You chose the genre you're writing in because:
1. you're not writing in a specific genre
2. it's an easy genre to break into
3. it's a very hot genre right now
4. it's your favorite genre as a reader
Your chosen genre is:
1. crime fiction or horror
3. science fiction/fantasy
How many books in your genre have you read?
5. you're not a big reader
How many books in your sub-genre have you read?
5. you're not sure what your sub-genre is
How many books in your genre published in the past three years by debut authors have you read?
5. you prefer to read the category killers written by established authors
You could list your genre's obligatory scenes:
1. what would be the point of that
2. I'm still trying to figure that out
3. give me half an hour to think about it and list them
4. off the top of your head
5. what's an obligatory scene
Many genres suffer from tired tropes. You're handling this by:
1. why mess with classic tropes
2. I'm still trying to figure that out
3. I'm not using those tropes
4. I'm reinventing those tropes
How well do you know the conventions of your genre?
1. I'm still trying to figure that out
2. conventions were made to be broken
3. well enough to observe them
4. well enough to play with them
5. what are genre conventions
How are you connecting with your genre readership?
1. I belong to a genre book club
2. I have genre fans as beta readers
3. I attend genre fan events and book signings
You love your genre so much that you:
1. go to movies in your genre
2. collect first editions by your favorite genre authors
3. named your dog after your favorite genre character
You've prepared to succeed in this genre by:
1. joining your genre association
2. taking genre-specific writing classes and workshops
3. befriending both published and unpublished writers in your genre