Life's Little Corner Genre Playbook

KNOW EXACTLY WHAT READERS EXPECT FROM YOUR GENRE BEFORE YOU WRITE PAGE ONE.

Readers buy a genre promise. Break it and they stop reading; keep it and they follow you across a series. This 31-page playbook covers 12 genres with the same practical structure, so you can plan a book that delivers what its readers came for.

THE 12 GENRES

Epic fantasy · Progression fantasy and LitRPG · Urban fantasy and paranormal · Romance · Thriller and suspense · Mystery and cozy mystery · Science fiction · Young adult · Middle grade · Horror · Historical fiction · Inspirational and values-driven fiction

FOR EACH GENRE

• The reader promise and typical length
• What readers expect (and what makes them quit)
• A 9-beat structure table with percentages
• Must-have elements and craft notes
• 5 common mistakes with fixes
• An 8-point pre-draft checklist
• Cover conventions and subgenre notes

EXTRAS

• Story-engine primer (the 6-move engine and 3-act percentages)
• Genre comparison chart (promise, POV, pace and ending)
• Genre decision guide (5 questions to choose a genre)
• Fill-in genre-fit worksheet
• 12 pre-draft checklists (96 checks)

ABOUT THIS EDITION

This is the overview edition. Full-length guides to writing each genre are planned.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE

Genre-Playbook.pdf (31 pages). Instant download. Personal-use license.

BEST VALUE: The Complete Novelist's Toolkit ($39) includes the Playbook plus four more products and 7 bonus tools.

This is a craft framework, not a promise of sales or income. If you use AI tools, follow the AI-disclosure rules of your publishing platform.