Generally on this blog I’ve covered writing craft. (See thetopics on the right-hand sidebar for those posts.) But to be successful in the
businessof writing, you have to understand the market too. K-lytics provides reports onsubgenres of popular fiction. Digging deep into these can help you understandwhat is selling, so you know how to write novels that appeal to a largeaudience. Here are some of their recent reports on romance subgenres – and oneon mystery, thrillers, and suspense.
K-lyticsParanormal Romance Seminar: A report and video for those writingsteamy novels about vampires, shifters, werewolves, or the like. (Or if you'dlike to get to know this genre.)
ParanormalWomen's Fiction features powerful heroines kicking their midlife problems withsass, magic, mystery, and adventure. Learn which types of titles, covers, andthemes sell!
The K-lytics Fantasy Romance Report: Romance is the #1 genre on Kindle. Now pair the heat and emotional depth w/fantastical world-building, innovative magic systems, and complex characters. Get the data now!
The K-lytics Romantic Comedy Report: Romantic Comedy, aka rom-com, is now the #2 highest-selling romance sub-category on Amazon! Learn all about it.
TheMystery, Thriller & Suspense Report: This genre hasmaintained its strong market position on Kindle as we entered 2023.
Kris Bockwrites novels of mystery, suspense, and romance. In
theAccidental Detective series, a witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles thechallenges of turning fifty. Kris’s
Furrever Friends Sweet Romanceseries features the employeesand customers at a cat café. In the
AccidentalBillionaire Cowboys series, a Texas ranching family wins a fortune in the lottery, whichcauses as many problems as it solves.
Sign up for the Kris Bock Mystery and Romance newsletter and get a free AccidentalDetective short story and bonus material, a free30-page sweet romance set in the world of the Furrever Friends cat café, and aprintable copy of the recipes mentioned in the cat café novels.
Krisalso writes a series with her brother, scriptwriter Douglas J Eboch, who wrotethe original screenplay for the movie
Sweet Home Alabama. The FelonyMelanie series follows the crazy antics of Melanie, Jake, and their friends adecade before the events of the movie.
Sign up for the romantic comedy newsletter to get ashort story preview, or find the books at
Amazon US or
All E-book retailers.
Kris has over 100 books for children published under the names Chris Eboch and M. M. Eboch. Her novels for ages nine and up include
The Eyes of Pharaoh, a mystery in ancient Egypt;
The Well of Sacrifice, a Mayan adventure used in many schools; and
The Genie’s Gift, a middle eastern fantasy. J
esse Owens: Young Record Breaker and
Milton Hershey: Young Chocolatier are inspiring biographies focused on them as children and young men.