tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post6052513786711293870..comments2024-03-27T13:16:32.943-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: AUTHOR BRANDING - WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN? by Meg MimsWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-8228746284392756012016-02-23T21:32:37.347-06:002016-02-23T21:32:37.347-06:00You're welcome!You're welcome!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-40255418540377133992016-02-23T21:32:22.591-06:002016-02-23T21:32:22.591-06:00It's tricky, for sure. Best wishes!It's tricky, for sure. Best wishes!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-40038163858020757012016-01-25T12:41:22.797-06:002016-01-25T12:41:22.797-06:00'Branding' is tne one item that can be tri...'Branding' is tne one item that can be tricky, as you pointed out. When writing more than one type of book. Some very helpful ideas Meg. Thank you. Doris McCraw/Angela Raines-authorRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-20907965129809307032016-01-25T07:03:55.618-06:002016-01-25T07:03:55.618-06:00This was a very helpful article, Meg. I have been ...This was a very helpful article, Meg. I have been trying to figure out how to include my different genres into my website.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-29398538332560037002016-01-23T17:13:27.889-06:002016-01-23T17:13:27.889-06:00But yes, Charlie, marketing is NOT fun - it's ...But yes, Charlie, marketing is NOT fun - it's a necessary evil. However, the BEST ad is your next book - shows you can be consistent in offering great fiction. Some authors do little or no promotion, and yet do just fine. Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-87731360556342392012016-01-23T17:11:04.869-06:002016-01-23T17:11:04.869-06:00Hey! lots more people drink tea than coffee. "...Hey! lots more people drink tea than coffee. "British geographer David Grigg wrote, worldwide “three cups of tea are drunk for every one of coffee.” Here's proof: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/12/20/chart-of-the-week-coffee-and-tea-around-the-world/ Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-41583879439030870032016-01-23T17:07:07.564-06:002016-01-23T17:07:07.564-06:00You're welcome!You're welcome! Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-8886372310189700732016-01-23T17:06:41.214-06:002016-01-23T17:06:41.214-06:00Thanks, HiDee!Thanks, HiDee!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-40674500197360606782016-01-23T17:06:26.152-06:002016-01-23T17:06:26.152-06:00Well, it's a tough question - depends on your ...Well, it's a tough question - depends on your budget, I guess. One-stop would definitely help if you have less money.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-27944001427597898122016-01-22T21:39:36.697-06:002016-01-22T21:39:36.697-06:00Meg,
The concept you present are complicated.
...Meg,<br /><br />The concept you present are complicated. <br /><br />Promoting books is hard enough. I think most of us write different types of stories and books. I STILL hate the concept of genres and say: "A well written story, regardless of genre, is still a well written story."<br /><br />But...reality makes one face the majority. As a kid, I read ALL the Westerns, ALL the Sci-Fi, and nearly the rest of the books in the town and school libraries---one by one. Some were exceptional and some not so much. I thought it a personal sin to give up on a book no matter how bad it was. Beginning to end was my motto.<br /><br />Following your various themes, I am also trying lots of marketing techniques, multiple web sites, and various genres. Already have some nostalgic pieces and maybe later some Sci-fi published---along with Westerns. <br /><br />All of us struggle with marketing and it is NOT fun. <br /><br />AND, I absolutely abhor tea. But...thank goodness…the world truly revolves around COFFEE!~<br /><br />Thanks for the article.<br />Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-2656528417186830282016-01-22T20:57:42.455-06:002016-01-22T20:57:42.455-06:00Thanks for the tips on handling multiple identitie...Thanks for the tips on handling multiple identities, Meg. :DVonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-24277548459204767172016-01-22T20:54:26.981-06:002016-01-22T20:54:26.981-06:00Love your website, Meg. Thanks for the tips!Love your website, Meg. Thanks for the tips!HiDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396690868746368030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-43190558908597834192016-01-22T14:11:35.875-06:002016-01-22T14:11:35.875-06:00Great ideas as always Meg! I've been thinking ...Great ideas as always Meg! I've been thinking along those lines lately, as I don't always write historical fiction myself. Wondering whether to go the separate-websites approach or the one-stop-shopping...J.E.S. Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040717916141732624noreply@blogger.com