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What kind of book are the My Book Therapy Voices writing this year?

By on January 19, 2009 in Hero, Setting, Want to see a book in Action? Read the Blog-a-Book Series

What kind of book are the My Book Therapy Voices writing this year? Romantic Suspense! Romantic Suspense won with 45.9% of the vote! Women’s Fiction came in second, with 23.8% Thriller/Suspense came in third, at 16.7% And poor straight romance came in last with 14.3% The good news for all you Thriller/Suspense, and Romance voters is that Romantic Suspense has about 50/50 split of Romance and Suspense…so we’ll be learning not only how to weave those together, but also how each different thread is developed. SO…if you want ot write just a thriller, pay attention to just that thread, and vice versa for the romance readers. Sorry, Women’s Fiction fans…maybe we can attempt one of those in the future! Thank you for being good sports and voting! So, where do […]

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Still trying to pick a genre?

By on January 15, 2009 in Genre, Uncategorized

Maybe this will help: I asked the wise and brilliant Chip MacGregor  (www.chipmacgregor.com)  what genre was the hottest right now… ” The fastest growing category in publishing right now is YA, but that’s only because of TWILIGHT. Aside from that, romance is definitely the strongest category.   Next fastest growing? Probably thrillers. What genre sold the most? In terms of numbers of books, it was romance.”   and the illustrious and also wise Steve Laube (www.stevelaube.com) said, “If I were to be held down and forced into an answer I would have to say “romance.” That category, while always evergreen, continues to be the staple of the fiction industry.”    (Thanks, guys, for your help!)    so, there you go…   Every voice counts!     Online Surveys & Market Research Share this Post…

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High concept? Low concept? I’m so confused…

By on January 14, 2009 in Genre

  BookTherapyGal : Hey Rach! Are you as excited as I am about our new Blog-A-Book Project at MBT? heartlikemary : Yes, I love this idea. BookTherapyGal: I can’t wait to see what the MBT Voices help us come up with.  But, we’ve been hearing all this talk lately about High concept and Low concept books.  What do you think of when you hear those terms? heartlikemary : I think “oh brother, more marketing schmaltz.”  haha   BookTherapyGal: Good point! I mean a good book is a good book, right?  But, maybe there are two types of good books. heartlikemary : yes, a good book is a good book. But high concept to me is a story with high stakes, ones that are easily explained.   BookTherapyGal: High stakes…like global stakes?   The takeover of […]

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What kind of book should we write?

By on January 13, 2009 in Genre, Uncategorized

 What kind of book do you like to read?  I usually start with this question when I’m teaching students how to write.  Because, the things you are reading will usually determine the genre that you are most equipped and most interested in writing in.  I read a lot of different genres – historical romance, romantic comedy, women’s fiction…but the genre most represented on my shelf is romantic suspense and thrillers.    So, that’s what I tend to write.  Have I written the others?  Yes.  But my strengths, the genre I am honing is the one I love the most.  Romantic Suspense.    Whenever you start a book, you need to begin with the TYPE of book you’re writing…the GENRE.   So, go take a look at your bookshelf, and then come […]

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