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#AtoZChallenge, #ownvoices, #WeNeedDiverseBooks, A to Z Challenge 2018, A-Z Blogging Challenge, book marketing, LGBTQ, market, urban fantasy
G is for “Getting”.
In my quest to find out everything I can about publishing, I decided to do an interview with Holly Evans who shares her publishing journey on her blog — inspiring me to explore self-publishing.
*This post has moved to a new home: http://www.ronelthemythmaker.com/getting-it-right-writing-to-market-ownvoices/
Ronel the Mythmaker 
Thank you for having me!
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You’re welcome, Holly 🙂
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Great interview. Thanks for sharing, both of you.
I have heard recently, from another author, that the more specific we are with our genre, the more likely readers are to look us up. But I’ve found out that being very specific is harder than one would think.
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Thanks, Sarah. Sometimes even defining your genre can be difficult. We keep on trying, don’t we?
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I do admit, I like likable main characters. Reluctant heros–they’re probably the best because I relate to them better. These sound like interesting series.
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I like reluctant heroes too 🙂
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Enjoyed the interview. Great covers on those books too.
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Thanks, Juneta 🙂
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‘The biggest thing I think is to remember that diverse characters are still people. ‘ So true.
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Absolutely 🙂
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This was very interesting, especially reading about marketability and likability of characters. It’s probably one of the first things to think about in regard to selling books, but as writers, we tend to make it the last thing we think about. Great interview. And thanks for stopping by!
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You’re welcome 🙂
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It’s such a shame that having LGBTQ+ characters lowers readership. Diversity in all its forms is so important in books. What’s the most frustrating is the people who think if you have an LGBTQ+ relationship it immediately makes the book non-kid friendly.
Tasha
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There are so many children who struggle with their own identities and I think it is important for them to see themselves in literature. I know Rick Riordan strives for diversity in his books.
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Very interesting read, especially about the importance of likeability of characters from a marketing perspective. This series is decidedly living up to the promise you made Ronel, thankyou!
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I’m glad you’re enjoying the series 🙂
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Great interview, and yes, likability is necessary. I was shocked to learn several readers did not like my main character, that was a real blow. But writing to market is hard when you’re characters want to do what they want to do. Still, for success financially there’s definitely something to be said for it! Know your genre and market!
Thank you for visiting and commenting on the WEP A to Z Blog Contribution – GENRE!
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It must have been difficult to learn that readers didn’t like your main character. I recently read a book where the main character wasn’t likeable at all, but that would’ve been okay if the story had at least lived up to the cover, title and blurb (and if the MC had at least been interesting).
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Ronel,
One day, I hope to find my own voice to write a story that’s sorta stuck in my head. Right now, it just doesn’t want to move forward or maybe I’m just not giving it reason to come forth.
Curious as a Cathy
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Some stories need time to develop, to be ready to be written. I’m currently rewriting a novel I wrote over a decade ago. The essence of it is fine, but there are so many things that need to change for it to be the story it was always meant to be. Hopefully I am up to the challenge — digging into the writing of my teenage-self is a little difficult 😉
I hope you get to write the story that’s stuck in your head 🙂
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