Bear in mind that
the more niche your genre, the easier it will be to build a brand and get recognised.
Not exact matches
A couple of its
more peripheral
niche sections — Midnight Madness (
genre movies from horror to martial arts, presented with plenty of showmanship) and Wavelengths (experimental film, meticulously presented with care and respect)-- have carved out strong identities and audience followings for themselves.
Everything about it screams «
niche,» from the budget ($ 4.5 million, which is what its studio, Universal, spent to make approximately two - and - a-half minutes of The Fate of the Furious), to the first - time director - writer, Jordan Peele, a cable - TV star whose show ended and who was looking to branch out, to the complete lack of movie stars (although now, Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams are nicely on their way), to the
genre: horror cut with
more than a dash of comedy and of pointed sociopolitical commentary.
The literary world panicked, concerned that the loss would hurt their sales and make it even
more difficult for smaller publishers,
niche genres, and new authors.
If not there is the option to brand yourself as an author or brand your work around a
niche genre, as indie author Ben Galley did with the «Western Fantasy»
genre and his Scarlet Star Trilogy series (read
more about this here).
I would be far
more interested in seeing a list that breaks down mystery, romance, science fiction
genres — but even then it could get so
niche market driven that that the list becomes less meaningful to me as a reader (though we could have as much fun as this Melville House blog post in coming up with our own possible lists) So what about for you?
This means that you're likely to get
more followers within a short time, command premium prices for your work and be considered an influencer in your
niche or
genre.
For a
more specific result, try your
genre or
niche such as; business, health, legal, sci fi, romance, erotica, mystery etc..
With memoir (your
genre), I think it is a bit of a special
niche (like children's fiction) and so you may get a bit
more for your marketing efforts targeting writers of memoir than you would other
genres, but the principle is still the same.
As a result smaller
genres and
niche and / or
genre bending stories have
more likelihood of gaining readership (theoretically).
New
genres get green lit by Amazon to become
more accessible and operable and open up a new market in order to build a
niche audience, who will eventually judge which title will be worth their time.
The creation of a new
genre, the prolific Polish indie environment, culture export, the
niche behind Silent Hills outrage and much
more.
Enthusiasts of
niche genres are even
more critical of flawed ports (see: the recent Steam release of Mushihimesama).
It seems that as the indie scene grows
more popular with the mainstream gamer, «
niche genre» games are pushed further out of the spotlight for games that feature tried and true, familiar elements.
Card Games are something that have transformed from a small
niche genre to something much bigger and
more accessible over the last few years.
You're (Not) Going To Need A Bigger Boat Underwater horror is a
niche genre that really deserves
more exploration - no pun intended.
Though Danganronpa comes from a
niche genre, I'm convinced it's only
niche because
more people haven't given it a chance.
Fighters are
more of a
niche genre compared to Sports, Action, and Racing so not as many are produced.
The issue is that the community is already such a
niche genre that there are many
more games with
more polish and variety that I can confidently recommend.
The relatively
niche genre has found something of a sanctuary in Sony's handheld, and no developer is
more well aware of this than Experience Inc..
Turns out that the PC, which has a huge playerbase for strategy games, received Valkyria Chronicles a lot
more warmly than the consoles, where strategy is a
niche genre at best.