mmmm....it's UA-cam....you do understand that you can just skim forward and find out the genres in a matter of seconds??? If you seriously don't have the patience to do this....you must be GREAT FUN to live with, lol.
Are the Big Five open for Genre Buster type novels? The kind that combine genres like, say, Historical Fiction that is also a Psychological Thriller? Or do they prefer their submissions be firmly in just one category?
Very informative. Your videos are great and very helpful! I would be very interested in learning more about hybrid genres and editors' attitude towards them. And what is the right way to present it to the literary agents? And I really struggle to understand what makes (or doesn't) a science fiction book. Is science fiction mostly marketed for YA readers?
I have question, I have write fantasy genre which there is multiple character are chosen ones, one of chosen one embark journey to find the rest of five like her. And through out time I kind having hard time developing all six heroes POV or background, do you think having more than one chosen ones while there is a lot of main character deserve POV is mistake?
I suppose it depends on why these characters are important to the plot. Why have 6? If there isn't a reason to have that many maybe focus on a lower number that the audience can really get attached to. What type of story are you telling with these characters and what is the focus? If some characters take away from the focus it's OK to edit them out, but if you absolutely need them for the focus to work, take the time to make them all unique and complex. Maybe even have several books that focus on a few characters at a time. If they all fight over space in the story the audience won't connect to any of them.
As a self-published author since 2008, I am now currently considering the path of finding a literacy agent for my forthcoming novellas/novels and in my search, I found your UA-cam channel. The last book I published a few weeks ago, titled ‘Paranormal Romance’ (sold on Amazon under the name of Ronnie Rayner) is a timeslip story based in my own hometown, a story with an unexpected twist at the end. However, the current story I’m working on, ‘The Devil Man and Sister Witches’ I believe, falls into the historical fiction genre, but with a timeslip/paranormal element. It takes place in my hometown in the year 1663 and is based on a true historical event, the Witches’ Trial of 1663. As with the previous story, it too has a twist at the end, which will possibly need a second book to carry the story further with the witches of 1663 ending up in 2021. You said in your video if anyone has questions relating to mixed genres, to drop you a line in the comments box. Where would mine fit?
Curious question would the handmaid's tale be considered womens fiction since its about a womans journey in a totalitarian society? Big fan of it BTW 😊
Psychological Thrillers, Historical Fiction and Contemporary Women's Fiction, for those who are too impatient to wait. :)
Haha thanks, still watching it tho
Thanks.
mmmm....it's UA-cam....you do understand that you can just skim forward and find out the genres in a matter of seconds??? If you seriously don't have the patience to do this....you must be GREAT FUN to live with, lol.
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I write none of the 3 and I am worried.
Congrats on 1.23k subscribers, Alyssa!
Very fantastic
I feel like it’s a challenging time for a man to write contemporary women’s fiction. Should I use a pen name? Can I use a woman’s name as my pen name?
I'm writing YA psychological thrillers! Yay!
Are the Big Five open for Genre Buster type novels? The kind that combine genres like, say, Historical Fiction that is also a Psychological Thriller? Or do they prefer their submissions be firmly in just one category?
Very informative. Even when you didn't mention the genre I'm writing about.
Great video as always. Thank you for sharing :)
Great Work as always. Congrats on the escalating number of subscribers.
Are these still true today? Could you do a video about how often trends change, and how to know when it isn’t too late to jump on the trend train?
Very informative. Your videos are great and very helpful! I would be very interested in learning more about hybrid genres and editors' attitude towards them. And what is the right way to present it to the literary agents?
And I really struggle to understand what makes (or doesn't) a science fiction book. Is science fiction mostly marketed for YA readers?
I agree with your dislike of the term "womens fiction"! I also don't like the victimology trend that took hold in the 1970s. Your vids are excellent!
I'm always hoping a newer term to pop up! Thanks for the comment!
I have question, I have write fantasy genre which there is multiple character are chosen ones, one of chosen one embark journey to find the rest of five like her. And through out time I kind having hard time developing all six heroes POV or background, do you think having more than one chosen ones while there is a lot of main character deserve POV is mistake?
I suppose it depends on why these characters are important to the plot. Why have 6? If there isn't a reason to have that many maybe focus on a lower number that the audience can really get attached to.
What type of story are you telling with these characters and what is the focus? If some characters take away from the focus it's OK to edit them out, but if you absolutely need them for the focus to work, take the time to make them all unique and complex. Maybe even have several books that focus on a few characters at a time. If they all fight over space in the story the audience won't connect to any of them.
You are awesome
As a self-published author since 2008, I am now currently considering the path of finding a literacy agent for my forthcoming novellas/novels and in my search, I found your UA-cam channel. The last book I published a few weeks ago, titled ‘Paranormal Romance’ (sold on Amazon under the name of Ronnie Rayner) is a timeslip story based in my own hometown, a story with an unexpected twist at the end. However, the current story I’m working on, ‘The Devil Man and Sister Witches’ I believe, falls into the historical fiction genre, but with a timeslip/paranormal element. It takes place in my hometown in the year 1663 and is based on a true historical event, the Witches’ Trial of 1663. As with the previous story, it too has a twist at the end, which will possibly need a second book to carry the story further with the witches of 1663 ending up in 2021. You said in your video if anyone has questions relating to mixed genres, to drop you a line in the comments box. Where would mine fit?
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Curious question would the handmaid's tale be considered womens fiction since its about a womans journey in a totalitarian society? Big fan of it BTW 😊
I would probably classify The Handmaid's Tale as literary speculative fiction :)