On one writers list to which I belong, there’s been talk of author branding–creating an author image expressed through everything the author does. I have to admit, I’m not sure what my brand is. What I’m doing now, I think of as “slightly skewed romantic suspense” since romance, suspense and dry humor mixed together are what my books are about.
What does this have to do with my blog? Well, I started out trying to do this romance/romantic suspense/publishing industry strictly professional/factual type of thingie here. Honestly, that wasn’t working for me. Why? It’s summer, it’s hot (I’m allergic to air conditioning) and I’m crankier than usual. Aside from that, I only have so much interest in spreading the word on the publishing industry. I do that at a monthly workshop I give at my local Barnes and Noble and I’m on hiatus from that, too.
So I decided to refocus my energies and just write about whatever comes to mind. I changed the subtitle on my blog to the “Wit and Wisdom of a Curmudgeonly Author. I like the wit and wisdom part. Folks tell me I’m (ahem) witty and as an educator I like to think of myself as wise. It’s the curmudgeonly part I’m still not comfortable with, even though it probably is accurate. If the word curmudgeon brings to mind someone old and cranky, that’s about how I’m feeling now, but I might change it, depending on my mood.
If you don’t think the word curmudgeonly fits, I am willing to listen to all substitutions. But be nice. I already warned you I was cranky.
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