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Trends vs. Timeless: What Kind of Book Should You Really Be Writing?
by ReadersMagnet | June 26, 2025 | Writing Tips | 0 comments
Weaving stories, creating dialogues, and building storylines—they’re not the most straightforward tasks that authors do. It takes skill, commitment, ingenuity, and imagination to keep the lore alive on the page and beyond the confines of the sheets.
Are you a storyteller? What types of stories do you write? If you plan to create a book that you want to share, you must first define your goal. It’s the driving force that moves you forward in life.
So, you ask yourself: What is your motivation? Why do you want to share the story? Do you know what you want to write?
For starters, let’s delve into the world of books. Books are not just bound pieces of paper with words. These contain timeless stories, real-life experiences, friendly advice, or technical manuals that you, a reader, might be looking forward to reading. As a wordsmith, you have the power to compel, transform a universe, or have a conversation through your lexical magic.
What’s Trending in the Publishing World?
If you have not decided on the type of book you want to write, you should know the trendiest genre out there is romance.
Romance is a genre that involves, well, romance or love for another person. The affinity, the infatuation, and longing for a person. So, it remains the most trending genre in the publishing industry because of the following reasons:
Relatability
Most people relate to stories of love, even those who are actually inexperienced with it. Romance has the power to trigger imaginations by presenting a character whose heart is intertwined with another. In many cases, the scenes in romance stories can actually happen in real life, giving its readers views of every romantic possibility in life.
Emotional Engagement
Romance talks about passion, attachment, love, and devotion. The tenderness of a touching hand, the silent smiles after a sweet confession. Everyone wants to be loved—to feel the love.
And so, it has a hold on people, even for those who prefer genres. Some versatile authors have a way of incorporating romantic storylines and dialogue into their books, even if they are of the thriller, mystery, horror, or fantasy genres.
Comfort and Predictability
What makes romance a trendy genre is the comfort it brings to its readers. Every reader, or most readers, can predict that the two characters will end up together despite the difficult challenges and other spicy characters on the way. In the end, the main characters (and even side characters) will find happiness and peace.
Representation
Romance stories are not only for female and male partnerships. It does not discriminate. Some trendy romance stories can also feature female-female or male-male pairings; even human-vampire and human-fairy lore have been popular over the years. For example, Sarah J. Maas’ popular novels (A Court of Thorns and Roses series) feature Fae-Fae or Human-Fae relationships.
What are Timeless Books?
So, we’ve already established that romance is the trendiest genre out there, but do you have what it takes to write it? Or do you have the vision and creativity to write a timeless tale?
The most timeless genre, so far, is fantasy. It’s the best genre for writers with strong imagination and ideas. Of course, fiction writers base their stories on fantasies, but what are the characteristics that make fantasy stories timeless?
Classic Themes
Fantasy stories have a firm grasp of classic themes that have stood the test of time. For instance, fantasy novels can explore good vs. evil, survival, new worlds, weird creatures, and other imaginative themes. Indeed, it is a flexible genre.
Ingenious Realms
Another characteristic of fantasy books is the lore of the worlds created. When you write a fantasy-driven story, you also get to invent a world that’s far from the realities of the real world. In this sense, fantasy writers can design their own country, dimension, planet system, or race. Really, there’s no limit to the creator’s imagination.
Boundless Possibilities
Anything can happen in a fantasy-focused story. You can resurrect a dead character or give powers to the vulnerable. At times, writers can even switch the characters’ lives. It is a timeless story because of the strong character development it can offer to the protagonist embarking on a journey.
For Everyone
Fantasy is a genre that does not discriminate when it comes to age. It invites children and adults into an exciting adventure that provides valuable lessons. There’s no age limitation for those who can read fantasy books.
So, are you ready to write your fantasy story?
What do you truly love writing?
Whether you choose to make a trendy or timeless narrative, what matters most is your drive to write what you truly love. So, do you know the secret to writing an excellent manuscript? Write what you know. Write what you love.
Stories aren’t limited to two genres—romance or fantasy. You can share what you know in any type of book. If you are into action, make an action story. Do you love scary stories? Craft your best horror story.
Additionally, not all writers are into fiction. You can be a nonfiction writer too! You can share your experiences and personal anecdotes in books under the self-help, memoir, or comedy genres. All in all, you have to follow where your heart wants to go when it comes to composing something that you would love.
What is your reason for writing?
Going back to the start of this conversation, why are you writing a book? What is your reason for writing? Do you want to share the worlds you’ve created in your imagination with the world? Do you want to inform, persuade, or compel people to take action? You must identify your reason.
As you start with a blank page, always remind yourself that you have purpose. The reasons you’ve listed will be the guiding light to how your ink flows into the pages. So, start telling your story today!
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