Truth is every genre.
"Come on! Self-help books make a lot," one friend argued.
I'm telling you a tough truth.
It's a fad.
Sorry guys, but book genres are like anything else.
They follow the market tendencies, so they are fads.
Watch the Oscar, that's the new fad. The new tendency.
Somebody might say the book that the movie guys used to make the movie came first.
It was a huge success and only then became a Hollywood hit.
The fact is books and movies intermingle.
A book is selling ok then a movie guy reads it and there. He makes a movie.
Soon after, you have millions of books in every store and every hand.
A good example is the Lord of the Rings. Fantasy books became the thing after the movie's success.
If you follow me, Twilight is another example. After the movie, everybody and their cousin were writing Vampire stories. Something that would be laughable, even ridiculous before the movie.
Let's take a closer look at that.
Dracula is one of the most amazing books ever written. Bella Lugosi, the first Dracula, made the character eternal in a black and white film.
Many came after him, but Lugosi's movie is impressive. I'm leaving the link for you if you are curious.
Well, Dracula has survived the ages and when a daring writer shook it well and came out with a different, more romantic version, she hit the jackpot. What happened after that? Many authors followed making money on her trail.
Does it mean you can't be successful writing Vampire stories anymore? Quite the opposite. It became a niche and there are readers out there just waiting for more.
Somebody might say only true affectionates read it now. But hello! A niche indeed. Captive audience!
Some other examples.
The pirates of the Caribean, bringing pirates back to life. The Tudors, that revived Regency novels.
The list goes on.
In fewer words, the Oscar is a hint or a guide.
If you can not write fast enough to follow the lead, I can ghostwrite your story. Maybe help you polish yours.
Good Writing!
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