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Your genre choice determines your ceiling. Choose wrong, and you're playing on hard mode from day one.

70-73% of all Kindle ebook sales come from just four genres. Everything else fights for the remaining 27-30%. In this episode, I break down which genres actually make money for indie authors—and why literary fiction, women's fiction, and general fiction create almost impossible barriers for self-published writers.

This is Episode 3 of "Self-Publishing for Beginners"—a free course teaching you how to write and publish your first novel.

00:00 - Introduction to Viable Genres
00:17 - Kindle Market Reality
03:04 - The Hard Truth About Genre
07:13 - The Big Four Reign
10:22 - Romance and Mystery/Thriller Markets
16:21 - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Genres
26:45 - Horror: A Viable Option
47:31 - Pitfalls: Non-Viable Genres
51:20 - Series Loyalty and Release Frequency
53:56 - Reader Behavior and Catalog Size
59:50 - Action Items and Next Steps

In Module 1, we cover market research and validation: how to know your book idea will sell BEFORE you invest months writing it.

In this episode, you'll learn:
✅ The 4 viable genres: Romance, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, and Horror
✅ Why 59% of bestselling romance novels are indie published
✅ Reader behavior patterns that make or break your income
✅ Why series loyalty is the engine of indie success
✅ The "TV network analogy" that explains why standalone novels struggle

🔥 YOUR ACTION ITEM:
Confirm your genre fit—does your book idea fit one of the four viable genres?
If yes, you're playing the right game
If no, consider how you might pivot—or acknowledge you're choosing hard mode
Post your genre confirmation in The Crucible Writing School for feedback