: Re: Is character driven fiction more successful than plot driven fiction? I have heard that editors and publishers prefer character driven fiction, where the characters grow and learn, rather than

@Cugini967

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I'm inclined to say no, in that any answer will depend entirely on the genre that you're writing in.

In some genres, such as techno-thrillers, many mysteries, and many subgenres of SF, plot-driven stories are the norm, and character development is allowed to be minimal. In other genres, especially literary fiction, character-driven stories are the norm, and a heavily plotted story may actually be looked down on. This depends entirely on the expectations of your audience, and any editor worth his salt knows this.

That being said, even if you're writing in a very plot-heavy genre, your book will rarely suffer if you spend a little more time to develop the characters and maybe throw in some personal growth.

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