How to define what genre you are writing in

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Not quite sure what genre your book falls into? Don’t worry. This video will help.

Sometimes, it’s easy to know what genre your book is. And it’s nice when a book is easily identifiable, if you can easily recognise it as historical fiction, crime or SFF. Do go ahead and put that into a query letter to an agent, it’s information worth having.

However, not to worry if your book doesn’t have a clear category. Whatever you do, don’t try and force it into multiple sub-genres and confuse everyone involved. You simply need to do this one thing: describe your book. Yes – it really is that simple.

It’s worth remembering that the biggest section you’ll find in any bookshop is simply ‘General Fiction’. Of course – agent and editors need to have an idea of how to market a book. But, if you have a good idea and write well, let the story talk for itself.

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