{"id":537,"date":"2019-05-15T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/161.35.63.92\/index.php\/2019\/05\/15\/writing-cross-genre-novels-trends-marketing-insights\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T18:00:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T23:00:18","slug":"writing-cross-genre-novels-trends-marketing-insights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/blog\/writing-cross-genre-novels-trends-marketing-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Cross-Genre Novels: Trends, Marketing & Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine literary genres like a massive rainbow with each genre branching out into a lush color of its own, each with its set target audience. For too many years the novel section had been divided in:<\/em> Science Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy, Horror, Erotica and so on. But can<\/em> we mix genres and double, maybe even triple our readership? Can we even market our cross-genre novels properly afterwards?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes we can! And today we\u2019ll be looking into achieving that successful blend gracefully and since we\u2019re at it I\u2019m also going to give you some insight about growing trends and preferences.<\/em><\/p>\n

Cross-genre novels are simply a sign of the times, a creative revolution that cannot be kept inside a box a second longer, and especially thanks to the self-publishing industry, there\u2019s a new world of brave writers out there just waiting to be discovered.<\/p>\n

They take chances, break boundaries and blur the conventional lines that the traditional publishing industry had set in stone for so many years. And their readers are exactly the same.<\/p>\n

This is just another trademark of evolution, another industry entering the makeover stage that both Millennials and Generation Z have inflicted upon brands of each and every kind.<\/p>\n

And like with every other industry, the transformation is imminent.<\/p>\n

Much like an alchemist, a writer is used to playing with words to strike that special chord but beware, just like mixing one too many colors on your canvas, one too many genres crammed in the same novel will result in a brown wish-wash that is very likely to attract unwanted criticism. Either that or you might be way, way ahead of your literary time.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll bet my left eyebrow Lewis Carroll<\/b> didn\u2019t concern himself with the technicalities behind Alice in Wonderland<\/b> when he wrote it. And I\u2019ll bet my right eyebrow he didn\u2019t have a clue his work was possibly deemed as the first in the Literary Nonsense<\/b> genre. It was only toward the end of the 20th<\/sup> century when critics started taking this genre seriously.<\/p>\n

Naturally, we\u2019re not Lewis Carroll. We have to approach the industry of our time, the readers of our time and make our own nook in the #writingcommunity dealing with current demands in the writing industry of 2019.<\/p>\n

What Is The Difference Between Cross-Genre And Subgenre?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Imagine going to your local supermarket and picking up an apple. Ahh, but if that apple also happens to be the Granny Smith variety? That\u2019s how main genres and subgenres work as well.<\/p>\n