https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/identifying-your-audience/7982/how-fiction-authors-can-go-beyond-genre-to-identify-their-target-audienceen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/identifying-your-audience/7982/how-fiction-authors-can-go-beyond-genre-to-identify-their-target-audienceThu, 17 Apr 2025 12:35:55 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:17ee841e-cf47-4856-8c73-b432f851994aBeth Kallman Wernerhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/identifying-your-audience/7982/how-fiction-authors-can-go-beyond-genre-to-identify-their-target-audience#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Identifying Your Audience by Beth Kallman Werner on 4/17/2025 12:35:55 PM<br /> <p>Identifying your target reader can often be more challenging for fiction authors because your book&#39;s themes and&nbsp;messages might be a little more subtle than a nonfiction book. Book marketing advisor and <a href="https://authorconnections.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Author Connections</a> President Beth Kallman Werner recommends that fiction authors look beyond just their book&#39;s primary genre to understand who you are trying to reach. For example, if you&#39;ve written a romance novel, is it a thriller romance, young adult romance, paranormal romance, or erotica? Each of these subgenres target very different audiences. For fiction authors, it&#39;s important to dig deeper into your characters&#39; situations, plot, and writer voice when determining the type of reader you are targeting.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-64/HowFictionAuthorsCanGoBeyondGenre.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../HowFictionAuthorsCanGoBeyondGenre.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, video</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/identifying-your-audience/7982/how-fiction-authors-can-go-beyond-genre-to-identify-their-target-audience/revision/3Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:13:03 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:17ee841e-cf47-4856-8c73-b432f851994aBeth Kallman Wernerhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/identifying-your-audience/7982/how-fiction-authors-can-go-beyond-genre-to-identify-their-target-audience#commentsRevision 3 posted to Identifying Your Audience by Beth Kallman Werner on 1/15/2021 3:13:03 PM<br /> <p>Identifying your target reader can often be more challenging for fiction authors because your book&#39;s themes and&nbsp;messages might be a little more subtle than a nonfiction book. Book marketing advisor and Author Connections President Beth Kallman Werner recommends that fiction authors look beyond just their book&#39;s primary genre to understand who you are trying to reach. For example, if you&#39;ve written a romance novel, is it a thriller romance, young adult romance, paranormal romance, or erotica? Each of these subgenres target very different audiences. For fiction authors, it&#39;s important to dig deeper into your characters&#39; situations, plot, and writer voice when determining the type of reader you are targeting.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-64/HowFictionAuthorsCanGoBeyondGenre.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../HowFictionAuthorsCanGoBeyondGenre.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, video</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/identifying-your-audience/7982/how-fiction-authors-can-go-beyond-genre-to-identify-their-target-audience/revision/2Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:12:42 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:17ee841e-cf47-4856-8c73-b432f851994aBeth Kallman Wernerhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/identifying-your-audience/7982/how-fiction-authors-can-go-beyond-genre-to-identify-their-target-audience#commentsRevision 2 posted to Identifying Your Audience by Beth Kallman Werner on 1/15/2021 3:12:42 PM<br /> <p>Identifying your target reader can often be more challenging for fiction authors because your book&#39;s themes and&nbsp;messages might be a little more subtle then a nonfiction book. Book marketing advisor and Author Connections President Beth Kallman Werner recommends that fiction authors look beyond just their book&#39;s primary genre to understand who you are trying to reach. For example, if you&#39;ve written a romance novel, is it a thriller romance, young adult romance, paranormal romance, or erotica? Each of these subgenres target very different audiences. For fiction authors, it&#39;s important to dig deeper into your characters&#39; situations, plot, and writer voice when determining the type of reader you are targeting.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-64/HowFictionAuthorsCanGoBeyondGenre.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../HowFictionAuthorsCanGoBeyondGenre.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, video</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/identifying-your-audience/7982/how-fiction-authors-can-go-beyond-genre-to-identify-their-target-audience/revision/1Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:18:42 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:17ee841e-cf47-4856-8c73-b432f851994aBeth Kallman Wernerhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/identifying-your-audience/7982/how-fiction-authors-can-go-beyond-genre-to-identify-their-target-audience#commentsRevision 1 posted to Identifying Your Audience by Beth Kallman Werner on 1/14/2021 10:18:42 PM<br /> <p>Book marketing advisor Beth Kallman Werner explains how fiction authors can look beyond just their genre to find readers.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-64/HowFictionAuthorsCanGoBeyondGenre.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../HowFictionAuthorsCanGoBeyondGenre.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, video</div>