SPA Girls Podcast – EP05 – What Is Genre?

Posted By SPA Girls on Oct 19, 2015 | 0 comments

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Welcome to the fifth episode of the SPA Girls Podcast! Phew. Who knew we’d make it this far?!

This episode is all about genre – what it is, why you should know about it, and what it means to you as a self publishing author.

There are certain conventions in every genre – especially in romance. No happily ever after? Then it’s not romance, and your readers are going to be disappointed! This is why it’s important to know your genre.

Although the lines have now blurred and some genre’s come and go with current trends, there really are so many genres out there, do your research and find what suits you.

A few romance subgenres:

Paranormal Romance

Historical Romance

Regency Romance

Contemporary Romance

Romantic Suspense

Romantic Comedy

Erotic Romance

Inspirational Romance

Young Adult romance

New Adult romance

How do I know what genre to write?

Look at your bookcase, what is the predominant genre there?

Get to know your genre options

Identify genre elements in your work, (what time period, is there romance in your book etc?)

Don’t reinvent the wheel. Genre fiction is hugely popular because readers have certain expectations from certain genres, so respect that. Check out the links below for some great information: