Genre, Genre, Get Your Genre Here....
So I spaced out this morning, staring at my keyboard, and thought to the future.
In the future, I am an *author*, published with things like BOOKS, and critics reviewing said books.
I picture seeing my penname (which I haven't decided what it shall be yet... not Pennilyn Novus, that's for sure - maybe a combination of my initials and last name, but then again I have a rather.... unfortunate... (don't tell my husband) last name, or maybe a derivative of Pennilyn Novus or combining them... anyway, I'm straying from the point, here) on the New York Times Best Seller List. People interview me for articles and ask me to discuss my book. And when I open my mouth to talk about this Amazing story I've written - being an *author* with things like BOOKS - I freeze up. Because in this vision, I have NO idea what I've written.
It seems like every fan fic author turned published author I stumble across (Cassie Clare, Maya, etc etc) has stuck to the YA fantasy genre. Which left me to wonder, when I become said fabulous *author* with things like BOOKS, will I, too, join the masses of authors in the YA fantasy genre? Because I don't know how well I'd be received, given that the majority of people following my stories right now are more interested in -one- particular story that is anything but YA.
Is there a genre for Harlequin Bust Ripping Fantasy that isn't sold mainly in paperback format at the nearest supermarket? I mean, not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'd like my parents to be able to read whatever I write.
SO readers, the question I query to you is this: what would you read if I wrote it? Young Adult Fantasy? Young Adult non-fantasy? Fiction that was neither Young Adult OR Fantasy? Or Fiction that is adult AND fantasy?
Please help. I don't know what story I'll be discussing when the New York Times is interviewing me because I'm an *author* with things like published BOOKS.
In the future, I am an *author*, published with things like BOOKS, and critics reviewing said books.
I picture seeing my penname (which I haven't decided what it shall be yet... not Pennilyn Novus, that's for sure - maybe a combination of my initials and last name, but then again I have a rather.... unfortunate... (don't tell my husband) last name, or maybe a derivative of Pennilyn Novus or combining them... anyway, I'm straying from the point, here) on the New York Times Best Seller List. People interview me for articles and ask me to discuss my book. And when I open my mouth to talk about this Amazing story I've written - being an *author* with things like BOOKS - I freeze up. Because in this vision, I have NO idea what I've written.
It seems like every fan fic author turned published author I stumble across (Cassie Clare, Maya, etc etc) has stuck to the YA fantasy genre. Which left me to wonder, when I become said fabulous *author* with things like BOOKS, will I, too, join the masses of authors in the YA fantasy genre? Because I don't know how well I'd be received, given that the majority of people following my stories right now are more interested in -one- particular story that is anything but YA.
Is there a genre for Harlequin Bust Ripping Fantasy that isn't sold mainly in paperback format at the nearest supermarket? I mean, not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'd like my parents to be able to read whatever I write.
SO readers, the question I query to you is this: what would you read if I wrote it? Young Adult Fantasy? Young Adult non-fantasy? Fiction that was neither Young Adult OR Fantasy? Or Fiction that is adult AND fantasy?
Please help. I don't know what story I'll be discussing when the New York Times is interviewing me because I'm an *author* with things like published BOOKS.