Hi -
This board has been a tremendous help in answering my questions about...well, everything, so I figured I'd seek your insight on a few nagging questions I still have. ^_^
It seems like at it's most basic level, most authors have a handle on what genre their writing belongs in, but I'm having some problems determing that--or at least placing it in one category. I have no idea what to put in my cover or query letters in regards to this.
I do enjoy reading, but I don't really read the genre that I've written and I haven't had as much time to read as I've gotten older. I grew up on literary classics and Edgar Allan Poe, and then spread into Mary Higgins Clark and Baraba Michaels. Now, I read Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D series, which was originally in Japanese and is now being translated into English. The latter is the closest thing I come to out of my reading experience.
Which leads into my next question--I am not heavily influenced by mainstream culture. I spend most of my time (outside of writing, of course) gaming or watching anime--which I understand makes me sound like an introverted teenager (^_^) but it's really not as bad as it sounds. I just don't have a huge interest in what's on tv or in the movies right now. I digress to my question--is this something that could help sell my story? Since I am more influenced by a market outside of ours, my ideas and takes could be different or fresher than what mainstream readers are used to.
When I try to think about what my story is like, all I come up with is that it's like The Prophecy with Snow White and Vampire Hunter D for a mature audience. How do I categorize that?
My final question has little bearing here, so I'll post it seperately. Thanks for any insight and I'll be happy to provide more story information if needed.
This board has been a tremendous help in answering my questions about...well, everything, so I figured I'd seek your insight on a few nagging questions I still have. ^_^
It seems like at it's most basic level, most authors have a handle on what genre their writing belongs in, but I'm having some problems determing that--or at least placing it in one category. I have no idea what to put in my cover or query letters in regards to this.
I do enjoy reading, but I don't really read the genre that I've written and I haven't had as much time to read as I've gotten older. I grew up on literary classics and Edgar Allan Poe, and then spread into Mary Higgins Clark and Baraba Michaels. Now, I read Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D series, which was originally in Japanese and is now being translated into English. The latter is the closest thing I come to out of my reading experience.
Which leads into my next question--I am not heavily influenced by mainstream culture. I spend most of my time (outside of writing, of course) gaming or watching anime--which I understand makes me sound like an introverted teenager (^_^) but it's really not as bad as it sounds. I just don't have a huge interest in what's on tv or in the movies right now. I digress to my question--is this something that could help sell my story? Since I am more influenced by a market outside of ours, my ideas and takes could be different or fresher than what mainstream readers are used to.
When I try to think about what my story is like, all I come up with is that it's like The Prophecy with Snow White and Vampire Hunter D for a mature audience. How do I categorize that?
My final question has little bearing here, so I'll post it seperately. Thanks for any insight and I'll be happy to provide more story information if needed.
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