tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post112898753562632670..comments2023-09-23T04:56:51.617-07:00Comments on Forensics & Faith: Follow-up Questions/Branding~ Brandilyn Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04771812607327238979noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1129093684951614972005-10-11T22:08:00.000-07:002005-10-11T22:08:00.000-07:00Thanks for answering my question, Brandilyn. What ...Thanks for answering my question, Brandilyn. What you've said makes a lot of sense, even though it's hard to pinpoint the most compelling start to a story.Camy Tanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577747925320907186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1129075650020616512005-10-11T17:07:00.000-07:002005-10-11T17:07:00.000-07:00Gina H; It seems that some authors make their own ...Gina H; It seems that some authors make their own catigory of a genre. Michael Crichton is a favorite of mine, all his books are thrillers, but some are more far-out futuristic and others are set in a current industry. His readers can't expect sci-fi or standard setting, but they know he writes thrillers with realistic technical details and an engaging voice. Or maybe Crichton is a bad example, he could write "How to Toilet Train Your Cat" and people would buy it.Grady Hougerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949228146723822079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1129067093811209342005-10-11T14:44:00.000-07:002005-10-11T14:44:00.000-07:00Thanks Brandilyn, that was a plethora of great inf...Thanks Brandilyn, that was a plethora of great info. I've got another question in regards to branding.<BR/><BR/>If I write supernatural thrillers but then want to write a straight say, medical thriller. Is that jumping genres since they're along the same lines of taste? It just seems saying only supernatural thrillers might really limit. How many maniacal demons are there? (Don't answer that). Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151988844185350316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1129049812363996612005-10-11T09:56:00.000-07:002005-10-11T09:56:00.000-07:00I didn't get to say thanks yesterday for answering...I didn't get to say thanks yesterday for answering my question over the weekend. I think I'm going to write it both ways and then see which works the best. Of course, I want to punch up my prologue too.<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much!Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18363518142334125056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1129042859551172662005-10-11T08:00:00.000-07:002005-10-11T08:00:00.000-07:00One of the things I've learned since signing my co...One of the things I've learned since signing my contracts is that my work is now focused on more than "just writing." My publisher (Barbour) has a readership, and I need to figure out how to stimulate that readership to --recognize my name, and --want to buy the books (in my case, anthologies). I know there are readers who aren't into novellas, and that's okay. I picture my reader as the lady on her lunch hour who has time enough for a fast read, or a harried SAHM who wants to read while doing the laundry. I'm fortunate in that my publisher knows what works in reaching their readers--they know what their readers like to read. One of the benefits I have is a group of readers who follow the publisher's releases. How do you think of your readers as far as your brand goes?<BR/><BR/>My focus right now has had to become narrower--my reader base more defined but hopefully larger than my circle of friends. I'd love to "break out" into a larger market eventually, but until that time, I'd like to learn what I can do to tap into the market I've got right now.<BR/>~~Lynette, who is far from branded at the moment.Lynette Sowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744849531318234556noreply@blogger.com