Though this is the era of bloggers and v-loggers mesmerizing smartphone users the book lovers still exist and despite reading they even take out time for bookstagramming for allowing more and more people to get addicted to the classy habit of reading. Are you planning to write a new book for kindle self publishing yet wondering which theme to choose? You might have a speciality in our genre, yet as a writer, you should know about some of the current trends in book themes. Pick any one of those themes if you are concerned about writing a marketable book while investing in self-publishing your book.
Fortunately, we are still breathing in the times of outstanding writers from Margaret Atwood to Stephen King- never failing to awestruck their ardent readers with a new story every time with a resonating theme to many individuals who have been their fans for the past few decades. Even the bestselling new writers of our era from Harukami to A.J. Finn and from George R. R. Martin to Hanya Yanagihara have a huge fan following for their gripping plots. Before you decide to go for self publishing Amazon this time instead of approaching any traditional publisher- think of an out-of-the-box plot considering the trending theme swaying the readers to a great extent. Make then create social media fan pages besides creating forums and keep discussing the characters and what will happen next.
If you have the tenacity and the talent of writing a series then go for it because today’s readers enjoy reading series to quite an extent and successfully creating fandoms on social media sites.
Here are some of the trending themes based on the genres that you can choose to write your next book—
Write a Horror series
In the recent past, many promising writers have successfully written mystery series followed by the horror “King” Mr. Mercedes himself! By starting to tell a gripping story of a bunch of determined characters whether ghostbusters or detectives you can easily create a series on the ongoing acceptance of your readers. For that, you also need to go beyond your limitations or language barriers and start reading as many books or series as you can despite Sherlock Homes or Hannibal Lecture.
Sketch a Fantasy-world
Are you swayed away by the Game of Thrones in the recent past? Then create another Harry Potter universe of your own. Today’s readers from young to young adults and even older ones are found glued to many such fantasy stories and keep buying the books to quench their thirst to learn about what happened next! A mesmerizing story can lead you to be open for pre-ordering the books under print! That’s indeed a wow moment for any aspiring writer to publish a book.
Sci-fi is always a big hit
This genre never gets old. Since the early days of Star Wars and Star Trek- readers and fans of the universes are glued to sci-fi. Even the creations of Isaac Asimov and many others have motivated readers to keep a close tab on the fantasy world of sci-fi. If you are a fan of the Avengers then you might have admired how dedicatedly Stan Lee created the fantastic world of Marvel and how the creators of DC created characters like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and so on!
Create a Manga/Anime universe
The Japanese Mangas are winning the hearts of teenagers and young adults across the world. You can also slip into the shoes of famous manga writers then you can write another Death Note or Tokyo Ghoul with beautiful book covers! Want to give it a try?
Erotic Plot is in demand
For adults, you can write erotic books. If you are fascinated by the stories of Mills and Boon Company or the masterpiece trilogy by E. L. James- Fifty Shades of Grey and consider yourself to be a fantastic erotic writer then don’t waste your talent in trying writing on any other theme. It’s better to find your target audiences and write a gripping plot for them where romance and eroticism are the primary themes.
Non-fiction is also in the trend. Your passion to write essays or non-fiction writings on animals, education, child growth and development etc. can also make you a bestselling author.