Traveling down Author Avenue to one day reach Published Lane. Sharing my thoughts and some interesting and hopefully helpful information.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Alright, continuing from last time, lets look at romance subcategories.
Category or series: These are published in “lines” from individual publishing houses. Each has its own requirements.
Christian: With an inspirational, Christian message centering around faith and relationship with God. Sensuality is played down.
Glitz: Feature wealthy, high-powered characters in careers considered to be glamorous and set in exciting or exotic locals.
Historical: Can cover any historical period.
Gothic: Strong element of suspense and feeling of supernatural events although these events usually have a natural explanation. Dark, moody, and suspenseful.
Fantasy: elements of magic and magical beings, frequently set in a medieval society.
Early American: Usually Revolution or Civil War, set in New England or the South, but frontier stories set in the American West are popular.
Native American: One or both of the characters are Native American; conflict between cultures is a popular theme.
Regency: set in England during the Regency period from 1811-1820.
Multicultural: Most currently feature African-American or Hispanic couples.
Paranormal: Containing elements of the supernatural or science fiction/fantasy.
Romantic comedy: Has a comic premise or perspective in the author’s voice.
Romantic suspense: mystery or psychological thriller subplot in addition to romance.
Single title: longer contemporaries that do not necessarily conform to the requirements of a specific romance line and therefore feature more complex plots and nontraditional characters.
Young adult: focus on first love with very little, if any sex.
Next we will take a look at Science Fiction categories.
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