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Zoom in on a specific literary genre, offering market insights, success stories, and strategies tailored to genre-specific writing. Understand the nuances and trends that define and drive different literary categories.

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Superhero Novel Success: Essential Tropes for Indie Authors

Jenn Mitchell From the golden age of comics to modern-day Marvel movies, countless caped crusaders and super villains have kept our pulses pounding with their daring and dastardly deeds, leaving us breathless and clamoring for more. Traditionally, Superhero fiction has been a visual medium, so unsurprisingly, fans often gravitate toward...

New Adult vs. Young Adult: Key Genre Differences

Understanding New Adult (NA) and Young Adult (YA) in Literature We all know what a “young adult” is—after all, we’ve all been one. But as it turns out, we’ve all been “new adults” as well, a lesser-known age range that directly follows young adulthood. Over the years,...

Paranormal Women's Fiction: A Genre for Business-Savvy Authors

A Quick Genre Breakdown The easiest definition of Paranormal Women’s Fiction, or PWF as it’s often referred to, is women’s fiction with paranormal elements. More specifically, PWF is action-packed fiction under the fantasy umbrella written for and about women in the middle of their lives. According to...

Women Leading GameLit: Female Authors Transform the Genre

Understanding the Gaming and GameLit Landscape According to a 2021 article in Forbes, women accounted for nearly 41 percent of the gamer population in the United States and up to 45 percent in Asia, which also sees 48 percent of the world’s total video game revenue. While reader demographics...

Romantic Fantasy vs Fantasy Romance: Key Genre Differences

Romantic Fantasy and Fantasy Romance: An Overview Romantic Fantasy (AKA Romantasy) is a subgenre of Fantasy that pairs a strong romantic subplot with a Fantasy main plot. The focus can skew toward the Fantasy plot with a significant minority of romantic elements, or it can balance fairly evenly between the...

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