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I am an aspiring author. I've often heard that you have to keep your 'target audience' in mind. It makes sense - certain genres attract certain crowds. Well... I want my books to reach as many peop...
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I am an aspiring author. I've often heard that you have to keep your 'target audience' in mind. It makes sense - certain genres attract certain crowds. Well... I want my books to reach as many people as possible. I've heard of books that transcend - or contain - two genres. _Snow Falling on Cedars_ is a good example. Though I have not read it, from what I have heard, it appears to be both a mystery and a romance novel. A book I have in mind has an interesting premise involving time travel. It obviously starts out as a science fiction genre, but could easily delve into historical. Mystery and romance could also be viable genres, based on what happens. The overall genre of the book, however, would likely remain Science Fiction, thus avoiding that dreaded title 'uncategorized.' If I transcended, say, four or five genres, my book would likely attract people of all kinds, right? Or is there a disadvantage to transcending more than two genres?
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2014-08-19T22:02:15Z (over 9 years ago)
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