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Years ago some writers in my romance group told me they would love to read romance featuring people of color but these books just don't sell as well. American women want to see themselves in the heroine. They want someone they can identify with.
In the last year or so, there’s been a push from bloggers demanding diverse characters and POC [People of Color]. And agents are now asking for diverse stories and asking writers of color to query them with their stories about people of different ethnicities.
However, that doesn't mean readers will flock to read these books. Does anyone know if you’re still more likely to sell if you feature white protags?
i’m working on a YA PNR where I would like to feature MCs from India. I actually suspect it would be easier to get agents and publishers to read my work if I did make my MCs from India. However that doesn't mean they’d be more likely to rep or buy the work.
And even if I get a publisher I might not want them if they give a paltry advance. Sure, making the bulk of the characters Indian could make it easier to get a publisher but i’m way more interested in getting readers. Many romance writers say they earn more with self epublishing. So I could anyway self pub.
Many Goodreads reviews said they liked the fact that the heroine of The Love that Split the World was a native American.
So does that mean readers too are more or at least as likely to read romance, especially YA romance with POC?
In the last year or so, there’s been a push from bloggers demanding diverse characters and POC [People of Color]. And agents are now asking for diverse stories and asking writers of color to query them with their stories about people of different ethnicities.
However, that doesn't mean readers will flock to read these books. Does anyone know if you’re still more likely to sell if you feature white protags?
i’m working on a YA PNR where I would like to feature MCs from India. I actually suspect it would be easier to get agents and publishers to read my work if I did make my MCs from India. However that doesn't mean they’d be more likely to rep or buy the work.
And even if I get a publisher I might not want them if they give a paltry advance. Sure, making the bulk of the characters Indian could make it easier to get a publisher but i’m way more interested in getting readers. Many romance writers say they earn more with self epublishing. So I could anyway self pub.
Many Goodreads reviews said they liked the fact that the heroine of The Love that Split the World was a native American.
So does that mean readers too are more or at least as likely to read romance, especially YA romance with POC?