tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447996151440578956.post987814978910505097..comments2024-03-18T04:50:28.589-07:00Comments on Grace's Mosaic Moments: Do You Know What Genre You're Writing?Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04040441084648426091noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447996151440578956.post-75288505931080295362016-01-28T08:48:01.172-08:002016-01-28T08:48:01.172-08:00Alicia, I admit I was thinking of general descript...Alicia, I admit I was thinking of general descriptions used in the business and not of the "Sujects" used by Amazon & other e-publishers. I was talking about the three general levels of writing, of which there are infinite variations. But basically, they boil down to Short & Simple, Middle-of-the-road, and Mainstream (longer, more complex, a more challenging "read"). And, yes, the Amazon subjects can be teeth-grinding.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040441084648426091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447996151440578956.post-42777730220314750822016-01-27T21:30:56.717-08:002016-01-27T21:30:56.717-08:00The problem for those of us who write mainstream l...The problem for those of us who write mainstream love stories is that 'mainstream' has disappeared at a possible category. We're stuck with using keywords such as contemporary, literary, and romance - all of which now have been taken over by specific genre conventions.<br /><br />Because even if you go indie, you still have to put in keywords on amazon, and get classified: they started with genre, and it shows.<br /><br />Nicholas Sparks says he doesn't write 'Romance,' for example - but his books turn up that way, so someone is labeling them such.<br /><br />It makes marketing hard.<br /><br />I'm glad you wrote what you wanted first.<br /><br />Alicia<br /><br />PS The Dark Side is always available.ABEhrhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211038591900883672noreply@blogger.com