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Title: What genre/category is this?
Post by: inconsequential on September 21, 2018, 12:47:38 AM

I have a new novel in the proofreading stage, but I'm not sure what genre/category it should go into. Romance for sure, but then what?

Here's the blurb: http://www.janajaneway.com/novels/LittleBigSecret.htm (http://www.janajaneway.com/novels/LittleBigSecret.htm)


Any advice would be appreciated.

Title: Re: What genre/category is this?
Post by: Chrissy on September 21, 2018, 01:20:06 AM

If you're thinking in terms of KDP keywords, I suggest:

contemporary romance
second chances
secret baby


https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201216130

Title: Re: What genre/category is this?
Post by: inconsequential on September 21, 2018, 01:22:19 AM

Keywords, yes, thank you, but also the category. Like, when you set up the book, you click, say, 'romance,' and then there's choices after that. I'm just trying to figure out how I should be categorizing it.

Title: Re: What genre/category is this?
Post by: Chrissy on September 21, 2018, 01:40:36 AM

Quote from: inconsequential on September 21, 2018, 01:22:19 AM

Keywords, yes, thank you, but also the category. Like, when you set up the book, you click, say, 'romance,' and then there's choices after that. I'm just trying to figure out how I should be categorizing it.

Have you searched on Amazon (or elsewhere) for romances similar to yours to see what categories they chose?

I think that would probably be your best bet.

Sorry I can't be more helpful.  :undecided:

Title: Re: What genre/category is this?
Post by: inconsequential on September 21, 2018, 02:03:34 AM

Thanks, Chrissy.

Title: Re: What genre/category is this?
Post by: Ghost5 on September 21, 2018, 03:35:53 AM

I'm far from an expert on categories and keywords (I avoid trying to shoehorn a book into a category just because it's perceived as underserved) as I tend to take a bookseller's approach to where my book "belongs" and categorize it accordingly. So with that big caveat out of the way...

I'd probably put it in:

Fiction>Romance>General
Fiction>Romance>Contemporary

Then, I'd add keywords specific to themes as Chrissy suggested.

Good luck! Your cover and site are beautiful.

Title: Re: What genre/category is this?
Post by: inconsequential on September 21, 2018, 03:51:02 AM

Quote from: KFaitour on September 21, 2018, 03:35:53 AM

I'm far from an expert on categories and keywords (I avoid trying to shoehorn a book into a category just because it's perceived as underserved) as I tend to take a bookseller's approach to where my book "belongs" and categorize it accordingly. So with that big caveat out of the way...

I'd probably put it in:

Fiction>Romance>General
Fiction>Romance>Contemporary

Then, I'd add keywords specific to themes as Chrissy suggested.

Good luck! Your cover and site are beautiful.

Thank you, K! Much appreciated. I actually did the site and the cover myself! :)

Title: Re: What genre/category is this?
Post by: idontknowyet on September 21, 2018, 03:52:58 AM

Love all your covers. They are soooooooo pretty.

Title: Re: What genre/category is this?
Post by: inconsequential on September 21, 2018, 03:57:35 AM

Quote from: idontknowyet on September 21, 2018, 03:52:58 AM

Love all your covers. They are soooooooo pretty.

Thank you! I did two of them myself. The other two were done for me. One was a combination of efforts. :)