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[alanajoli]

No, it doesn't make sense. It's a string of random numbers that, if my RSS feed works correctly, will mean I have a blog live on Tokyopop. I've got an e-mail in to the folks at Amazon Connect to see if I can get my blog imported there as well. My words, goofy and serious, will be everywhere! (This terrifies me a little bit, but I remind myself that "I Am the Brand" and therefore any place people see me means that I have a better chance for people to read my books.)

Out of curiosity, to the other writers who pop by and read this: how do you feel about the "I Am the Brand" philosophy. Is that true in your market? Do you cultivate the brand concept, or reject it?

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[eyezofwolf.livejournal.com]

Putting the story up there helps in some respects, but to be honest, I am not sure how well it is working. It is hard to gauge. The biggest problem I run into is that since it is a continuing story, it is hard for people to jump in in the middle. So I think I need to rework that... I have heard about people who come by to check it out and get turned off with all of the back stuff to read.

It is nice to have something out there where I can tell people "Hey, read this. If you like it, buy my book." I say that a lot at conventions and do get a bunch of people emailing me afterwards. I also know that I have a decent following because of the story. It gives people something to come back to.

As for my presentation at Cons, thanks for the compliments. The secrets I was told by another author were:

1) Don't sit behind the table
2) Don't sell your book
3) (added by me) Ask people about their stories and be interested.

3 is a big one. I have a habit of talking to less people in volume, but talking for longer periods of time. I like hearing people's stories and finding things to talk about. Of course, the flip side is I think that the ratio of sales to people talked to is higher, but I have no clue. It's just a guess.