Which genre of novels is most profitable to publish and why?

It all depends on what you want to write and what you can write well. If you’re casting around for potentially profitable and popular genres, you’ll need to keep an eye on publishing industry trends. Right now, romance, thriller, and upmarket (book club fiction, generally women’s fiction) are very popular. Romantasy (romantic fantasy) has also had a recent heyday but might be leveling out. But can you execute a compelling book in this style? Or are you just trying to raise your potential success rate with a submission? Just because you’ve written a thriller doesn’t mean you’ve executed one at the high level necessary to get attention in the slush pile.

Of course, if you’re self-publishing, you do need to pay attention to categories and keywords, and you can get very granular with tropes and conventions. I recommend K-Lytics and Kindlepreneur as great resources for learning more about various available niches.

The work itself—including your personal passion for it—is the first and foremost consideration. A popular genre or target audience might help, but this generally tends to work if you’re actually dedicated to that style of writing. The most powerful way to break through isn’t to chase trends, it’s to learn the writing craft and challenge yourself at the premise level. The core idea behind a book is the “secret sauce,” not its broad-strokes category or style.

Hello, I have a question about astral projection. I started to get interested in this a little while after my mum passed in april. I thought I may be able to see her and speak with her if I managed to achieve astral projection. Since this interest, every time i sleep on my back I go into sleep paralysis. However, I cant progress into astral projection because it is very scary for me as I feel like I'm suffocating when this happens. I panic and force myself to wake up. This only ever happened about once a year before this. It sometimes lasts a long time. This has happened about 3 times per week since my mum died, as mentioned on a previous post. I no longer try to go into it anymore(due to the suffocating feeling), but it still happens. I read that sleep paralysis is the pathway to astral projection. Why has this started to happen so frequently since simply taking an interest in it? Is this connected to the afterlife? I am concerned about it as I now cannot seem to stop this happening. Could it be my mum trying to communicate? Im asking due to more knowledge around this in this group.