tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150572.post477675472590562913..comments2024-01-20T09:23:25.098-05:00Comments on Penelope Marzec: Brand Names in a Novel--Yes or No?Penelope Marzechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17563853832717077875noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150572.post-73833202588079519662013-06-03T14:13:01.136-04:002013-06-03T14:13:01.136-04:00Stephanie:
I agree with you that things need a pu...Stephanie:<br /><br />I agree with you that things need a purpose. Specific references to brand names do date stories, but that could be a good thing in some instances. Brand names are often like shorthand when it comes to the type of car the protagonist drives. Penelope Marzechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563853832717077875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150572.post-84684833078927713442013-05-30T05:25:19.911-04:002013-05-30T05:25:19.911-04:00When I read a book, and I read a ton of them, it g...When I read a book, and I read a ton of them, it gives me a sense of what the time was that the book was written in. It sort of dates the book to me. If the book was written in the 80's for instance you're going to have Calvin Klein Jeans maybe as the brand name the kids are wearing. Instead of the story flowing, I pause and think, "Oh yeah, I remember that time of my life, when that was in style" or if it was before my time I think "I wonder what it was like to wear that stuff, or eat or have those things." Then the story goes on for me. (I'm a speed reader so I rarely stop and pause at anything) <br /><br />So I think it really depends on what you want your audience to do with the specific area you want to put the brand name. Do you want to emphasize something specific, getting the audience to stop and pause, to think about something you've written around that area a little more? <br /><br />I've read books that I think use brand names way too much in them. They just toss them in for no purpose it seems. I think things need a purpose.Stephanie Pflughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879716527099328370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150572.post-74521564545511009512013-05-29T08:36:14.260-04:002013-05-29T08:36:14.260-04:00Mark,
LOL! Any dinner that I don't have to co...Mark,<br /><br />LOL! Any dinner that I don't have to cook makes me feel like a queen. :-)Penelope Marzechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563853832717077875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150572.post-7405059330798240252013-05-28T13:26:03.039-04:002013-05-28T13:26:03.039-04:00A Burger King Queen!
carving sslausA Burger King Queen!<br /><br />carving sslausMarkD60https://www.blogger.com/profile/04081737467851406387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150572.post-86585222662946388532013-05-28T12:05:24.814-04:002013-05-28T12:05:24.814-04:00Victoria:
As long as you're saying something ...Victoria:<br /><br />As long as you're saying something nice about their product I don't see why they would complain. I would be delighted if an author wrote into a book that her character was reading a Penelope Marzec novel. :-) Penelope Marzechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563853832717077875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150572.post-58161662932212187692013-05-28T10:13:42.859-04:002013-05-28T10:13:42.859-04:00I bounce between using and not using brand names. ...I bounce between using and not using brand names. I think if it is used correctly the companies don't mind the advertising.<br />Character A, "Would you like a soda?"<br />Character B, "Diet Coke, please."<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859109777005545304noreply@blogger.com