The first subgenre
of romance
that many writers start
publishing in
is contemporary romance.
There’s very little world building.
There’s no inventing languages
or creating worlds.
The issue is…
because contemporary romance
is easier to write well,
there are more writers
writing in this subgenre.
Competition is fierce.
Historical Romance,
on the other hand,
is very difficult to write well.
The research needed is tremendous.
There are fewer writers
in Historical Romance
and there are even fewer writers
who excel at writing it.
If you’re one of those few,
your stories will likely be in demand.
“It’s tempting to enter a field
where mastery is assured,
where you have
a very good shot
of being as good at it
as everyone else.
It turns out, though,
that the most exciting and productive fields
are those where there’s a huge gap
between those that are perceived
to be the very best
and everyone else.”
If it is easy to be the best
in a field,
competition will be fierce.
Sometimes it is better
to have to work at it.