: Re: Can I bring back Planetary Romance as a genre? This question is about genre and reader expectations. I'm not trying to change my story to fit a mainstream genre. I have already taken steps

@Connie138

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There are two separate issues here:

What do you call your story as you pitch it?
How would your story be marketed?

Although you tag marketing and use the word, you're asking more about the second question, how to pitch the story, so let's not worry about it. Your publisher will choose an appropriate genre and market accordingly. It would be a separate question anyway.

I'll focus on the first question. Of course you can call your story whatever you wish. But, as perfectly as it might fit the genre of planetary romance, you run the risk of your listeners not knowing what you mean. I had to read your whole question before I understood.

So use it, but explain it. Something like:

It's a Planetary Romance novel. A clash of individuals from different
worlds. Literally different worlds, since it's a sub-genre of Science
Fiction.

Or...

So it's Science Fiction but a character-driven story focused on the
politics and cultures across planets. A small genre called Planetary Romance.

Or whatever wording works for you.

The advantage here is you'll be educating people about this genre, which can only work in your favor.

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