The Dead Travel Fast
I am so happy to be guest blogging at Writerspace today because tomorrow is release day! Tomorrow is the day that The Dead Travel Fast hits bookstores, and I could not be happier to share this book with readers.For me, writing The Dead Travel Fast was an exercise in occasional terror. I am very comfortable in my late Victorian series, and my main characters--the aristocratic Lady Julia Grey and the private enquiry agent, Nicholas Brisbane--have become old friends at this point. But The Dead Travel Fast required not just stepping outside my comfort zone—I pole-vaulted outside of it! I kept the historical setting, but I moved the action to 1858 and far outside of fogbound London streets and upper-class house parties. This book is set in a crumbling Carpathian castle, perched high above a village where the air is thick with legends of the supernatural. While Lady Julia Grey enjoys a large and boisterous family, Theodora Lestrange is an independent and intrepid heroine who thinks nothing of traveling halfway across Euro
pe on her own. And where Nicholas Brisbane is a man with an eye fixed firmly on the coming of the twentieth century, Count Andrei Dragulescu is a man with a past—the dark and dangerous past of a family who may or may not be vampires!This book also marks the first time I have helped make a book trailer video. It was a tremendous amount of fun to choose the images and the music, and my husband assembled the pieces together. And just to make it interesting, we set ourselves the challenge of making it with absolutely no budget whatsoever. We used photos we had taken during our various trips, and found royalty-free music to set a perfect mood. I hope you enjoy this spooky and atmospheric peek at The Dead Travel Fast!
Check it out!
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Comments
Love the trailer and can't
Love the trailer and can't wait to read the new book. I trust your writing skills to take me anywhere, even Carpathia! fernandb(at)gmail.com
Congrats on this latest
Congrats on this latest release! And I applaud you for stepping out into new territory.
I love your Julia Grey
I love your Julia Grey series! I look forward to reading The Dead Travel Fast!
Congrats on the new release!
Congrats on the new release! I can't wait to read it.
Congratulations Judie. You
Congratulations Judie. You are the winner of the Deanna Raybourn blog contest. Please mail your contact information to susan(at)writerspacemail(dot)com. Thanks for your participation!
Brava! Your previous books
Brava! Your previous books will mandate that I travel along with you (and The Dead) as a reader. Fast. Can not wait to get my hands on a copy.
Congratulations on your new
Congratulations on your new release. Sounds good. I enjoyed the trailer. :)
I'll miss Lady Julia, but I'm
I'll miss Lady Julia, but I'm looking forward to reading about Theodora!
Happy New Book Release Day,
Happy New Book Release Day, Deanna. Loved the newsletter you just sent out. It definitely piqued my interest in this book. I love Gothics (I'm a Jane Eyre fanatic)so this book sounds right up my alley. Can't go wrong with a hint of vampires either. May this book be a successful start to a new series for you (in addition to Julia Grey.)
Congratulations on your new
Congratulations on your new book! I like gothics and it looks like a good story. Trying something new is scary but can be so rewarding.mce1011 AT aol DOT com
Loved the trailer and all
Loved the trailer and all Deanna's books. Pre-ordered and have begun reading - only stopping to go to work. Please consider me entered in the drawing.jlmpanj@yahoo.com
The music is by Saint-Saens.
The music is by Saint-Saens. It is his Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28, and we used a royalty-free recording. Glad you liked it!
How very moody and
How very moody and atmospheric-- and on a budget! The music was fabulous. Did I miss the title/composer in the credits? Where can it be found?Loved the quotes, deliciously gothic and laden with portent suspense. I anticipate the imminent arrival of my copy of The Dead Travel Fast from Amazon.
I am expecting my Amazon
I am expecting my Amazon delivery of this book any minute and can't wait to get started reading! Hope your sales are through the roof!
Glad y'all like the
Glad y'all like the trailer--my husband made it! I pulled the images from our own photos and he put it together. See you there, Kristin!
Cannot wait to get TDTF
Cannot wait to get TDTF signed in Williamsburg!
Wow, that is one of the best
Wow, that is one of the best book trailers I have seen! The music, images, and words perfectly set the scene. Very nicely done!Congrats on the new release. I wish you much success with it.:-)castings at mindspring dot com
Congrats on the new release.
Congrats on the new release. Loved the trailer.
Penfield, I would call it a
Penfield, I would call it a Gothic. I adored Victoria Holt and Mary Stewart and this book is an homage of sorts!
So excited!
So excited!
May I add my congratulations
May I add my congratulations on your new release. I've enjoyed the Lady Julia series and look forward to this one. Would you categorize the new book as a gothic romance or another historical mystery? Thanks.
Ah, thanks for giving the new
Ah, thanks for giving the new book a chance, Linda! I know it's hard to leave characters you really enjoy to try something different--I have the same problem as a reader, believe me. I hope this will keep you entertained until Dark Road to Darjeeling in October!So glad you enjoyed it, Leslee and Hip_e! And I appreciate the word of mouth.
Can't wait to read it!
Can't wait to read it!
I would say that Deanna
I would say that Deanna Raybourn is a favorite author. I have long been a fan of the Julia Grey novels, but was a little apprehensive about this one since I am not very comfortable with the supernatural. This blog and esp. the trailer have intrigued me enough to order The Dead Travel Fast. Thanks for the post, and I plan to add this site to my Google Reader.
Congratulations on the book
Congratulations on the book release! It seems like I've been waiting a long time to read this.I'm 2/3rds of the way through the book and look forward to finishing it today - and then recommending it to my patrons (I'm a reference librarian). Thank you for another great adventure!
I loved The Dead Travel Fast
I loved The Dead Travel Fast (I am writing a review for Night Owl Romance ;) ). It was so wonderfully gothic, the suspense was palpable. I was so tense, not knowing who to trust. It was wonderful to see the Carpathian area. I hope lots of people discover this fabulous book.
I really enjoyed this book
I really enjoyed this book trailer, your book seems great. Love the Victorian era and possibly vampires... what's not to like. Congrats on your release! lotsofgingers at hellokitty dot com
Congrats on your release
Congrats on your release !!!This book has been on my TBB list for a while, I'm glad it's finaly out.Great video too ;-)
congrats on teh new book
congrats on teh new book greta coverhave u been watching masterpeice theather with all the jane austen apatationi am gettinginto itkh
That quote is quite a hook.
That quote is quite a hook.
Congratulations on your new
Congratulations on your new release. Good for you on the trailer and taking you writing a different direction. I read a lot of different genres, so I will look forward to reading this new book.
Congrats on the release of
Congrats on the release of The Dead Travel Fast!!!! way to go and good for you; I like the way you put it and congrats on stepping out of your comfort zone - actually poll vaulting as you put it. A big congrats for this step for you.I wish I could be that way at times in my life and just may be you have given me some incentive to do so; thanks.yourstrulee(at)sasktel(dot)net