tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327899218114754732.post1895761884920784487..comments2023-08-23T00:18:21.336+01:00Comments on Novelistas Ink.: U is for...Unique Selling Point by Annie BurrowsValerie-Anne Bagliettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723076388057535678noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327899218114754732.post-3352813692512287482016-01-12T10:08:58.074+00:002016-01-12T10:08:58.074+00:00Glad to have given you something to think about An...Glad to have given you something to think about Anne! xannie burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587453738348984621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327899218114754732.post-6134637407530155972016-01-11T15:44:32.783+00:002016-01-11T15:44:32.783+00:00Hi Annie, I'm with a small e-house, MuseItUp, ...Hi Annie, I'm with a small e-house, MuseItUp, and there's a limit to how much they can help with marketing. One thing has been the books' covers which are all by the same cover artist in similar colours and feature the head of the heroine. I think this helps to say the books are about the women, although there is a man shadowed in to hint at romantic troubles. It's so hard. I enjoyed your post and will now think about what links my books rather than what separated them. Anne Stenhouseanne stenhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737658937717248241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327899218114754732.post-4299391284169818342016-01-07T12:12:08.383+00:002016-01-07T12:12:08.383+00:00It took me several books to find out that it was t...It took me several books to find out that it was the more light-hearted aspects to my writing that attracted readers the most. Once it was pointed out to me, it made sense, but I'm not sure if I would have worked it out for myself. <br />Hope you find your own USP soon, Amalie - it certainly will make marketing yourself much easier.Annie Burrowshttp://www.annie-burrows.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327899218114754732.post-44691917515905290092016-01-07T12:07:52.418+00:002016-01-07T12:07:52.418+00:00Glad you found my blog of help, Wendy.Glad you found my blog of help, Wendy.Annie Burrowshttp://www.annie-burrows.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327899218114754732.post-89472518221740906122016-01-07T12:06:22.635+00:002016-01-07T12:06:22.635+00:00sorry for typo - that should read NOT marketing ex...sorry for typo - that should read NOT marketing experts!Annie Burrowshttp://www.annie-burrows.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327899218114754732.post-33233516958218616892016-01-07T12:05:31.647+00:002016-01-07T12:05:31.647+00:00I know - we're writers, now marketing experts,...I know - we're writers, now marketing experts, right? The prospect of having to give myself a "brand image" gave me the chills, too, until I realized it's just a question of finding out what it is about my books that sets me apart from anyone else's. ANd then letting readers know that this is what they can expect when they pick up one of my books.<br />Glad my blog has helped<br />xAnnie Burrowshttp://www.annie-burrows.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327899218114754732.post-32304552103347646992016-01-07T12:01:43.387+00:002016-01-07T12:01:43.387+00:00you're welcome Amelia! xyou're welcome Amelia! xAnnie Burrowshttp://www.annie-burrows.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327899218114754732.post-42644308107294056082016-01-06T14:40:47.568+00:002016-01-06T14:40:47.568+00:00Excellent post! I'm still trying to find mysel...Excellent post! I'm still trying to find myself as a writer, I suppose. Maybe I should make that my new year's resolution, eh? Then perhaps the marketing would be easier. Thanks so much for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844673914216514226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327899218114754732.post-2421692988726292552016-01-04T09:43:26.642+00:002016-01-04T09:43:26.642+00:00I write contemporary mysteries with a female prota...I write contemporary mysteries with a female protagonist - genealogist, Esme Quentin, and so the solution always has an historical connection. Although my novels might be categorised as 'crime fiction' I'm wary of that label, believing people might assume the content is violent and/or gory. It's not but neither is it really 'cosy' crime either (I aim for tension and intrigue) and it's been difficult to come up with a sub-category which falls in between the two! Family historians enjoy my books for obvious reasons but using 'family history' or 'genealogy' in any USP can put off those who aren't into family history, even though I know from my feedback that non-family historians love them just as much. <br />So I shall take a tip from you, Annie, and read through my reviews to see if there's a comment there which transcends the two types of readers and use it! <br />A very interesting post and very inspiring for 2016! Thank you. :-)Wendy Percivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902813313352050696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327899218114754732.post-60618726366167528512016-01-02T14:03:03.141+00:002016-01-02T14:03:03.141+00:00I found this post enlightening. I've struggled...I found this post enlightening. I've struggled with the notion of "brand," but you've explained it in a way I find more helpful than just about anything I've read.<br /><br />I recently drafted my first historical fiction novel, when I typically write contemporary women's fiction. Yet the thread that runs through all of my stories is, my heroines are tough women, sometimes too much so...women who, due to circumstances, have had to shove aside their vulnerability to survive in the world, and who manage to find that vulnerability in the end to create more balance. I try to make the stories very different so I'm not rewriting the same book over and over, but this is what fascinates me...and I hope to find readers who are fascinated by these women as well.Nadine_Feldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05742177071130596367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327899218114754732.post-12063667749523394502016-01-01T15:28:51.202+00:002016-01-01T15:28:51.202+00:00Very insightful, Annie. I had the same idea -- I d...Very insightful, Annie. I had the same idea -- I didn't want to have to market myself, Harlequin's name alone would do that for me (so I thought). It hasn't worked out that way. So now I need to find my own "sparkle." Thanks for the advice!Amelia Autinhttp://www.ameliaautin.comnoreply@blogger.com