I grew up reading Christopher Pike, RL Stine, LJ Smith, etc. And the kinda supernatural, dark stories have always appealed to me.
I've tried to keep up with the market, and pick up new books in a similar vein. But many of them, it seems like the books fall flat. In my own opinion, a lot of that might be because the writing falls flat. Many of them stick with the 'most powerful female (witch) ever' or something to that effect, and the rest of the novels seem to fall flat.
Even still, I've seen a number of series start, and all of them (I've heard) have gotten cancelled by the publisher. The Wicked series, the Sweep series, Circle of Three, etc.
And since I'm hoping to get my WiP series published, which fits right into this sub-genre, I guess I'm just wondering if the publishing world has turned away from books like this, at this point?
Harry Potter, Eragon, etc all seem to be thriving, but books that would appeal to fans of Buffy, Charmed etc, don't seem to be doing as well.
I've tried to keep up with the market, and pick up new books in a similar vein. But many of them, it seems like the books fall flat. In my own opinion, a lot of that might be because the writing falls flat. Many of them stick with the 'most powerful female (witch) ever' or something to that effect, and the rest of the novels seem to fall flat.
Even still, I've seen a number of series start, and all of them (I've heard) have gotten cancelled by the publisher. The Wicked series, the Sweep series, Circle of Three, etc.
And since I'm hoping to get my WiP series published, which fits right into this sub-genre, I guess I'm just wondering if the publishing world has turned away from books like this, at this point?
Harry Potter, Eragon, etc all seem to be thriving, but books that would appeal to fans of Buffy, Charmed etc, don't seem to be doing as well.