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Guide: How to actually figure out your novel’s genre (before it’s too late)
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Guide: How to actually figure out your novel’s genre (before it’s too late)

A step-by-step guide to finding your true genre (before you pitch, publish or promote)

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Tracy Buchanan
Jun 20, 2025
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So, you’ve written a novel (or you’re deep in the trenches of writing one) and you’re pretty sure you know what genre it is.

But here’s the twist: sometimes, you don…

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