tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post5688953733550217265..comments2024-02-22T05:37:41.257-05:00Comments on Christine Rains - Writer: Word Witch Wednesday - catching up on thingsChristine Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-13369428938541232962018-07-24T02:50:48.860-04:002018-07-24T02:50:48.860-04:00I can imagine D&D inspiring many stories. Ther...I can imagine D&D inspiring many stories. There are a lot more games out there now all about making up stories. Looking forward to hearing about the pen name experiment. I was just talking to someone about pen names today.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-81330552419464073262018-07-20T13:21:10.448-04:002018-07-20T13:21:10.448-04:00Hi Christine - you always look like you're hav...Hi Christine - you always look like you're having loads of fun at the camp. However all your writing, editing and learning skills are great to read about - and yes looking forward to seeing how your pen name experiment goes ... take care - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-89592577304237233632018-07-20T09:51:37.517-04:002018-07-20T09:51:37.517-04:00Thanks, Madeline! :) Have a nice weekend.Thanks, Madeline! :) Have a nice weekend.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-81062060610650138752018-07-20T09:51:21.189-04:002018-07-20T09:51:21.189-04:00As frustrating as it is, it wouldn't work for ...As frustrating as it is, it wouldn't work for my other books. Oh marketing, why do you have to be so fickle?!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-23692667076881935102018-07-20T09:50:18.609-04:002018-07-20T09:50:18.609-04:00Thanks, Juneta! I think I know exactly why. Have a...Thanks, Juneta! I think I know exactly why. Have a good weekend. :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-60485809570112120972018-07-20T08:57:53.377-04:002018-07-20T08:57:53.377-04:00Yeh for a fun vacation!
Looking forward to hearin...Yeh for a fun vacation!<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing about your pen name experiment. Sounds intriguing. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-18820832297036030492018-07-19T16:26:59.304-04:002018-07-19T16:26:59.304-04:00I'm curious to hear how your pen name marketin...I'm curious to hear how your pen name marketing went. Maybe we can figure out how to make it work for your other books, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-67917721728128455842018-07-19T11:38:07.954-04:002018-07-19T11:38:07.954-04:00Looking forward to hearing about your pen name and...Looking forward to hearing about your pen name and writing to market. It would be interesting too to learn why you think it works for the pen but not for you, what is different?Juneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-5845885535693927172018-07-18T21:37:18.661-04:002018-07-18T21:37:18.661-04:00Thanks, Susan! Hope you're having a lovely wee...Thanks, Susan! Hope you're having a lovely week. :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-22614480133838608072018-07-18T21:37:01.098-04:002018-07-18T21:37:01.098-04:00Thank you, Sherry! Everything was made to market w...Thank you, Sherry! Everything was made to market with the pen name. Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-79387217147171512882018-07-18T21:36:21.352-04:002018-07-18T21:36:21.352-04:00Oh yes, my pen name is aimed at a very specific ro...Oh yes, my pen name is aimed at a very specific romance niche.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-53204644890545145572018-07-18T21:35:16.409-04:002018-07-18T21:35:16.409-04:00That's so true!That's so true!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-70477321525815382432018-07-18T21:35:02.584-04:002018-07-18T21:35:02.584-04:00Thanks, Heather. Ooooh, a new story! I want more! ...Thanks, Heather. Ooooh, a new story! I want more! :DChristine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-67455782695056680562018-07-18T21:34:23.621-04:002018-07-18T21:34:23.621-04:00Thanks, Holly! I try to keep myself on my toes. I&...Thanks, Holly! I try to keep myself on my toes. I'm not the best boss, either. =PChristine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-72097341583862284822018-07-18T21:33:50.240-04:002018-07-18T21:33:50.240-04:00Camping is so much fun! :)Camping is so much fun! :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-36650010473108634992018-07-18T13:49:18.467-04:002018-07-18T13:49:18.467-04:00You've been really busy. I can't wait to h...You've been really busy. I can't wait to hear the pen name experience. Congrats on it doing well. Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-19685200604999191332018-07-18T13:42:03.522-04:002018-07-18T13:42:03.522-04:00Glad you had a great vacation!
Interesting about ...Glad you had a great vacation!<br /><br />Interesting about your pen name. I wonder why you've had more sales and better luck using one. Looking forward to learning more about your experiences. Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-22938574048103275852018-07-18T13:24:17.404-04:002018-07-18T13:24:17.404-04:00Is your pen name aimed at a niche? It seems like i...Is your pen name aimed at a niche? It seems like if you can find a specific, narrow audience, things do better because you don't get lost in the masses.<br /><br />Looking forward to what you have to say about your experience!Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-54545448549747584902018-07-18T13:10:24.552-04:002018-07-18T13:10:24.552-04:00Glad you had a great vacation:) I also live by my ...Glad you had a great vacation:) I also live by my To Do lists, just no other way to deal with things. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-33065366447061653602018-07-18T12:03:23.158-04:002018-07-18T12:03:23.158-04:00Glad you had such a great vacation! Sounds like it...Glad you had such a great vacation! Sounds like it was just the thing you needed to recharge. ^_^<br /><br />And wow, you have so many exciting writerly things going on! Congrats on that <i>Futuristic Canada</i> anthology, and best of luck with publishing <i>Of Gods and Sorrow</i>--especially cannot wait to read that one!<br /><br />And that's fascinating about your pen name experiment. Interesting how it ended up being more marketable. Looking forward to learning more about this!<br /><br />As for me, I made some big changes to my Patreon page after having a career setback, and also started illustrating a new story, but that's basically it. You've got me beat when it comes to productivity!Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-82518607714760626152018-07-18T11:25:52.707-04:002018-07-18T11:25:52.707-04:00I'm glad you had a good time. I love camping! ...I'm glad you had a good time. I love camping! I can't wait to hear about your pen name experience. And kudos on writing something different for Futuristic Canada. Whew, you do have a lot going on!H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-84888635834776888152018-07-18T10:37:51.271-04:002018-07-18T10:37:51.271-04:00I haven't been up to much. But I do love campi...I haven't been up to much. But I do love camping with the family. It keeps us close. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from elements of emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-71425440781336076092018-07-18T09:34:17.626-04:002018-07-18T09:34:17.626-04:00I need to get back into the groove and get a few m...I need to get back into the groove and get a few more promos for the pen name going. I'm still in vacation mode, though! =PChristine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-87847822707619828902018-07-18T09:33:04.408-04:002018-07-18T09:33:04.408-04:00Kids are a distraction, but if we play with kids a...Kids are a distraction, but if we play with kids around, we make sure they have a movie to watch or activities to do. :) It does figure with the pen name, but she was so much easier to market than me. *LOL*Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-25040564336161338712018-07-18T09:31:55.961-04:002018-07-18T09:31:55.961-04:00Thank you! How lovely! Our other time we could use...Thank you! How lovely! Our other time we could use for vacation is spent visiting family. The visits are nice, but I wouldn't call them a vacation. :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.com