Question- How do you approach the "you are your brand" stuff if you use a pen name? I'm not at a point where I can leave my job and write full time, but my books are high on the spicy scale and could interfere with my employment, so I can't exactly use myself in an author photo!
Some personal ideas from me : you set firm boundaries on what you share and what you don't and keep communication in newsletters/social media very reader focussed (eg what books do "you" like to read?); use a cover pic for your author "photo" - eg your latest cover, or create a graphic with your pen name in text and use that :) ~ Shar
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Question- How do you approach the "you are your brand" stuff if you use a pen name? I'm not at a point where I can leave my job and write full time, but my books are high on the spicy scale and could interfere with my employment, so I can't exactly use myself in an author photo!
Some personal ideas from me : you set firm boundaries on what you share and what you don't and keep communication in newsletters/social media very reader focussed (eg what books do "you" like to read?); use a cover pic for your author "photo" - eg your latest cover, or create a graphic with your pen name in text and use that :) ~ Shar