Shameless Self-Promotion ReRedux

So this didn't work so well before, but my head was made for walls--if it wasn't, I wouldn't be a literary writer. I should clarify, too: the last round at Hugo House was a rousing success for all, I think, I'm just not sure I got any students off my blog-a-mercial. Anyway, banking for re-approach........

Pillaging Genre: Putting the Hip and Sensational Into Literature

Ever felt dusty and hopeless in the face of the colorful burgeoning of genre fiction?

I’ve gotten more than a few “passes” from literary agents who have deemed my work simply too, well, literary. In a marketplace where crime thrillers, sexy vampire dramas, and young adult adventures seem to be the only hot fictional items, we’ve got a choice: crossover entirely or adapt some elements of these genres to our own purposes.

We’ll dig into a few models of thriller and YA works that successfully preserve literary tradition while keeping the masses turning the page. We’ll write and workshop pieces of our own novels with the aim of making them more hotcake and less Cornish game hen. We’ll try to figure out how to sell without selling out, together.


Here's the link if you know anyone who might be interested: Pillaging Genre
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