I'm not familiar with the subgenres of Romance, or the nuances, but I have a romance in my SFF novel. I feel torn on how to view/classify my novel. is it a romance sub genre or a science fiction sub genre? Currently, I refer to is as my SFF novel only because I read in the SFF genre and have read a few novels with romance as key elements in the plots. Some of these are called Space Operas.
My novel has elements of science fiction (in that it ocurrs in space, between worlds I created) and perhaps some elements of fantasy (but very minor). I have a romance between my main characters that is a crucial part of the plot, if not the main driver of the plot. I don't view my novel as Romance, because it doesn't have a lot of "romantic" scenes or "flowery language" (and I apologize if that is sterotyping the Romance genre), but I do spend a lot of time on the characters' feelings and motivations surrounding one another. I have a lot of action/adventure and combine both internal and external problems.
So, can anyone offer me guidance, based on my description, as to whether I fit into a romance subgenre or science fiction subgenre? Or is this a simple case of cross over that can go either way, depending on how I market it to agents and publishers? Thanks
My novel has elements of science fiction (in that it ocurrs in space, between worlds I created) and perhaps some elements of fantasy (but very minor). I have a romance between my main characters that is a crucial part of the plot, if not the main driver of the plot. I don't view my novel as Romance, because it doesn't have a lot of "romantic" scenes or "flowery language" (and I apologize if that is sterotyping the Romance genre), but I do spend a lot of time on the characters' feelings and motivations surrounding one another. I have a lot of action/adventure and combine both internal and external problems.
So, can anyone offer me guidance, based on my description, as to whether I fit into a romance subgenre or science fiction subgenre? Or is this a simple case of cross over that can go either way, depending on how I market it to agents and publishers? Thanks