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Q&A Should I be myself and write what I really want even though it isn't getting much traction?

Do you think teenage girls are too stupid to know when they're being pandered to? Do you think publishers of young adult fiction would not notice that an author is not familiar with the genre and ...

posted 6y ago by Cyn‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-20T00:40:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:24:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T10:24:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
Do you think teenage girls are too stupid to know when they're being pandered to?

Do you think publishers of young adult fiction would not notice that an author is not familiar with the genre and looks down on it?

If you are familiar with more than one genre and good at it then, sure, you might want to focus your attention on writing a book in the genre more likely to sell well, even if it's not your first choice. That could give you enough cache to publish the books you prefer to write later on.

As someone who is actually writing a young adult (middle-grade) novel employing magical realism and lots of strong female characters _because I want to and love the genre_, your question makes my skin crawl.

Write what makes you happy. Write what you can do well. Make choices to increase the likelihood of being published or to increase sales after publications but stay within the works you can do well and enjoy.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-12-23T17:17:33Z (almost 6 years ago)
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