The Genre Accuracy Problem
"Your murder mystery needs work."
"What's wrong?"
"The detective solved it on page 3."
"He's competent."
"That's not the genre."
"So I should make him stupid?"
"Make him thorough. 300 pages of thorough."
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"Your murder mystery needs work."
"What's wrong?"
"The detective solved it on page 3."
"He's competent."
"That's not the genre."
"So I should make him stupid?"
"Make him thorough. 300 pages of thorough."
My protagonist and antagonist fell in love.
This was supposed to be a murder mystery.
Chapter 12: they're solving their issues through healthy communication. Chapter 15: couples therapy. Chapter 18: joint mortgage application.
My editor called it "unrealistic."
"Your murder mystery needs work." "What's wrong?" "The detective solved it on page 3." "He's competent." "That's not the genre." "So I should make him stupid?" "Make him thorough. 300 pages of thorough."
My protagonist and antagonist fell in love. This was supposed to be a murder mystery. Chapter 12: they're solving their issues through healthy communication. Chapter 15: couples therapy. Chapter 18: joint mortgage application. My editor called it "unrealistic."
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