tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post8374831328725101491..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: To Market, to market, to sell a fat bookMaureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-9205358773229112342009-04-24T06:52:00.000-04:002009-04-24T06:52:00.000-04:00I really like Kimber's point - that you can't help...I really like Kimber's point - that you can't help but write to market -- makes sense to me!Molly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-20174251237498353192009-04-22T19:24:00.000-04:002009-04-22T19:24:00.000-04:00Great post. You do have to write the shiniest idea...Great post. You do have to write the shiniest idea. I think the needlepoint cat one rocks it out!Kwanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428954660974395117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-67383028047084992822009-04-22T17:10:00.000-04:002009-04-22T17:10:00.000-04:00Talk about "market" writing. I needed to come up w...Talk about "market" writing. I needed to come up with a new idea for my Romantic Suspense proposal.<br /><br />I had an idea of what I wanted to do but not much detail so I pitched it as "House meets Bones."<br /><br />That was it. She LOVED it! Totally cracked me up. <br /><br />I'm going to try this now with all shows I love. American Idol meets The Office. Survivor meets Whe Wire. (that could be fun actually).<br /><br />I can't help with the what to write thing but I'm a firm believer in listening to the loudest and biggest voice in your head. <br /><br />Who ever is shouting to you from fictional heaven saying Pick Me! Pick Me! <br /><br />That's the one.<br /><br />StephStephanie Doylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-87428242684656946572009-04-22T16:24:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:24:00.000-04:00But such a tough question. What is marketable and ...But such a tough question. What is marketable and what isn't. I think I've worked it down to their being marketable elements to everything and from there it's about the shiny, shiny idea and the execution.. <br /><br />All of what you said in your post, but much more eloquently...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-22692083031103568372009-04-22T16:14:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:14:00.000-04:00Hugs.
I've given up writing to market. I just wor...Hugs.<br /><br />I've given up writing to market. I just work on what calls to me, because it's all about Talent, Persistence and Luck.Amy Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212879406999128140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-85342418715110266062009-04-22T14:19:00.000-04:002009-04-22T14:19:00.000-04:00Maureen, with the tv you watch and the courses you...Maureen, with the tv you watch and the courses you take, I don't think you consciously have to write to market. You would naturally write to market.<br /><br />Yes, your stories will be a bit different but that's a good thing ('cause what has been done has, well, been done).<br /><br />'Course this is from someone who has walked away from market but I consider myself a hobby writer, not a professional.Kimber Chinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658012405712901099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-16580358564972398352009-04-22T13:19:00.001-04:002009-04-22T13:19:00.001-04:00And I'm also not going to sweat the typos when I l...And I'm also not going to sweat the typos when I leave comments. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-67702213772710090012009-04-22T13:19:00.000-04:002009-04-22T13:19:00.000-04:00Having several wips in different genres, I decided...Having several wips in different genres, I decided in my latest "talk with self" that I'm going to pursue the one that's most me, the one that speaks to me the most, the one that I feel the most committed to. And market by damned. Brave words when talking with one's self, but I think there's some truth there somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com