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I was cruising JULIA QUINN'S website the other day and found something really neat under her Bonus Features. JQ has put together a mix of songs that inspired her or played a role in her books. What a nifty idea. I checked out her list and felt I knew her a little bit from the songs.
I also noticed what a great job of branding she's done. Her book covers and website are all tied together with the same fun tone and color palate. So even though it may seem silly to brand ourselves before we publish, I thought, hey, why not get some practice?
So I put together my own soundtrack for STRANDED HEARTS (If you're wondering what the heck STRANDED HEARTS is it's the new title I'm using for TWIST OF FATE). I had great fun putting the I-Mix together. If you want to try, just download I Tunes to your computer, create a playlist, and choose Publish . They'll email you a link a few hours later. And if you do decide to play, be sure to post a link to your mix in the comments section.
What fun things have you seen on other author's websites? Any great branding ideas you're dying to try?
11 comments:
Neat! Love the new title :)
Something new to play with and figure out how to download...you are a temptress, India...
Hi Gillian! I think you'll have fun and it's waay easy. If you mix it up, come on back and post a link!
India, what a great idea. I have to admit, my playlist isn't very cool or sexy. But I'll see if I can get it going. I'll post when I get the link!
Oh come now, CM...it will be way cool and sexy. Show us your intellectual sex appeal. But wait, aren't you the gal who's never heard John Lennon's Imagine?
That would definitely be on the STRANDED HEARTS sound track, but there are no Beatles on I Tunes.
Ooh, I should try this. I posted a list of some of my favorites a few weeks ago. I can't wait to listen to yours, because after reading about Two Dozen Roses so many times, I figure it's about time I listened to it!
Yeah, the great thing about this is that you can listen to the songs. I know, Tessa, you had a great blog recently about music and writing. Sadly, I wasn't familiar with a lot of the songs people listed. Give it a whirl. I want to hear your soundtrack!
And hey, how about that Courtney????
Okay, I did it, but it won't let me publish it in comments. Wah!
Okay, trying again... what about this?
Oh CM, you are sooo much classier than me! I adore Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens!
I love the name Stranded Hearts! I saw that feature on JQ's website, too. She does do a good job of consistent branding.
I'm too tired to do the i-mix thing tonight but I'll try tomorrow.
Congrats to CM!!
I can't wait to meet you (I hear you may be coming to my neck of the woods soon--Darcy is keeping me updated).
If your neck of the woods is Portland, then yes, I'm coming soon. I'd love to meet you! I knew that workshop was a good idea! You have my email, right?
iindiacarolina at gmail dot com
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