tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post1937923351119355431..comments2024-03-25T17:15:43.606-04:00Comments on Wild, Wicked & Wacky: What IS "Writing to Market"?Suzan Hardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600258874634909988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-21673003978465199292017-06-29T12:15:42.994-04:002017-06-29T12:15:42.994-04:00Yeah, if you don't follow a genre's tropes...Yeah, if you don't follow a genre's tropes, you can't name your story as that genre. That was Jo's point about expectations.<br /><br />As Romeo and Juliet, I have the same issue when someone tells me Wuthering Heights is a romance. I mean, really? Have they even read it? Hell, I'd even spot them points for the damn Olivier movie. *smh*Suzan Hardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600258874634909988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-6430388235097285482017-06-29T09:29:08.186-04:002017-06-29T09:29:08.186-04:00Of course, if you want to write something with a r...Of course, if you want to write something with a romance in it where the main characters end up going their separate ways, with some other kind of character development going on (something besides, "Wow, a loving relationship is awesome and I'm so glad I have one!) you can do that. Just don't call it a romance. If the main POV character is a woman, you can probably call it women's fiction. If it's a man, you can just call it mainstream fiction. [cough]<br /><br />I'm on the side of Write What You Want And Then Figure Out How To Label And Sell It school. Unless I'm writing on assignment for a specific anthology with a particular theme and genre, like the Valdemar books.<br /><br />Knowing what defines a genre helps too. Way too many people think <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> is a romance [sigh/facepalm] for example, and then end up wondering why their "romance" doesn't sell, and/or collects a bunch of one-star ratings.<br /><br />I think this comes under the idea of being a trendsetter rather than a trend follower. If nobody else is doing what you do, you might well tap into a new and eager market.<br /><br />AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.com