Appealing to Genre Readers
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The document discusses different authors and their preferred genres and appeals. It includes Joyce Saricks who enjoys thrillers, adventure, suspense, historical fiction and audiobooks and is drawn to story-centered narratives. Molly Wetta's genres are YA and urban fantasy and she is interested in intricately plotted and lyrical writing. Elizabeth Coleman writes mystery, science fiction, fantasy and is appealed by world-building, strong settings, flawed characters and strong female protagonists. The document also shares the results of a poll on the most feared genres which were science fiction, Christian fiction, westerns and horror.
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Appealing to Genre Readers
- 2. Joyce Saricks Genres: thrillers, adventure, suspense, historical fiction, audiobooks Appeals: story-centered Molly Wetta Genres: YA, urban fantasy Appeals: intricately-plotted, lyrical writing Elizabeth Coleman Genres: mystery, science fiction, fantasy Appeals: world-building, strong sense of place, gritty, flawed characters, strong female Lori Reed Genres: science fiction, fantasy, post-apocalyptic, dystopian Appeals: character-driven, bleak, melancholy, lyrical
- 3. Elizabeth Coleman Define appeals and how you use them in cataloging? #WeHaveAppeal
- 4. Joyce Saricks How do you explain appeals to readers? #WeHaveAppeal
- 5. Molly Wetta How do the genres, YA, urban fantasy, and literary fiction, go together for you? #WeHaveAppeal
- 6. Elizabeth Coleman Do you use appeal to find new books or series? #WeHaveAppeal
- 7. Joyce Saricks Why do these genres, thriller, adventure, suspense, appeal to you? #WeHaveAppeal
- 8. Which genre(s) do you fear the most? #WeHaveAppeal
- 9. Which genre(s) do you fear the most? 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 1. Science Fiction 2. Christian Fiction 3. Westerns 4. Horror #WeHaveAppeal
- 10. Joyce Saricks Why do you think these genres scare our audience? #WeHaveAppeal
- 11. Molly Wetta Were you surprised Westerns ranked so high as a feared genre? #WeHaveAppeal
- 12. Elizabeth Coleman Thoughts on Science Fiction being the most feared genre? #WeHaveAppeal
- 13. Molly Wetta What tools do you use to learn about appeals and to find books by appeal? #WeHaveAppeal
- 14. Joyce Saricks What advise do you have for our audience in terms of overcoming their feared genres? #WeHaveAppeal
- 15. Molly Wetta How can pop culture help when talking to readers?
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- 19. Elizabeth Coleman How can you take what readers are interested in outside of books and use that to help make reading recommendations? #WeHaveAppeal
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- 21. Joyce Saricks What appeals can you use to talk about romance? #WeHaveAppeal
- 22. Molly Wetta What appeals can you use to talk about romance? #WeHaveAppeal
- 23. Elizabeth Coleman What appeals can you use to talk about romance? #WeHaveAppeal
- 24. Joyce Saricks What are your thoughts on unreliable narrators as an appeal term? #WeHaveAppeal
- 25. Molly Wetta What are your thoughts on unreliable narrators as an appeal term? #WeHaveAppeal
- 26. Elizabeth Coleman What are your thoughts on unreliable narrators as an appeal term? #WeHaveAppeal
- 27. Molly Wetta Genres: YA, urban fantasy Appeals: intricately-plotted, lyrical writing
- 28. Elizabeth Coleman Genres: mystery, science fiction, fantasy Appeals: world-building, strong sense of place, gritty, flawed characters, strong female
- 29. Joyce Saricks Genres: thrillers, adventure, suspense, historical fiction, audiobooks Appeals: story-centered
- 32. Learn more about how we can help you match books to readers: www.ebscohost.com/novelist #WeHaveAppeal