Novels of this type of genre fiction place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." ... A thriving genre of works conventionally referred to as "romance novels" existed in ancient Greece.
What is really at the 'Heart of Romance?' Join us as we honor Valentine's Day.
Finding Your Reader
Finding your ideal reader can and probably is as difficult as pinning down your genre. And once we define her we have to find her, court her and convince her to click on the ‘buy link.’
The whole reason we write is to connect with people in a meaningful way, right? So, be yourself, enjoy the people you get to know, and trust the rest will follow.
Angela Ackerman
I plan to carry this topic into at least two chats and to honor February Romance Month we will use romance genres as examples.
Two additional websites to explore are Yasiv and Soovle. You may want to explore your current genre on these sites before or after chat in your spare time. I think you will enjoy the results.
Stalking your Reader
February is Romance Month
Romance is a genre with a huge readership. Within the genre are vast and variable subgenres and subgenres with subgenres of their own.
I want to go deep into finding our audience no matter the genre. If you are writing in hopes of someone reading then you will need to find your reader.
I will be trying out examples for finding audience using the Romance novel to honor February.
Instead of going Full Topic on Superbowl Sunday I'm going to flirt a little, brush up against it and give you just enough information to be ready to stalk your reader and sell her a book.
We will talk about Audiences on Wednesday and wrap up the discussion on Sunday the 10th.
Writing Courses and How-to Books
Let’s talk about the thousands of courses and books on the market. If we aren’t careful we may learn ourselves onto a blank page. Are Courses and How-to Books helping us or are they a distraction?
