On this episode of the Writer Craft Podcast, Valerie and I talk about something every author should understand: genre expectations. Yeah, I know what they say about the secret of happiness being low expectations. Here is the pro-tip though: your readers have them.
That means you need to know what they are.
I’ll let you in on a little secret. When I started working on “The Strange Air” series of paranormal mysteries, I did not understand this concept. I definitely didn’t give enough consideration at all to genre expectations.
Years later, if I could go back and talk to a younger me, I’d set him straight. Genre expectations aren’t something to ignore or defy. They’re a series of guideposts that, if you follow, can help lead you to author success.
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