by NANCY JILL THAMES |
PACIFIC BEACH |
Now, before you decide what your brand will be it's a good idea to Google your ideas and see if the idea's been used before. Here's a good post on the subject you may want to read called The ABC's of Personal Branding. Above all understand that by branding yourself you will at last understand who you are and what you're trying to accomplish. As a Christian, I realize that's my brand too - one that I'm very grateful for and the reason for my writing. Being cooped up in a house all day doesn't afford many opportunities to share God's love. But people who read my books will get a glimpse of what being a Christian might be like...and who knows? Perhaps they'll even open their hearts to our loving Savior. Have you come up with a brand of your own?
Thought I'd share a delicious summer recipe from Relish Magazine in the Cozy Kitchen.
Come on in and take a peek!
Sweet
shrimp cooked on the grill perfectly complement a tomato salad with citrus
vinaigrette.
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Nancy Jill is busy working on book 6 Waiting for Santa, a murder mystery taking place on Christmas Eve near Jillian Bradley’s home in Clover Hills.
She has won awards for her blogs, a pie contest for her Chip Chocolate Cream Pie, and has been on the Author Watch Bestseller List numerous times.
To check out her books, Murder in Half Moon Bay, The Ghost Orchid Murder, From the Clutches of Evil, The Mark of Eden, and Pacific Beach, please visit:
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Yummy post and recipe:)
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda. I bet some of your "sweet tea" would go perfectly with the shrimp! Cute brand "Sweet Tea Fiction."
Delete~Nancy Jill
Great post Nancy. Branding or having a platform are words I've heard alot about lately. Timely post!
ReplyDeleteDebbie Malone
"Death in Dahlonega"
Hey Debbie,
DeleteWe're all branded - it's just important that we choose one for ourselves so we get promoted in the way we want. Easy to say - hard to do!
~Nancy Jill
Indeed! And I'm loving your brand! It makes me want to pop over around 4 o'clock for a cuppa. : )
ReplyDeleteYou have a standing invitation, Traci! I'm glad you like my brand. Thanks!
DeleteCheers!
~Nancy Jill
Great Post Nancy Jill. Really interesting and I've been hearing a lot about this too, and I admit I'm still trying to figure it out. Especially since the cool ones like Queen of Afternoon Tea are taken.
ReplyDeleteMy personal blog is Coloring Without Crayons, which came out of my hobby of embroidering but also describes my tendency not doing anything the usual way. My mother says I do everything backwards and she's right. But I also find myself using the term "Reboot Style" a lot lately to describe my writing. Which just means fun and not so scary.
Hi C.L., Yeah, you have a very unique writing style - you create the narrative as you dialogue. Wish I could. As for doing things backwards, we authors are indeed a little different from most people I think. And better to reboot than to simply shut down!
Delete~Nancy Jill
You know Nancy Jill I wish I could do better descriptive writing probably why I have trouble writing novels.
DeleteBy the way I did figure out my brand, I actually use it on my facebook page.
C.L Ragsdale Author of Humorous Christian Mysteries
Just When You've Got It All Figured Out, God Goes And Pulls A Fast One On You
Fits me to a Tea (Pun intended Your Majesty)