compared to, let's say, ten years ago, how does sci-fi/fantasy compare in terms of popularity? does anyone pay attention to any best selling lists to see how many times the genre/s hit? just curious.
preyer said:compared to, let's say, ten years ago, how does sci-fi/fantasy compare in terms of popularity? does anyone pay attention to any best selling lists to see how many times the genre/s hit? just curious.
And sometimes they cram horror in there too. Bleh. (Not bleh to horror, but bleh to cramming them all together.)but also it's rather jamming two genres together, i've always felt. i suppose because both genres are perceived to have the same basic fan base, they think it's alright to combine, though i'd much prefer them separated.
but.... just curious where the genre stood in the eye of public.
nightwalker7 said:The question I like to ask is: Was Juels Verne so intune with what was happening in his world that he forsaw what was coming and spurred to right about it? Or. Was what he wrote so good that it inspired men to, consiously or subconsiously set out to make it happen?
I think that if you're a writer of any sort, you shouldn't count on making a living from it. Most writers don't.preyer said:ouch. that's a pretty startling statistic. is it fair to say, then, that if you're a SF/F writer, you're going to work harder at making a living than being a romance writer?
I don't really know the answer to that. Beginning advances in romance can be even lower than those in sf/fantasy, but as the books tend to sell more copies, I think there's probably a greater likelihood of earning out and getting royalty checks.preyer said:this is true, of course, just from a 'what sells' standpoint, sounds like you're better off, financially, writing romance, eh?
I don't read romance, so I really couldn't say. For the most part, I also don't read formulaic SF or fantasy, or what looks to me like formulaic SF or fantasy (though occasionally I get some to review).preyer said:not to change the subject, but do you find romance to be more formulatic than SF and/or F?