tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post3704353219463961989..comments2023-12-31T09:17:15.628-05:00Comments on A Life in Pages: CreativityAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15745389922246602752noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-87647717398502216432010-11-26T07:58:05.680-05:002010-11-26T07:58:05.680-05:00Playing catch-up again and am delighting, as alway...Playing catch-up again and am delighting, as always, in your recent posts. Regarding "branding", couldn't your line, "Expect the Unexpected" be your brand? I tell people all the time that you are my favorite author. Then I have a hard time explaining what you write. I may describe a few books that I particularly enjoyed (since I've loved them all, I have to get picky!) and then I say, "Expect the Unexpected!" It's intriguing enough to get them to try you out; and they usually succumb, as I have! Also loved reading the Chess pie recipe and the lore connected thereto. Happy Day After! ClydeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-22008846380454130392010-11-23T23:20:23.803-05:002010-11-23T23:20:23.803-05:00Amen, Angie. That branding thing frustrates me no...Amen, Angie. That branding thing frustrates me no end, though I can see the publishers' concerns. But I'll tell you this--I'm very glad you were ahead of that barrier! <br /><br />Kay, you're right. We just have to keep doing what God leads us to do, and learning from the pros (like Angie), getting better at our story-telling. I figure when a publisher selects one of my novels--I'll write in that genre until they have confidence I've gathered a "tribe" that will follow me into a new genre. (We could always use a different name for a different genre. You could be Kay D. Night for suspense or thrillers!)<br /><br />Blessed Thanksgiving,<br />Mary KayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-83019895887609621832010-11-23T19:54:56.901-05:002010-11-23T19:54:56.901-05:00I think that's one of the fears I'm dealin...I think that's one of the fears I'm dealing with. Fears of being stuck in a box. I love variety. In everything. And I can't write the same thing over and over or even the same genre, I don't think.<br />But I guess I need to just do the work and trust God with all that.<br />Still... this whole branding thing has me apprehensive. "Your readers won't know what to expect." Isn't that a GOOD thing?Kay Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915323487092648396noreply@blogger.com