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Earlier this month, I announced that I would be recording a Divergent movie commentary track with Margot Wood, writer and publishing professional formerly of Epic Reads (you might remember her from Tea Time). She and I have known each other since Insurgent came out, so almost ten years, and we have had a LOT of fun together throughout the years. Margot also visited the Insurgent movie set and attended the Chicago Divergent movie premiere, so together we have a bunch of behind-the-scenes knowledge that we discussed on the commentary track, as well as voicing our special appreciation for the set design and LIGHTING! (That almost sounds like a joke, but guys, the lighting in that movie is GOOD.)
So how is this supposed to work? Well, here’s the idea:
Open the commentary track (you can find it here) and cue up the Divergent movie wherever you want to watch it.
Start playing the commentary track—there are a couple minutes of intro before we start the movie. Listen for the CHIME, which will signal that it’s time for you to press play. It will be very obvious. (The movie begins playing just before the Lionsgate logo appears, in case your version of it is slightly different from mine.)
Watch the movie with us!
You can also listen to the track separately, if you feel like you remember the movie really well—Margot and I had plenty to talk about, so there isn’t too much silence!
If you want to talk about this experience on social media, may I recommend that you tag me on IG at @vrothbooks (and Margot at @margotmwood), and/or use the hashtag #DivergentCommentary.
If you end up with questions (such as: just how tall ARE all the actors, Veronica, Captain of the Celebrity Heights Committee?), you can submit them at THIS FORM. (It will ask you for your contact info, but that’s just for accountability reasons—I won’t share your email address with anyone.)
Actually, you can submit any of your questions about any of my books and/or writing at that form—I’m going to keep it open from here on out so that I can answer your questions more regularly in THIS VERY NEWSLETTER. So keep your eyes peeled for that.
I hope you enjoy the movie commentary track as much as we enjoyed recording it!
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