Promoting your novel by explaining your favorite genre

ReaperKing 2021-05-27 14:41:39 UTC #1

Hello everyone. I hope you are all doing well. I just randomly thought of this promotion so wanted to share it with you guys.
So here goes:
Favorite genre: Fantasy-sci fi
Now, this may seem odd. Most will say pick one or the other. But for me especially I love those stories where they keep the sci-fi futuristic environment or setting while adding fantasy elements that add a different dimension to the overall story. While keeping it logical and still be able to add things out of the ordinary is a difficult task but if done correctly makes it one of the best stories. Thats what I love about this genre... My own novel is also inspired by that.

Pony_wearing_a_hat 2021-05-27 15:21:30 UTC #2

Alright! I like this!

Mystery!

I live to not know a thing and then slowly find out that thing bit by bit. I love the suspense of being given peculiar or interesting information and happenings with no explanation and knowing that there will be an explanation eventually just grants me eternal happiness and intrigue.

My story is a character study drama, but each character is introduced with an odd nickname and set of character traits that are then explained when they start talking about themselves. I use that set up and explanation that I love so much.

crowstories 2021-05-27 16:57:24 UTC #3

My favorite genre is pretty broad, but I love speculative fiction! This often means incorporating fantasy or sci-fi elements (this would include a lot of dystopian an apocalyptic fiction) into a "real world" setting, or just writing a story based on the real world but with a twist, as seen in alternate history (Michael Chabon is a favorite for this).

My novel would fall into this category, as it incorporates elements of mythology into a realistic setting/actual events in human history.

Oto_Kouda 2021-05-27 17:15:44 UTC #4

My favorite genre has to be psychological fiction that focuses more on the thoughts and actions of the characters, and I especially love psychological thriller stories where you become so involved in the story that you begin to question your own personality and motivations after overanalyzing the little things that happen throughout the story.

If I had to use fancy words, my story is a deconstruction of the reverse harem genre. The stories I've read, while enjoyable, don't always scratch that itch I have when I want something deeper. I've also always wanted to know how the events in these stories affect characters that aren't the female lead.

So two harem members are best friends. How does liking the same girl affect them? Is some girl you've just met really enough to break down a friendship built over years of trust an experiences?

A girl is obsessed with the male lead and wants the female lead out of the picture. Why is she really obsessed with the male lead? Is her childhood the reason she acts this way? Is she aware that her actions come off as obsessive?

The rich male lead "can't open up" until he meets the female lead. Is he really okay? Could the pressures he's had growing up in an affluent family be the reason why he keeps up a wall? He may be popular, but could the pressure from all the positive female attention he gets inside and outside of school be the real reason why he avoids relationships?

Yeah, I love my psychological stories a little too much, and it definitely shows in how I'm deconstructing a lot of classic clichés in my novel. I love the emotional aspect of romance, but I'm a sucker for logic and understanding too!

blakestackman 2021-05-27 22:18:41 UTC #5

I love my fantasy genres. I like to be taken away into a new world different from my own.
This new extraordinary world filled with a mixture of familiarity and unfamiliarity - discovering new races and creatures and exploring new strange lands.
...I guess it is the unknown I enjoy from this genre the most.

leopagefiore 2021-05-27 22:46:51 UTC #6

It's a tie between urban fantasy and gaslamp fantasy. Love the idea of magic and supernatural creatures existing in the real world. Modern settings and characters feel familiar and relatable, but I'm also a huge fan of the Edwardian aesthetic. My novel is urban fantasy, but aesthetic elements of the gaslamp era are also featured, such as the gothic setting and the style of clothing my vampires sometimes wear. There's also a bit of 1940s style sprinkled in here and there.

09alex 2021-05-27 23:33:27 UTC #7

Hi! So I just stumbled on these forums and I think they're amazing!
My favorite genre is fantasy, but with a slice of history, not real one but like new worlds, kind of like Lord of the Rings.

I think I'm a nerd, and I love history and cultures, my novel is a culmination of many references from this world but translated into a completely different one. It's called Wieder.

In the story magic is everywhere, in different kinds and amounts but as they say, where there is light, there has to be darkness. Mictlan, the main character, has always been that “darkness” but is it true that darkness is the bad one of the story?

I really loved creating this new world, I hope you like it too.

mrtoontastic 2021-05-28 18:36:56 UTC #8

The Comedy Genre, and the Action Genre are two of my favorite genres.

I always love comedy. I'm a bit of a slapstick fanatic. When I began drawing cartoons for the first time, it was with the sheer intent to create strange, silly comedies. Inspired by years and years of binge nothing but old cartoons, and Adult Swim content, I wanted to make a series or two that felt like a huge homage to what I loved back then and still love today. Heck, some jokes (even the really crass ones) still get a big laugh out of me, even if they wouldn't dare make that same joke again. The neat thing about comedy is that its hard, so you really have to try to make it work, even if its by complete accident.

I'm also a big fan of action. I blame Kids WB and its indoctrination through the action cartoons thanks to good ol' Batman & Superman. While I've never watched the original Batman: TAS, I HAVE seen its sequel series The New Batman Adventures, which while not perfect, it still holds up greatly, and is the most immediate version of the character I recognize, even more than the original TAS version. As for Superman, its everything I liked about TNBA but somehow better. Both introduced me to decades old characters that I would have never really care for if I never tuned in. Something about their contrast in atmosphere and how they mesh their stories (and classic comic stories) so well is what really opened the door to more and more action content AND superhero content. Especially with one of my favorite superheroes of all-time, SPIDER-MAN (PETER PARKER, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN). The thing about action is that, just like comedy, its not easy. You can splice in a bunch of fights, gunplay, explosions, death, and hard-hitting abuse, but if you don't make it gel with a competent story, then it'll just feel like a mixed bag. And trust me, there's enough shows that just hit like a mixed bag but have great action... or they have an interesting premise, but the lack of action just really bogs the whole thing down (there've been some recent shows I've watched where that REALLY was the case... eugh.)

If anything, those two main genres are the inspiration for two of my novels:

Elysee 2021-05-28 18:59:09 UTC #9

My favourite Genre seems a bit out of place but it's definitely Historical fiction .
Everything plays in the past, for me the most pleasant to read is 18th to 19th century. But this genre could also include history like world war II etc. it just have to play in the past.

It's my favourite because I feel like my soul feels the most relaxed in that time of century. What's weird because I wish not to be living in times like that, even if I could be King or something similar. It's just a weird century, but theirs a connection so I enjoy it to read an write.
Also my Novel Darling is a Historical-Fantasy BL and fits in there quite well.

GumshoeComix 2021-05-28 19:58:14 UTC #10

My favorite genre is probably Horror
I was going to say drama but that's turned into a broad and almost a catch-all term for any conflict in films or books
But horror, I've always loved how Monster movies/Slasher movies are always an artistic interpretation for horrors in real life, If it weren't for the movie The Thing My story and art wouldn't be the way it is. A lot of my monster designs are inspired by The Thing and Silent Hill
I also love how it usually makes the characters in the film question their own morality, Saw being a good example here. And how it usually makes the audience think about what they would do if they were in that situation. "I could beat that jigsaw trap no problem" (example)
While my story is more of a slowburn pacing wise compared to a lot of horror/thriller movies it still fits within the Psych/horror genre

My Psychological/Horror story

queen_of_spades 2021-05-28 20:08:12 UTC #11

Hi!

I like fantasy romance... vampire romance... something something romance... you got it... romance... ;D (boy/girl, boy/boy, gitl/girl... etc etc) I like slowburning romances...

but I like comedy too...
this is my novel: fantasy romance. my episodes are short - perfect to read during a coffee break...

I already follow some of you... going to subscribe the ones I haven't subbed... have a great weekend

Crusoe 2021-05-28 20:24:00 UTC #12

My favourite genre is romance! I always felt a bit guilty about liking it because it's such a girl thing to do so for the longest time it used to be fantasy. However, I just realised I'm just very specific about my romance: I want healthy romances with a twist that aren't just physical, but that make sense emotionally. Honestly, I just want to see characters happy after periods of angst.

sevenstarsofeightIam 2021-05-28 22:24:57 UTC #13

Sci-fi and fantasy often overlap, and that mixed genre is my favorite. Hardcore sci-fi is so sciency. Pure fantasy is just a little too wishy-washy. There is a good reason that sci-fi and fantasy blend so well together -- it is because that within its parameters, many other genres may be seamlessly folded. I list my novel, The Faerie Dusters, as fantasy, but the wings these faeries use are mechanically produced. There is also a bit of historical drama. I list Star Seeders as sci-fi, but it includes many old gods that verge on the mythical. The main character's event-driven personal growth leaves the reader wondering just what will come next. The Space Bum is primarily a mystery/quest set within the parameters of a far-flung future filled with tech, alien wonders, and cursed objects. There are clues about who the characters are or may be. One may find within the confines of sci-fi/fantasy, all the horror, mystery, dystopia, historical alternatives, and drama they could possibly want.

sarah-crows 2021-05-28 22:31:12 UTC #14

my favorite genre is horror
its intended to scare, shock, and thrill the readers, . Horror can be interpreted in many different ways, but there is often a central villain, monster, or threat that is often a reflection of the fears being experienced by people, most times, its not even real, what we make up could make us really scared, like dark, or myths, i love it