Category: Craft

Video Time: 15:23

Topic: Learn how to avoid wasting creative time and energy by harnessing the power of genre conventions, tropes, and expectations. In this video, you'll discover:

-How to harness the power of genre to please your readers while simultaneously making your creative process infinitely easier.

-Why developing an idea, concept, or premise is NOT where you want to begin.

-Why understanding the “genre cycle” is a critical part of writing your novel.

-The significant (and sometimes career destroying) danger of not living up to reader expectations.