History? Mystery? Psychological Drama? Thriller? Coming of Age? Travel? Adventure?
This is an issue I’ve struggled with throughout, and still am. Why? Because like so many other titles, ‘Stalker’ is a mix of genres, and slapping a label on it just doesn’t work for me.
On some sites it's in the crime, thrillers and mystery categories, but there’s no crime involved, and I don’t think it’s a thriller either. Do other writers have this problem too, and is it OK to say a book is a cross-genre work? Or should the title do the work instead? And by settling for certain genres, isn't a writer in danger of cutting off interest from potential readers who have been trained in their preferences by genre diktats.
I appreciate on a daily basis how complex marketing is: here’s another aspect which continues to challenge and sometimes confuse me. My bookshelves bear witness!
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