Know Your Actual Genre

The practical side of genre, expanded past the original checklist: not just naming what you actually wrote, but using that name well — the word count a genre leads readers and agents to expect, the comp titles that actually help a pitch instead of undermining it, and how the same genre decision plays out differently depending on whether you query agents or self-publish. Builds directly on the “Know Your Actual Genre” lesson from How to Write a Book.