I'm new here (though not to forums in general) so if this is already being discussed somewhere I apologize.
It just seems the trend these days is for publishers not to want traditional fantasy but more urban-type fantasy or fantasy grounded more in realism, modern times and the planet Earth. And wasn't it Stephen King who said we should write the novel that will be popular in two years, not today? I'm thinking in a couple of years these types of novels will be even more popular.
I ask because I've just started on novel #2 and it's traditional fantasy (no wizards, elves and dwarves but definitely set on some planet that resembles past Earth but has it's own history and rules). I'm wondering if I should scrap the setting and restart it set in modern earth, or at least make it a historical fantasy. As much as I love writing for writing, I do want to get published. And maybe after I've got something more mainstream under my belt I'll be in a position to get those traditional fantasies out there.
What do you all think?
It just seems the trend these days is for publishers not to want traditional fantasy but more urban-type fantasy or fantasy grounded more in realism, modern times and the planet Earth. And wasn't it Stephen King who said we should write the novel that will be popular in two years, not today? I'm thinking in a couple of years these types of novels will be even more popular.
I ask because I've just started on novel #2 and it's traditional fantasy (no wizards, elves and dwarves but definitely set on some planet that resembles past Earth but has it's own history and rules). I'm wondering if I should scrap the setting and restart it set in modern earth, or at least make it a historical fantasy. As much as I love writing for writing, I do want to get published. And maybe after I've got something more mainstream under my belt I'll be in a position to get those traditional fantasies out there.
What do you all think?