I’ve been working on my second novel lately while I wait for revisions on the first. Comparing both of these, I wonder if I’m a bit in trouble. The first is a fairly straightforward paranormal romance. The second has a bit of historical fiction, a bit of romance—but it’s not completely romantic and it’s really more fantasy than historical. It’s a bit of a genre-buster.
I’m wondering how both of these books will sell. The first has a specific audience in mind. The second…doesn’t. Am I positioning myself as well as I could be as a new author with two books in two entirely separate (and, in one case, undefined) genres?
It’s something to think about, but I also think it’s important just to write. How the book is marketed, and to whom, can be addressed later. I couldn’t change my second book to conform to a certain genre even if I wanted to—that’s just not the story I’m telling. And I suppose I could always write different books under different names—although presumably it’s a good idea to build a name in one genre first before getting on to the second.
Do you try to write in a specific genre only? How do you handle writing projects in numerous genres?
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