I have honestly thought about trying to make money this way. Maybe I’m just good at talking myself out of trying, but I found one good reason to think it’d be harder than it seems.
People say the book can even be bad, and they’re half right. It’s genre fiction, and those have a very specific style and convention unique to each genre. It’s not just allowed to be bad, it’s supposed to be - and in a very specific way. You need to be familiar with that to write to the audience’s expectations. Being too unique and creative is not a good thing.
In other words, if you want to have any success writing gay minotaur smut, you have to first read enough gay minotaur smut to understand it. I couldn’t force myself to read it, not because I’m judging, but I’m just not into it. It bored me too much and felt like a huge slog. But if you can read it you can write it, and the process of familiarizing yourself with that market should also help you figure out how to get discovered for that genre.
I have honestly thought about trying to make money this way. Maybe I’m just good at talking myself out of trying, but I found one good reason to think it’d be harder than it seems.
People say the book can even be bad, and they’re half right. It’s genre fiction, and those have a very specific style and convention unique to each genre. It’s not just allowed to be bad, it’s supposed to be - and in a very specific way. You need to be familiar with that to write to the audience’s expectations. Being too unique and creative is not a good thing.
In other words, if you want to have any success writing gay minotaur smut, you have to first read enough gay minotaur smut to understand it. I couldn’t force myself to read it, not because I’m judging, but I’m just not into it. It bored me too much and felt like a huge slog. But if you can read it you can write it, and the process of familiarizing yourself with that market should also help you figure out how to get discovered for that genre.