Comments on: Using Fictional and Real-Life Brands in your stories https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/using-fictional-and-real-brands-in-stories/ ARC Book Reviews and Author Services Fri, 02 Dec 2022 14:02:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: What can Jack Carr teach us about writing? - Hidden Gems Book Blog https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/using-fictional-and-real-brands-in-stories/#comment-639118 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 14:02:11 +0000 https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/?p=8474231#comment-639118 […] the cars they drive, and even the coffee they drink. One of Carr’s inspirations, Ian Fleming, practically invented the use of real-life brands in literature – but Carr takes it to the […]

]]> By: Wendy L Hawkin https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/using-fictional-and-real-brands-in-stories/#comment-538405 Sun, 15 May 2022 15:49:03 +0000 https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/?p=8474231#comment-538405 Great explanations. I use real brands that mean something to me and my characters. Estrada rides a Harley Fat Boy. My latest nature photographer, Jesse, uses her grandfather’s old Nikon camera—I had one myself thirty years ago.

I often use real settings that people can visit too, especially in my Hollystone Mysteries which are set in Ireland, Scotland, and British Columbia.

]]> By: An Accidental Poet https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/using-fictional-and-real-brands-in-stories/#comment-537345 Fri, 13 May 2022 18:37:32 +0000 https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/?p=8474231#comment-537345 I do a combination of both, too. Also, it’s important not to sound dated (nobody drinks Crystal Pepsi anymore) so throwing in a fake brand is a fail safe.

]]> By: Larry Igbon https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/using-fictional-and-real-brands-in-stories/#comment-537286 Fri, 13 May 2022 16:39:08 +0000 https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/?p=8474231#comment-537286 Nice blog, Ginger and thanks for the explanation.

In my novel, Project G, the protagonist drinks a champagne cocktail named “Saint Germain”. The name comes from one of the ingredients, Saint Germain Elderflower Liquer. It’s fabulous! I decided it was just the tipple for the sophisticated Guy Trent.

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