Thinking Outside the Box

There are more spotlight notes up today on my For Writers page.. I put up the notes from the Warner spotlight.

One of the greatest lessons I took away from the conference was this–if you want to break into a single title house, you need an idea that will sell itself. Something bold and different (like Julie Kenner’s soccer mom who slays demons–I mean, who wouldn’t want to read about that??). I think for my next proposal I’m going to really try to think outside the box. I still want to write historicals, but I need a unique twist on them, something that stands out. So that’s what I’ll be shooting for.

So that leads me to a question: What are some common traits in books you enjoy reading?

For example: kidnappings, arranged marriages, Cinderella stories, rescues, vampires (okay, I threw that one in). :headspin: