Hello Readers,
Today, I wanted to tell you about my YouTube channel and how I’m preparing to get it up and running. I’ve had it since around 2007, I believe. Historically, I’ve mostly used it to watch videos and like and subscribe to other channels.
I have a few old, old videos up there… from Kenya. They were just dropped there as a placeholder, really. But I’ve been thinking about starting a channel for many many years.
We have some upcoming vacations, and I thought I’d give it the ole college try. I’m always blogging about my vacations… and I’ve always dreamed of vlogging about them too. My other passion, of course, is writing. I thought I would combine the two on a YouTube channel. I don’t yet know what this will look like. For now, I’m mostly playing around with a video editor… preparing to start.
Here’s my first real attempt. I didn’t want the added pressure of filming new footage, so I took some old footage and tried my hand at editing in some standard YouTube elements. Trust me, this is basic and unprofessional… but all the tutorial videos I’ve been watching tell you to start somewhere. And they also promise you’ll get better after you start. I’ll have to take them at their word.
The next step for me will be actually filming footage. Ugh. One day I’ll give it a go.
Here’s the Unboxing of my 2020 novel THE CAMINO CLUB… the arrival of my author copies.
Think about subscribing and liking. I hope to start soon and if I do I certainly hope I figure out my way around the editing software prior to our arrival on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in September!
KEVIN CRAIG 