Thread:User talk:WaitingforGodot/Fifty Shades of BS/reply (17)

Publishers find what will sell. There's little mystery how, when a book has a magnificent success (trendstarters: Harry Potter, Twilight, etc.) an ARMY of books in the same genre spring up like mushrooms to be on shelves next to it. The truth is that there will always be a market for bodice rippers, and ones in the same vein as one that was published to enormous success will be favored over books that take risks.

Many GLBT-involved romance books are passed up for this reason, and even my dad who is not writing romance but science fiction is passed up because his writing style is not on board with the latest hits but is inspired by older influences, such as older mystery series such as Nero Wolfe or out-of-style genres such as classic Space Opera.