Story Landmarks are events or interactions within a story that help keep the reader oriented. Readers expect specific Story Landmarks within each genre.

Many readers have specific literary taste and know their favorite sub-genres well. If your novel isn’t in the right category that's a problem.

Choosing books closely aligned to your story helps you sell your books and connect to readers who want your type of story. But it's tricky.

Kate Moretti We writers spend a lot of time online. Facebook, twitter, forums, groups, message boards, I could go on. We debate. We talk about craft and commas and grammar and agents and publishers and eventually someone will bring up genre and everyone will silently groan because the only conversation that rivals genre is “Plotting […]