Research other books in your genre and use that for ideas.
Not exact matches
Researchers at the New School for Social
Research in New York have determined that reading literary fiction —
books that have literary merit and don't fit into a
genre — enhances what scientists call «Theory of Mind (ToM), or an ability to understand the mental states of
others.
Research Other Books — Start by reading the jacket copy on other books, especially from books in the same genre as y
Other Books — Start by reading the jacket copy on other books, especially from books in the same genre as y
Books — Start by reading the jacket copy on
other books, especially from books in the same genre as y
other books, especially from books in the same genre as y
books, especially from
books in the same genre as y
books in the same
genre as yours.
You spent a long time writing your
book, but dashed off your description
in a few minutes, without
researching how
other top selling
books in your
genre are described, or even noticing things such as layout, use of a hook, introduction of character, location, plot or benefits to the reader,
in the case of non-fiction.
But, it's far easier to market a
book that's been written to fill a need, and know who your audience is, and what they want — and to do that you need to do market
research (read what's bestselling
in your
genre) and make your
book a lot like, and hopefully better than, those
others.
If authors don't take the time to read
books on the craft, take writing classes, learn the rules, get critiques, read
other books in the
genre, take the time to
research the
genre's audience, write multiple drafts and rewrite scenes and sequences multiple times, etc. (I could go on, and on, and on...), the
book will NOT be ready to publish.
Before setting the price of the
book,
research other books of the same
genre in ecommerce platforms.