Quick update: trying to do the whole 'author branding' thing and failing miserably at it. Apparently there is a reason I never went into marketing. Argh. Have something I halfway like but not sure its bang on what I want. Which is frustrating because I want to put it on my website before I go live with it and it's holding me up.
I spent most of yesterday when I wasn't working outlining my contemporary novel. Still haven't come up with a title but the outline is almost done. I did two storylines - Lucy's and Dash's. Then I'm going to merge them to bring the story together. Meet Dash - You'll note he bear's a striking resemblance to Cole Hauser. Hmm... now how did that happen? The truth comes out - I only write so I have an excuse to think about my current crush ad nauseum.
I have to write a synopsis and first chapter for the book before September 10th to give to our visiting editor. Guess I better come up with a title before then. Contemporary #2 probably won't cut it.
Branding, titles and synopsis...my favorites. Insert eye roll here.
6 comments:
Strangely, I also write so I can obsessively think of a cutie. It's probably rampant in the industry.
I'm struggling with the whole branding thing myself. I'm writing an inspirational, but the next one I'm working on is just a romantic suspense with no inspirational elements. What's a girl to do?
I hear you on the whole branding thing. I've been thinking about it too, and still can't quite come up with something that really works for me that I can realistically put together without spending a fortune on a designed site/graphics etc.
And now I have a contemp story niggling at me. Very annoying. I just really do NOT need this right now while I have one ms in progress, another on final, final edits and a list of future story ideas (all historical) just waiting for their turn. *sigh*
Good luck with that synopsis :-) As for titles, groan. It always takes me forever to come up with one I like.
It's so fun coming up with a new story! Cole Hauser's a cutie.
I'm glad I don't have to think about branding yet. What a nightmare.
"I only write so I have an excuse to think about my current crush ad nauseum"
Thank goodness--I thought it was just me, lol!
Branding is tough, especially if (like me) you like to redecorate on a regular basis.
Cole Hauser- yummy! I'm really glad though that I'm not the only one who thinks about a hot actor playing the part of my heroes.
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