#PublishingReinvented 207 - What Does Your Avatar Fantasize About? + A Bot For Making Contact
What Does Your Avatar Fantasize About?
Understanding what you ideal reader - your reader avatar - is looking for in a book will helps us all to understand how to pitch our books via our Amazon book pages and Facebook ads text and everything else.
It also explains why some books do amazing well. They tap into and feed the fantasies of avid readers. Here are some examples of reader fantasies for different genres:
Romance
1. Finding True Love: The fantasy of meeting a soulmate and experiencing a deep, unconditional love.
2. Rescue and Protection: Being saved or protected by a strong, capable partner.
3. Transformation and Improvement: Becoming a better person through love or transforming the partner into a better version of themselves.
4. Idealized Relationships: Experiencing a perfect, drama-free relationship.
5. Passionate Encounters: Having intense, passionate, and often idealized romantic and sexual experiences.
Mystery
1. Justice: The fantasy of seeing wrongdoers punished and justice being served.
2. Intellectual Challenge: The thrill of solving complex puzzles and mysteries.
3. Revenge: Fantasizing about taking revenge on those who have wronged.
4. Heroism: Being a hero or heroine who outsmarts criminals and saves the day.
5. Exploration of the Dark Side: Safely exploring the darker aspects of human nature and society.
Fantasy
1. Escaping Reality: Entering a world completely different from the mundane reality.
2. Adventure and Quest: Going on epic journeys and fulfilling significant quests.
3. Magic and Power: Possessing magical abilities or special powers.
4. Good vs. Evil: Engaging in clear battles between good and evil, often with the triumph of good.
5. Transformation: Changing into another being or achieving a higher state of existence.
Science Fiction
1. Exploration and Discovery: Discovering new worlds, species, and technologies.
2. Future Possibilities: Imagining advanced technology and future societies.
3. Overcoming Limitations: Breaking the boundaries of current human limitations, such as time travel or immortality.
4. Utopian and Dystopian Visions: Experiencing idealized or cautionary societies.
5. Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: Interacting with advanced AI and robots, often exploring human-AI relationships.
Historical Fiction
1. Time Travel: Immersing oneself in different historical periods.
2. Historical Romance: Experiencing love stories set against historical backdrops.
3. Heroism and Valor: Reliving heroic deeds and acts of bravery from the past.
4. Cultural Exploration: Learning about and experiencing different cultures and customs.
5. Redemption and Revolution: Fantasizing about changing the course of history or making a significant impact.
Horror
1. Confronting Fears: Facing and overcoming deep-seated fears and anxieties.
2. Supernatural Encounters: Interacting with ghosts, demons, and other supernatural entities.
3. Survival: The thrill of surviving against all odds in terrifying situations.
4. Forbidden Knowledge: Gaining secret, often dangerous knowledge.
5. Catharsis: Experiencing a release of pent-up emotions through fear and horror.
Adventure
1. Exploration: Discovering new places, hidden treasures, and unknown territories.
2. Thrill and Excitement: Experiencing constant action and high-stakes scenarios.
3. Survival: Overcoming natural and man-made dangers.
4. Personal Growth: Evolving into a stronger, more capable individual through challenges.
5. Heroic Feats: Accomplishing extraordinary acts of bravery and skill.
Literary Fiction
1. Deep Emotional Connections: Exploring profound emotional and psychological experiences.
2. Self-Discovery: Understanding oneself and one’s place in the world.
3. Complex Relationships: Navigating intricate human relationships and conflicts.
4. Philosophical Inquiry: Engaging with deep philosophical and existential questions.
5. Authentic Representation: Experiencing realistic, authentic portrayals of life and human nature.
Each genre taps into multiple core fantasies that resonate with readers, providing them with experiences that fulfill these deep-seated desires and imaginations.
Do you see your plot in any of the above?
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