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Sunday 21 November 2010

OK, actually this took me about a second to discover. And it's not really what people want to read so much as what stuff people generally like. But, hey. It's a tag cloud from Amazon.com (current one here). In other words, it's a visual representation of the most popular tags people have applied to stuff (not just books) they've bought/discovered/downloaded on Amazon. And presumably, I'm thinking, people will only bother to tag stuff they like.

I think it's pretty interesting. Fantasy and science fiction are big I see. As is adventure and music. So my recent Kindle release Guitar Heroes should do OK then - got most of those bases covered! Clearly what I need to write, though, is a fantasy romance with some comedy and adventure thrown in. And some vampires, possibly playing on an xbox. That looks like being a sure-fire winner!
Posted by Simon Kewin at 08:00

14 comments:

  1. Anonymous21 November 2010 at 08:57

    Always good to have it confirmed that fantasy remains hot!

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  2. The Words Crafter21 November 2010 at 09:36

    Huh. That's interesting. Wonder what the list looked like on Halloween?

    This is a fun exercise. I'm now going to have to do random checks to find out what's 'hot' at random moments.

    You reminded me; I have a friend who checks out what page 666 is about in any book with at least as many pages...

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  3. Simon Kewin21 November 2010 at 10:46

    Donna,

    Absolutely!

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  4. Simon Kewin21 November 2010 at 10:47

    Words Crafter,

    Yes, I wonder how much the list changes - must keep an eye on it!

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  5. Old Kitty21 November 2010 at 14:33

    Ooooh History Horror Humour! LOL!! I like that combination!! This tagging thing is fun!

    Take care
    x

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  6. Simon Kewin21 November 2010 at 14:36

    Old Kitty,

    LOL. History Horror Humour should be a genre all of its own shouldn't it?

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  7. Anonymous21 November 2010 at 14:55

    I like the look of "religion rock romance" -- might have to throw my proverbial hat into that arena posthaste...

    On a related note, I'm publicising your Write1Sub1 post today on my blog. Good stuff!

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  8. Simon Kewin21 November 2010 at 15:03

    Milo,

    Nice. Mind you, 10 followers already is pretty good I think.

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  9. Anne R. Allen21 November 2010 at 17:24

    Oh, I want me some of that hysterical historical horror too!

    Interesting that two of the most prominent words are comedy and humor, and yet agents say comedies never sell.

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  10. Simon Kewin21 November 2010 at 17:33

    Anne,

    Perhaps they're joking?

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  11. Talli Roland21 November 2010 at 18:37

    Ooh, I see romance is up there, too! How interesting... thanks for sharing!

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  12. Simon Kewin21 November 2010 at 19:17

    Talli,

    Just a bit of fun, but you're welcome!

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  13. Unknown22 November 2010 at 08:01

    Fantasy is King! :D

    Although, I must say, I find it hard to get "new" fantasy writing that appeals to me in the same way the older titles have.

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  14. Simon Kewin22 November 2010 at 08:08

    Amanda,

    Fair point. Must admit I like to mix reading old and new stuff myself.

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I'd love to know what you think.