tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post1919481499408391279..comments2024-03-28T09:21:52.243-04:00Comments on Pimp My Novel: Genre Sales 2: Mystery/Thriller (Part 4 of 8)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-69308738784308945642014-06-13T06:07:50.143-04:002014-06-13T06:07:50.143-04:00Many people are fervent when it comes to the subje...Many people are fervent when it comes to the subject of jewelry, whether it concerns them or someone they love. It’s good to know a little bit about jewelry, especially since there are so many types, ways to wear jewelry and so many ways to care for jewelry pieces.<a href="http://www.jarrowpomhealth.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.jarrowpomhealth.com </a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.myxtrahealth.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.myxtrahealth.com </a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.stpetehealthpro.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.stpetehealthpro.com </a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.stpetehealth.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.stpetehealth.com </a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.dralihealth.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.dralihealth.com </a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.healthetarians.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.healthetarians.com </a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.healthmatchco.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.healthmatchco.com </a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.oxicoa-health.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.oxicoa-health.com </a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.healthseum.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.healthseum.com</a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.healthcontractor.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.healthcontractor.com </a> | <br><br /><br />jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04160321148710420968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-58550337699999886532010-12-16T14:16:07.348-05:002010-12-16T14:16:07.348-05:00Ho Hum. And here I am looking for additional moti...Ho Hum. And here I am looking for additional motivation to continue with my mystery revision. Well, this seems to be not actually bad news disguised as bad news, but perhaps I'm not reading between the lines enough. We shall see.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178591911846098491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-70604283984815294052010-12-09T00:10:27.180-05:002010-12-09T00:10:27.180-05:00Shannon, couldn't you argue that about any gen...Shannon, couldn't you argue that about any genre, though?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-53904471107347915322010-12-06T21:09:06.219-05:002010-12-06T21:09:06.219-05:00Has the market for mystery / thrillers been floode...Has the market for mystery / thrillers been flooded? That drove down sales for horror after the 80s. Too many books read within the same genre tends to make the genre conventions glaringly obvious.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00456068019298922261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-29086565505973592242010-12-06T04:23:29.071-05:002010-12-06T04:23:29.071-05:00Are mystery sales of ebooks down also? I'm a l...Are mystery sales of ebooks down also? I'm a little confused.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-77521664292059032502010-12-04T23:12:50.763-05:002010-12-04T23:12:50.763-05:00With my manuscript out on submission, I've not...With my manuscript out on submission, I've noticed at Publishers Marketplace that not many thrillers are being picked up by editors lately. I wonder if fans of the genre are taking a break, so to speak. Having read many, many thrillers myself, I've noticed a lot of stuff out there isn't terribly fresh. Or to put it bluntly, many thrillers on the shelf are formulaic, derivative, even boring despite the chases and shoot-em-up scenes.<br /><br />Maybe the standard format of the genre needs refreshing. I'm confident that in the long term, the market for thrillers will be strong. People enjoy page-turning, plot-driven stories. But they also crave originality. To succeed, we must give it to them.ScienceThrillers.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791762577988645820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-38101437211102093952010-12-03T17:39:56.376-05:002010-12-03T17:39:56.376-05:00Bad news!
What if your mystery is also comedy? Do...Bad news!<br /><br />What if your mystery is also comedy? Does laughter help when the economy is tanked? Any thoughts?Terry Stonecrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726985400500572770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-45046789997379076412010-12-03T15:43:06.028-05:002010-12-03T15:43:06.028-05:00Of course sales are down. My agent is pitching a m...Of course sales are down. My agent is pitching a mystery series. Should it fly, I'll need a parachute, I fear. Then again, two of my other publishers are closing down imprints, so I'm crashing and burning there too.<br /><br />Terry<br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.com