Finding Your Edge in Commercial Fiction

📚 Overview

Writing commercial fiction doesn’t mean being prescriptive; some of the biggest breakout novels of the last decade owe their success to bringing fresh new perspectives to the tropes of their genre.

In this Monday Masterclass, editor Abbie Greaves will break down what readers and publishers are really looking for from commercial fiction. You’ll gain an understanding of different narrative frameworks, and clear strategies for finding exciting new inroads into established genres.

Schedule

EVENT

3pm - 4pm EDT

In this hour-long masterclass, you will learn:

What the non-negotiables of genre writing are, in the eyes of an agent
Examples of bestselling commercial fiction that have twisted genre expectations successfully
Strategies for adapting tropes and archetypes in your writing
How to write an original story that still fits within marketable categories

There will also be a live Q&A where you can ask Abbie any questions about writing commercial fiction or developing original storylines.

Speakers

Abbie Greaves

Abbie Greaves is a novelist, freelance editor and creative writing tutor. She is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, The Silent Treatment and The Ends of the Earth which, between them, have been translated into over a dozen languages, selected for the Radio 2 Book Club, shortlisted for the RNA Debut Novel of the Year Award and featured in various publications. She began her career working for Curtis Brown Literary Agency and, since going freelance, has developed an extensive creative writing teaching portfolio. She also offers editorial services on Reedsy.