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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
Writing stories is not the most straightforward task. It takes skills, commitment, creativity, and imagination to keep the lore alive within the pages.
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. 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, create a universe, or have a conversation through your lexical magic.
What’s Trending in the Publishing World?
If you have not decided about the type of book you want to write, you should know the trendiest genre out there – Romance.
Romance is a genre that involves, well, Romance or love for another person. 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 likable character. Most scenes in Romance stories can happen in real life, giving its readers thoughts of possible romances with people.
Emotional Engagement
Romance talks about love. Everyone wants to be loved. It has a hold on people, even for those who would not read through books in this genre. Some versatile authors have a way of incorporating Romance 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. Everyone can already predict that the two characters will end up together despite the difficult challenges and other spicy characters on the way. Romance always has the pursuit of happiness.
Representation
Romance stories are not only for female & 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.
What are Timeless Books?
So, we’ve already established that Romance is the trendiest type of story out there, but do you have what it takes to write it? Or do you have the imagination and creativity to create a timeless tale?
The most timeless genre, so far, is Fantasy. It is the genre of those with strong imagination. Of course, fiction writers base their stories on fantasies, but what are the characteristics that make Fantasy timeless?
Classic Themes
Fantasy stories have a good grip on classic themes that can last a lifetime. Fantasy can talk about good vs. evil, survival, a new world, weird creatures, and other things under the sun and within the imagination. It is a flexible genre.
Eye-opening Realms
Another characteristic of Fantasy is the lore of the worlds created. When you write a Fantasy story, you also get to create a world that’s far from the looks of the real world. Fantasy writers can create their own country, dimension, planet system, or race. Really, imagination is the limit here.
Boundless Possibilities
Anything can happen in a Fantasy story. You can resurrect a dead character or give powers to the powerless. 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 can invite children and adults into an exciting adventure that provides valuable lessons.
So, are you ready to write your Fantasy story?
What do you truly love writing?
Trendy or timeless, what matters most is your drive to write what you truly love. Do you know a good secret to writing? Write what you know. Write what you love.
Stories aren’t only suspended in two genres – Romance or Fantasy. You can share what you know in a type of book you want to create. If you are into action, write an Action story. Do you love scary stories? Write your best Horror story!
Also, not all writers are into fiction. You can be a great Nonfiction writer too! You can share your experiences and personal anecdotes in books under the Self-help, Memoir, or Comedy genres. As what the people would tell you, “Follow your heart.” What do you truly love writing?
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 your worlds in your imagination, inform, persuade, compel, or take a journey of healing through writing? You must identify your reason.
Yes, you will always start with a blank page. With your reason, you should be guided on how your ink should flow and create vivid images that you can use as a platform to convey your message.
Start telling your story, storyteller!
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