Underserved Market for a Mature Protagonist Add To My List
May 21, 2022 10:30 am to 11:30 am
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Panelists:
Jennifer Brozek, Jeff Reynolds, Alma Alexander, Chris McKinney and Kathy Kitts (moderator)
Track:
2022 Nebula Weekend
Tags:
Business of Writing, Craft
With 21.45% of the US population falling into the Baby Boomer category (with another 19.71% being Gen X), readers are increasingly looking for more mature characters in books and movies. Some writers are meeting the demand with heros in their 40s and 50s, but can we go further? Faster? Older? What are the pitfalls and limitations of writing characters beyond the traditionally accepted age groups in SF/F? Better yet, what is the potential?