tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post112856925465558671..comments2023-09-23T04:56:51.617-07:00Comments on Forensics & Faith: Marketing & Branding~ Brandilyn Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04771812607327238979noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1128643620996384862005-10-06T17:07:00.000-07:002005-10-06T17:07:00.000-07:00Like most children of the 60's (and probably most ...Like most children of the 60's (and probably most other eras) there's a part of me that says "I don't want to be branded, I just want to go where the mood takes me". Then I realize that branding is actually a positive thing, not a negative, and I won't necessarily find my niche for a few books. That makes it easier. I do want to write in at least 2 different genres, suspense and children's (preteen), so there probably won't be much a problem since they are obviously 2 vastly different audiences. Now back to reality and the study of multicurrency financial applications. Ugh.<BR/>God Bless,Karen Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02478946211692976227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1128640286514898102005-10-06T16:11:00.000-07:002005-10-06T16:11:00.000-07:00No questions...thank goodness, eh? Just can't wait...No questions...thank goodness, eh? Just can't wait to see what you'll say next on this subject. I tried to jump the gun, but couldn't come up with anything I liked that sounded right....so I'm still thinking, now I find out that it's okay. Imagine that. :0)<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday to you....happy birthday to you...! Okay you can uncover your ears now. Hope it was great.Pammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01883119904346766083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1128636511286773352005-10-06T15:08:00.000-07:002005-10-06T15:08:00.000-07:00What about Bill Myers who writes juvenile and adul...What about Bill Myers who writes juvenile and adult? What’s his brand? I have a juvenile adventure series and an adult suspense, but I’m not thinking about branding now. When I sell, I’ll worry about that. But what about those writers’s who are successful in jumping between different genres like Rene Gutteridge? Can we have more jumpers out there?<BR/><BR/>On a different subject, is there an unwritten rule as to when you should introduce your main character? Brandilyn edited the beginning of my chapter two a few post ago where we meet my main character Michael for the first time. Michael is mentioned in the prologue and chapter one, but now I’m thinking of adding a scene introducing Michael earlier. What do you think?Gina Conroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647753231391009981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1128619085963728892005-10-06T10:18:00.000-07:002005-10-06T10:18:00.000-07:00"I hardly consider myself an expert in this proces..."I hardly consider myself an expert in this process, but I can at least tell you what I’ve learned over the last few years."<BR/><BR/>And that's exactly what we--well, at least, I--want, Brandilyn. You give us an "insider's" experience which sheds light on our own journey. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>BTW, I think I came up with my "brand" this morning before I read your post. But I'll keep it quiet for now, let it simmer a little. Like Stuart, I don't see myself leaving fantasy any time soon.Rebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1128618985565097112005-10-06T10:16:00.000-07:002005-10-06T10:16:00.000-07:00Camy, what is your tagline? Thanks.Camy, what is your tagline? Thanks.mrsdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407858060429992088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1128611485994803942005-10-06T08:11:00.000-07:002005-10-06T08:11:00.000-07:00I hadn't even thought of tag or sig lines being ma...I hadn't even thought of tag or sig lines being marketing. I don't have any. Now I'll have to not make one up, my writing is way too larval to set up something perminant.<BR/><BR/>Giving away freebes is the marketing angle I think about most. If it wheren't for professional authors giving out free ebooks of their older work, I wouldn't have started writing.Grady Hougerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949228146723822079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1128603892497787172005-10-06T06:04:00.000-07:002005-10-06T06:04:00.000-07:00Camy, I love your tag-line. Yours is the only busi...Camy, I love your tag-line. Yours is the only business card that stuck in my mind, but I see Brandilyn's point.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for answering my question about the ghoul's pointed ear, I'm a clip that baby right off. (I can see how you'd think it was a dog).<BR/><BR/>Another question: My first novel is women's fiction with a touch of supernatural suspense, the second is a thriller (peretti meets chick-lit) and I figured my brand ought to be supernatural suspense. <BR/>BUT: I've got the craziest lady in my head trying to tell me her story which is NOT a thriller, just a quirky women's fiction, maybe even literary.<BR/><BR/>I know they tell you to be a brand, what to do? Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151988844185350316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1128590951498428292005-10-06T02:29:00.000-07:002005-10-06T02:29:00.000-07:00Aw, does that mean I shouldn't use my tagline? I k...Aw, does that mean I shouldn't use my tagline? I kinda like it. I think it describes my personality more than my writing.Camy Tanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577747925320907186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1128577612206737642005-10-05T22:46:00.000-07:002005-10-05T22:46:00.000-07:00Ah yes, nothing like getting something seared into...Ah yes, nothing like getting something seared into your flesh with a red hot iron only to discover it was a bar-Q when you really needed the cross-Z. :D<BR/><BR/>I don't ever imagine myself jumping genres any farther than from sci-fi to fantasy and back, and blurring the line as I go. :) <BR/><BR/>But I also have never had much of a desire to brand myself. I prefer branding my worlds instead, charred dirt smells better than charred flesh. ;) (and because someday I hope to prove to you that YOU can write a sci-fi suspense filled with crazy aliens and get you to come over to play in my world) *snicker* <BR/><BR/>Dream big or go home asleep.<BR/><BR/>Look forward to hearing more of your thoughts on branding and how you went about discovering your tagline(s).<BR/><BR/>Gotta go now, my crazy is calling. :)Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319201996699675786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1128571404596385882005-10-05T21:03:00.000-07:002005-10-05T21:03:00.000-07:00Thanks for tackling branding. Because I'm an attor...Thanks for tackling branding. Because I'm an attorney, several people in the business that I respect are encouraging me to write legal thrillers, because they will be easy to brand. So my first book has a TV reporter as the main character. <BR/><BR/>I know I could write legal thrillers, but not yet. I haven't found what I'm calling my voice for those yet. I have ideas binging around in my head and I'm turning a secondary character in this book into an attorney just in case she tells me what her story will be. But I've decided for now I can't force myself to be a "john grisham-esque" writer when I don't know how I would be different and distinctive.<BR/><BR/>My random thoughts on branding. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com