tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276635519693562641.post1647952985447286162..comments2023-10-04T04:33:35.618-06:00Comments on Author K.C. Neal's Blog: Confession: Genres Really Confuse MeK.C. Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14481097410954385741noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276635519693562641.post-28473718681242965842011-07-02T15:13:54.881-06:002011-07-02T15:13:54.881-06:00Yours certainly sounds like Paranormal Romance to ...Yours certainly sounds like Paranormal Romance to me! I had the same kind of issue in that my book starts and ends on another world, which should make it high fantasy as M. R. Merrick pointed out above, but the majority happens on this world with vampires, unicorns, werewolves, witches...<br /><br />In the end I've just gone with YA fantasy and I'll probably tag high fantasy and paranormal fantasy when it comes to it.Anne-Mhairi Simpsonhttp://www.annemhairisimpson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276635519693562641.post-72455205707436814672011-06-30T11:31:35.985-06:002011-06-30T11:31:35.985-06:00Good points, Bri. Didn't even occur to me that...Good points, Bri. Didn't even occur to me that things like tags will sort it out for me, in a sense! Another reason why tags are awesome.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, Al. Yeah, it's almost like we shouldn't think about it too hard. Lol!K.C. Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14481097410954385741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276635519693562641.post-32311356609375540552011-06-30T11:04:45.780-06:002011-06-30T11:04:45.780-06:00Hey KC, I feel your pain. I'm working right no...Hey KC, I feel your pain. I'm working right now on a book that, to me, is a suspense thriller. Problem is, it has a touch of supernatural thrown in. Okay, maybe a little bit more than just a touch, since the entire plot is based on it.<br /><br />Does that take the book into the realm of horror? Or is it still a thriller?<br /><br />The problem with all this is that if you label a book the wrong genre you risk alienating the fans of that genre - the very people you are trying to market your work to - if THEY don't consider the book to fit in that genre.<br /><br />I wish I had some words of wisdom for you, but if you have a flash of inspiration, pass it along to me, would you?Al Leveronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09875867178918970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276635519693562641.post-26386044231593669862011-06-30T09:45:04.241-06:002011-06-30T09:45:04.241-06:00YA:Paranormal Romance. But it's not all that i...YA:Paranormal Romance. But it's not all that important. Because with the use of reviews and tagging your book will be grouped with all the appropriate words and compared to similar books to give readers an idea. <br /><br />But your main selling point will be the blurb and the cover.<br /><br />You already knocked it out of the park. Don't fret.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707709087040036470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276635519693562641.post-89905046180249025202011-06-29T22:13:23.749-06:002011-06-29T22:13:23.749-06:00I'm loving the comments about the different el...I'm loving the comments about the different elements of your books and how you're classifying them. Thanks for stopping by, Derik and Alan!K.C. Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14481097410954385741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276635519693562641.post-4518014511974311022011-06-29T16:21:12.130-06:002011-06-29T16:21:12.130-06:00I expect to take a bit of flack from people for ca...I expect to take a bit of flack from people for categorizing psychomancer as contemporary scifi. It basically involves the same things you spoke of: mental powers. But I didn't look into the actual sci of psi, because it doesn't interest me that much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264075796596433731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276635519693562641.post-47714554131366728772011-06-29T15:36:02.582-06:002011-06-29T15:36:02.582-06:00Well, I've heard of paranormal romance. I had ...Well, I've heard of paranormal romance. I had the same trouble with my first book, "Dark Heritage" It too, has paranormal ingredients(a psychic,a witch, visions, and my later books in the series will have things like super strength and intelligence, a martial artist, knife-thrower),but my book also has horror elements and could be put in fantasy as well.Derik Silvianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276635519693562641.post-7854008899735054212011-06-29T13:26:02.763-06:002011-06-29T13:26:02.763-06:00Ava, Natasha, Matt: Glad I'm not the only one ...Ava, Natasha, Matt: Glad I'm not the only one who's sometimes surprised and/or confused by the genre issue. Thanks for your great comments!K.C. Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14481097410954385741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276635519693562641.post-82845464104078834402011-06-29T12:51:37.620-06:002011-06-29T12:51:37.620-06:00I think people specify the genres a little much. T...I think people specify the genres a little much. They are very vague as is, so to call paranormal anything with vampires, shifters, etc, I think is a little over the top. <br /><br />That being said, I think you're right in choosing the Para Romance genre. What you describe sounds -to me anyways- paranormal, especially when you mention clairvoyance and astral projection. <br /><br /><br />A lot of book also fall into both genres. So you might have a PR and Sci-Fi on your hands. This isn't a bad thing, that's for sure. If you can find a way to appeal to more than one market, than that's brilliant. <br /><br />I had the same issue with Exiled. Everything told me to throw it in High Fantasy, because a portion of the book takes place in another world,which apparently automatcially makes it that, but most have said it's "definitely Urban Fantasy." So I picked both. :)M.R. Merrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769498986038139380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276635519693562641.post-38578252190210228172011-06-29T12:27:33.224-06:002011-06-29T12:27:33.224-06:00I had the same thing...luckily my publisher dubbed...I had the same thing...luckily my publisher dubbed my work, YA/Fantasy. But reviewers have called it...science-fiction, paranormal, paranormal romance (which Darwin's Children is not) I was floored by the science fiction tags because I think Star Wars and Star Trek when I think sci-fi...not super humans. <br /><br />I didn't realize during writing that I gave everything a science fiction explanation...at least you can always feel less confused than me! ;)Natasha Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848577871407505795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276635519693562641.post-70347660959762933702011-06-29T12:16:09.624-06:002011-06-29T12:16:09.624-06:00I don't think you need fairies, werewolves, va...I don't think you need fairies, werewolves, vampires or any of those other "creatures" to satisfy the paranormal requirement. Judging just by the fact that you have astral projection and pyrokinesis and all that cool stuff (which is COMPLETELY AWESOME) I'd say it's paranormal. <br /><br />YA Paranormal Romance sounds right to me. :)Gabe (Ava Jae)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04778524723148508140noreply@blogger.com