cover (see right) and the following table of contents:

1. “By Her Hand, She Draws You Down”: The Original Story

2. Writing the Story: Where Ideas Come From (and Where They Go)

3. Making the Movie: Notes from the Director, Producer, and Cast

4. From Story to Movie: The Storyboard Script

5. On the Set: Photos from the Shoot

6. Pictures from a Picture: Cath’s Sketches

7. People from a Picture: The Movie Credits

8. Talking to a Writer: An Interview with Douglas Smith

9. Who We Are: Biographies

If you're interested, you can order your own copy of both Impossibilia and the "By Her Hand..." Movie Companion book from my store.