tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post469214178335125599..comments2023-12-09T00:33:24.572-08:00Comments on Novel Matters: Adrift in the Branding SeaBonnie Grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-86488859677208171392009-03-30T16:15:00.000-07:002009-03-30T16:15:00.000-07:00Blueeyedchic, wow, I appreciate your comments very...Blueeyedchic, wow, I appreciate your comments very much. I agree that a tag or brand won't influence me one way or another. I depend far more on the recommendations a book or movie gets from people I know. These days I'm telling everyone who'll listen that Blue Hole Back Home is a MUST READ! Thrilled to announce it was nominated for a Christy for debut novel. Trust me, the author is a pro!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-63841568814853315752009-03-30T00:39:00.000-07:002009-03-30T00:39:00.000-07:00Hi Sharon,I think your tag/brand works for what/ho...Hi Sharon,<BR/>I think your tag/brand works for what/how you write. I know for me I do not pay any attention to those things when opening the book or watching a movie. I go by what others that have read/seen it before me say. But mostly, because I love to read, I go by how an author writes. If he/she writes well, I will read again and again. Matters not how they "promote" themselves or how others promote them. Your work speaks for itself. Once someone picks up any of your books and reads them, they will fall in love with your ablity to tell the story and will be passing it along to others to read. Keep it up and I cannot wait to read what comes next!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10351737188213205249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-17687720763541761362009-03-19T14:29:00.000-07:002009-03-19T14:29:00.000-07:00Welcome, JW Isley. Glad you stopped by.Welcome, JW Isley. Glad you stopped by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-30885704742225733842009-03-19T14:07:00.000-07:002009-03-19T14:07:00.000-07:00Firt time visitor and enjoyed reading the comments...Firt time visitor and enjoyed reading the comments. I like the brand you picked.<BR/>JWIsley AT aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-73049742274310320472009-03-19T09:24:00.000-07:002009-03-19T09:24:00.000-07:00Susan, applying Latayne's instructions helped me a...Susan, applying Latayne's instructions helped me as well. It's when and how I created my branding statement, making myself focus on exactly what I write. Oddly enough, it's been a theme in 20 years of writing, and I didn't realize it until I began writing this post.<BR/><BR/>Cynthia, I don't know, does mine sing? I'm still thinking about it, and we'll keep working on yours.<BR/><BR/>I'm still hoping for more definitive help with differentiating between brands and taglines. Still wondering if I got it right or if I'm splitting hairs.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate all the comments. Love the community we're becoming. But I'm missing Steve's word verifications.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-90576789211928628012009-03-19T08:48:00.000-07:002009-03-19T08:48:00.000-07:00Sharon, the title "Adrift in the Branding Sea" gav...Sharon, the title "Adrift in the Branding Sea" gave me a good chuckle. 'Watching' you apply Latayne's instructions helped me understand the process even more fully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-90340927132314177702009-03-19T08:22:00.000-07:002009-03-19T08:22:00.000-07:00Thanks Latayne. I was going to ask the same questi...Thanks Latayne. I was going to ask the same question as Janet did. I'm working on several book ideas, that don't all have a common theme so this may take me awhile to figre out. :0)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-65406652398411006832009-03-19T07:57:00.000-07:002009-03-19T07:57:00.000-07:00Sharon, I know I'm not alone in gratitude for your...Sharon, I know I'm not alone in gratitude for your "let's walk through the process" example. I need coffee and an hour in the Sonoma sun with your counsel and my brand and tag will sing like yours! (Did I say "walk"? Mine's more like jumping hurdles. Not a pretty sight but good exercise!)Cynthia Ruchtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248421834478069263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-51594026803882050862009-03-18T19:59:00.000-07:002009-03-18T19:59:00.000-07:00Latayne, I like your positive twist on this. This...Latayne, I like your positive twist on this. This will be a difficult exercise for me. Focusing has never been my strongest point.<BR/><BR/>Right now I'm querying a fantasy, and if it gets a good reception, that will help determine direction. If not, I have a lot of soul-searching to do.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-59392002508179764372009-03-18T19:47:00.000-07:002009-03-18T19:47:00.000-07:00Sharon, I like your branding statement. Descripti...Sharon, I like your branding statement. Descriptive, but memorable.<BR/><BR/>Janet, you asked if one novel exempted you. It's kind of like, "only brush the teeth you want to keep." Only think of branding and branding statements for the writing career you want to advance!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, the exercise of branding was uncomfortable for me, but very helpful in forcing me to focus on what it is that I want to do best, and to be known for. Nobody told me 30 years ago that I should think about focusing my writing toward a particular point. I just wrote whatever was of interest to me (and, without being prideful, I think I followed the Spirit's leading in those books.)<BR/><BR/>So rejoice! At this point in your career, with one book, you have a luxury some of the rest of us don't have -- you don't have to try to corral all kinds of published topics to describe your ministry of writing. You can actually use the exercise to purpose in your heart, and focus your writing, toward what you want to be known for!<BR/><BR/>Latayne C Scott<BR/>www.latayne.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-18463674049971875072009-03-18T19:37:00.000-07:002009-03-18T19:37:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Patti Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614597358659524845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-50485180705370133422009-03-18T11:19:00.000-07:002009-03-18T11:19:00.000-07:00"Pushing past the pain" perhaps?Seriously, this st..."Pushing past the pain" perhaps?<BR/><BR/>Seriously, this stuff gives me hives. I've only written one complete novel so far. Does this exempt me from trying to figure this out?Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-53649368568523610542009-03-18T10:24:00.000-07:002009-03-18T10:24:00.000-07:00Sharon, it sounds good to me. I especially like th...Sharon, it sounds good to me. I especially like the first sentence.Kathleen Popahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682046279211463305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-38876014790964972732009-03-18T09:20:00.000-07:002009-03-18T09:20:00.000-07:00Debbie, I've been wrestling with this since th...Debbie, I've been wrestling with this since the B&S retreat. I needed Latayne's instruction of a branding statement to write one of my own, which led to the encapsulated Heart-of-the-Matter Fiction. Now let's see what others have to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-19886156166663752782009-03-18T07:29:00.000-07:002009-03-18T07:29:00.000-07:00Sharon, I think that's a perfect tag/brand for you...Sharon, I think that's a perfect tag/brand for your fiction. It explains what you write but doesn't box you in. It's brief and to the point. You made it look so easy!Debbie Fuller Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174333267329587740noreply@blogger.com