…the similarities between the most popular novels?
Let’s take Harry Potter, Twilight, and the Hunger Games. What do they ALL have in common? Their stories are a mishmash of two primary genres/major themes. That’s one of the secrets to their success (;
● Harry Potter—epic good versus evil fantasy and classroom setting/preteens and teenagers going though the worries of school
● Twilight—romance/forbidden and paranormal creatures (creating a sub-genre in its popularity)
● Hunger Games—dystopia and forbidden love/romance
Another common factor in the success of the named novels is that they all target to the young adult market, aided with the use of universally relatable themes.
Just thought I’d share this with everyone in case someone has a case of writer’s block 🙂