This Books with Hooks was hands-down the best one for me personally as I have two completed manuscripts (two of a three-part series) of a space opera/romance/book club crossover that I need help classifying (as you see). Also always looking for good comps. It’s a sparse space out there (pun intended).
I believe there is a female sci-Fi audience out there that is being criminally underserved as evidenced by the literally hundreds of thousands of sci-Fi fanfiction stories on the web. These are stories of emotion and conscience, social justice and family, action and aliens. They rewrite genres and shape subcultures. And most of them are written by and read by women. Where are the commercial publications that give these audiences what they desire? All too often, I read the first chapter of what Mary referred to as classic sci-Fi, and I’m bored already. But so-called ‘women’s fiction’ (ick) holds very little appeal for me either. I want strong women, tackling big world issues, experiencing extraordinary adventures, and helping us see ourselves through the lens of fiction. It’s the next romantasy trend without elves or ‘might makes right.’
This Books with Hooks was hands-down the best one for me personally as I have two completed manuscripts (two of a three-part series) of a space opera/romance/book club crossover that I need help classifying (as you see). Also always looking for good comps. It’s a sparse space out there (pun intended).
I believe there is a female sci-Fi audience out there that is being criminally underserved as evidenced by the literally hundreds of thousands of sci-Fi fanfiction stories on the web. These are stories of emotion and conscience, social justice and family, action and aliens. They rewrite genres and shape subcultures. And most of them are written by and read by women. Where are the commercial publications that give these audiences what they desire? All too often, I read the first chapter of what Mary referred to as classic sci-Fi, and I’m bored already. But so-called ‘women’s fiction’ (ick) holds very little appeal for me either. I want strong women, tackling big world issues, experiencing extraordinary adventures, and helping us see ourselves through the lens of fiction. It’s the next romantasy trend without elves or ‘might makes right.’
Hi Beth! Thank you so much for your support and for your feedback. Congratulations on completing two manuscripts!
Whoa! This is the longest query I ever saw. I'da gone with just the last two paragraphs. But hey, it worked for her!
Help please. There is no obvious link to open and begin the podcast. How do I listen to the interviews?
Hi Michelle! Great question!
The podcast is available to listen to for free on Apple Podcast/Spotify :)
Here is a link to our most recent episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-shit-no-one-tells-you-about-writing/id1530250126?i=1000658008305
Hope that helps!