Promises and Payoffs in Fiction
Genre Promises Part 2
Today’s post for paid subscribers is a continuation of the Promises and Payoffs in Fiction series, where I post sections from a craft book I’m currently writing. The topic is about genre promises and how to learn the specific promises made by writers of your genre to readers.
If you’re interested in leveling up your fiction writing for any of the popular genres, you’ll want to follow along. When the book comes out (pub date tbd), I’ll send a signed copy to all paid subscribers.
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How to Learn About Your Genre
Before you can make any promises, you need to understand your genre and the promises that are baked into its conventions. Hopefully you’re already a devoted reader of the genre you’re writing, and, if so, you can probably sit down and write a list of things you expect when you read a book from this category. But what if you’re writing something that you haven’t read a lot of?