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Selling Books with GLBTQ Characters

Why can't you sell your "gay" book into the mainstream? Here are some thoughts on it.

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I have a book that's SF/F but the main plot is a gay romance, and the action plot is really secondary; is that worth trying to sell as SF/F?

For what it's worth, I'd suggest you do a rewrite and flip the focus so that the action plot becomes primary. SF/F has no problem with gay romance secondary plots.

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