Reels

Trial Reels: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What We Learned

🧪Trial Reels Lab🧪 PART FIVE: reviewing results and next steps

May 22 • Nicola Washington

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Setting up your Trial Reels experiment - what works?

🧪Trial Reels Lab🧪 PART FOUR: setting up your Instagram Trial Reels

May 7 • Nicola Washington

Hooks for Trial Reels - what works?

🧪Trial Reels Lab🧪 PART THREE: preparing text hooks for Instagram Trial Reels

Apr 29 • Nicola Washington

Video for Trial Reels - what works?

🧪Trial Reels Lab🧪 PART TWO: preparing video clips for Instagram Trial Reels

Apr 22 • Nicola Washington

An Introduction to Instagram Trial Reels for Writers and Authors

🧪Trial Reels Lab🧪 PART ONE: what are they, who should use them, and when?

Apr 16 • Nicola Washington

The Reels format authors hate (that unfortunately is really great for connecting with readers): talk-to-camera video

tutorial 4 of the Reel-y Simple Reels series; Instagram Reels for beginners; tutorials for talking to camera, using green-screen, and simple audio…

May 8, 2025 • Nicola Washington

How to make (at least) three Reels from one two minute video

tutorial 3 of the Reel-y Simple Reels series; Instagram Reels for beginners

Apr 17, 2025

Three simple bookish Reels formats for you to try

tutorial 2 of the Reel-y Simple Reels series; Instagram Reels for beginners

Apr 3, 2025 • Nicola Washington

Getting started with Instagram Reels

The Reel-y Simple Reels Series Part One; includes a video tour of Instagram's Reels editing suite

Mar 26, 2025 • Nicola Washington

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