Quick update...I'm now 83% finished with the first book in my new pen name. I should be finished...haven't written anything for it in three days due to various reasons, some of which make me mad at myself. I fear there's going to be significant revision required to bring it up to my own reading standards, but I hope to have it out no later than the end of this month. I may go back to do that before finishing it, so the last 15k doesn't have to be done twice.
However, thanks to a forum friend, I now have a brand image for that pen name, actual images for the Facebook page, email sign-up form and an e-book cover. I'm not sure whether he'd like my naming him or not, but I invite him to step forward and take credit any time he wishes. He did an amazing job, in a very short period of time, and I'm thrilled with the results.
I haven't decided whether to reveal the new pen name here, but I have made some decisions regarding where I'm going to put my writing energy and time. I'm enjoying the collaboration with @mossie, and we've worked out a deal that will no doubt keep me writing for and with him as long as we have readers. For now, that's accounting for half of my time on a daily basis.
I'm going to stay independent for the new pen name. I've learned a ton, both about what to do and what not to do (at least for me) in marketing. The main reason is for control. I want to control my own list and I want to make my own decisions on marketing. I realize that this means I'll either sink or swim on my own, too, but at least I won't be upset at my publisher, who's just trying to do his best, for the disappointing results he's getting. Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to sever the relationship with my publisher amicably yet. And I'm still wavering about doing one more book for him. He's given me a story concept that sounds like fun to write, but I won't feel right about doing it if I don't let him publish it. So, for now, I'm procrastinating starting it.
I have a question for the more experienced writers and those who have done serious research out there. Would you ever combine New Adult novels and contemporary romance novels under a single pen name? If so, would you stick to one genre until you got traction in it before putting out the other? Or do you think the readership overlaps?
However, thanks to a forum friend, I now have a brand image for that pen name, actual images for the Facebook page, email sign-up form and an e-book cover. I'm not sure whether he'd like my naming him or not, but I invite him to step forward and take credit any time he wishes. He did an amazing job, in a very short period of time, and I'm thrilled with the results.
I haven't decided whether to reveal the new pen name here, but I have made some decisions regarding where I'm going to put my writing energy and time. I'm enjoying the collaboration with @mossie, and we've worked out a deal that will no doubt keep me writing for and with him as long as we have readers. For now, that's accounting for half of my time on a daily basis.
I'm going to stay independent for the new pen name. I've learned a ton, both about what to do and what not to do (at least for me) in marketing. The main reason is for control. I want to control my own list and I want to make my own decisions on marketing. I realize that this means I'll either sink or swim on my own, too, but at least I won't be upset at my publisher, who's just trying to do his best, for the disappointing results he's getting. Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to sever the relationship with my publisher amicably yet. And I'm still wavering about doing one more book for him. He's given me a story concept that sounds like fun to write, but I won't feel right about doing it if I don't let him publish it. So, for now, I'm procrastinating starting it.
I have a question for the more experienced writers and those who have done serious research out there. Would you ever combine New Adult novels and contemporary romance novels under a single pen name? If so, would you stick to one genre until you got traction in it before putting out the other? Or do you think the readership overlaps?
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