Fennel Hudson asked Fennel Hudson:

What's your view on genres?

Fennel Hudson The book marketer will say: "Write for a specific genre, which makes it easy for booksellers to know where to put your book." This is true, but it challenges my fears of being 'pigeon-holed'.

I'm a lifestyle author who uses nature understanding (of the nature around us and within us) as a way of enhancing the quality of our lives. That seems to be something that booksellers like to put in either the 'travel' or 'self-help' sections. If I'm lucky, I might make it into the 'nature' or 'natural history' section – if they have one.

I get disheartened when readers think of me as a fishing writer, just because three of my fourteen books are about fishing. It's a hobby that's shaped me, but is a very small part of what I'm about.

I'm more passionate about the healing qualities of nature, and living a slow-paced life, as a way of balancing the pressures of a modern lifestyle.

My guidance to aspiring writers is to identify which authors you most aspire to be like, then see what sections/genres they're placed in. Then keep your book aligned to that section.

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