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Romance

209 ideas

Love stories shaped by consequential choices.

Tomorrow Has My Spare Key coverThe Dragon Has Cancelled Our Wedding coverThe Alien Who Joined the Choir cover

Romantasy

47 ideas

Romance and magical conflict that change one another.

The Dragon Has Cancelled Our Wedding coverA Kingdom Built from Our Bad Dreams coverThe Crown Has a Favorite Liar cover

Dark romance

39 ideas

Dangerous loyalties and complicated trust.

No Saints at Check-In coverThe Stranger at the End of My Rope coverThe Night Shift Wears Your Ring cover

Historical fiction

79 ideas

Invented lives shaped by another time.

The Widow Is Not in the Picture coverThe Committee for Unreasonable Women coverA Perfectly Innocent Compartment cover

Cozy fantasy

58 ideas

Small wonders, meaningful work and belonging.

I Put the Dungeon in a Teapot coverThe House Has Fallen in Love coverMy Grandmother Owns the Dungeon cover

Children's fantasy

33 ideas

Imaginative adventures for younger readers.

The Dragon Who Was Afraid of Butterflies coverThe Wolf Who Delivered Apologies coverA Whale, a Hat, and a Rather Small Pond cover

Mystery

112 ideas

Questions, clues and satisfying explanations.

The Society for Forgetting Dinner coverNobody Threatens the Wedding Florist coverThe Widow Is Not in the Picture cover

Psychological thriller

44 ideas

Uncertain memories and intimate suspense.

My Body Has a Guest Account coverSomeone Else Has My View from the Window coverA Gentle Voice from the Wrong Number cover

Satire

63 ideas

Absurd systems exposed through sharp stories.

The Sword Wants a Divorce coverThe Internet Has a Small Dog coverToday Is Optional cover

Horror

46 ideas

Unsettling discoveries with personal stakes.

The Family Dog Has Started Knocking coverA Mourning Dress for the Sea coverThe Building Has a Bad Tenant cover

Science fiction

146 ideas

Imagined changes with human consequences.

Tomorrow Has My Spare Key coverMy Body Has a Guest Account coverWe Were Told the Stars Were Private cover

Literary fiction

68 ideas

Character, relationships and difficult meaning.

The Actress Who Fired Her Happy Ending coverI Have Forgotten How to Be Sad coverWe Were Better Friends Before We Were Brilliant cover

Thriller

81 ideas

Pressure, danger and decisions that cannot wait.

My Body Has a Guest Account coverSomeone Else Has My View from the Window coverA Secret Society of Tour Guides cover

Fantasy

242 ideas

Impossible worlds with understandable costs.

I Put the Dungeon in a Teapot coverThe Dragon Has Cancelled Our Wedding coverThe House Has Fallen in Love cover

Cozy mystery

40 ideas

Intriguing puzzles and resourceful amateur sleuths.

Nobody Threatens the Wedding Florist coverThe Alpaca Ate the Only Alibi coverA Scandal in Sensible Shoes cover

Dystopian fiction

36 ideas

Lives tested by systems that claim to know best.

We Were Told the Stars Were Private coverThe Sky Is Growing Down coverToday Is Optional cover

Epic fantasy

41 ideas

Large-scale conflicts and unlikely alliances.

The Castle Under My Skin coverThe Map Is a Hungry Animal coverThe Ocean Is Marching Over the Mountain cover

Space opera

32 ideas

Interstellar adventures with human-scale choices.

The Sun Has Resigned coverThe Captain Is the Smallest Person on Board coverThe Enemy Has Sent Us Soup cover

Poetry

24 ideas

Collections built from voice, image and connection.

A Small Rebellion of Ordinary Flowers coverWe Brought Our Doubt to the Picnic coverMy Name in the Mouth of a River cover

Adventure

73 ideas

Journeys that change their travelers.

The Sun Has Resigned coverThe Captain Is the Smallest Person on Board coverThe Map Is a Hungry Animal cover

Gothic fiction

39 ideas

Atmosphere, hidden histories and unsettling places.

The Monster Who Wanted a Portrait coverThe Basement Is Getting Closer to the Sun coverA Mourning Dress for the Sea cover

Mythic fantasy

34 ideas

Gods, monsters and legends reconsidered.

The Monster Who Wanted a Portrait coverThe Castle Under My Skin coverThe Goddess Who Borrowed My Grandmother's Shoes cover

Magical realism

52 ideas

Ordinary lives touched by impossible events.

The House Has Fallen in Love coverThe Quilt Has Chosen a Side coverThirteen Ways to Lose a Door cover

Children's book

66 ideas

Story ideas to adapt for younger audiences.

The Star Who Wanted a Shadow coverThe Wolf Who Delivered Apologies coverThe Hen Who Posted a Cloud cover

Paranormal romance

33 ideas

Love stories involving ghosts, witches and other unusual neighbors.

The Devil Is My Dog Walker coverThe Thunder Between Us coverThe Ghost in the Other Half of the Bed cover

Historical mystery

36 ideas

Clues and investigations rooted in another era.

The Widow Is Not in the Picture coverA Perfectly Innocent Compartment coverThe Corpse Had Excellent Table Manners cover

Humorous fiction

101 ideas

Distinctive stories with wit and comic consequences.

The Sword Wants a Divorce coverThe Alpaca Ate the Only Alibi coverThe Internet Has a Small Dog cover

Short stories

22 ideas

Linked collections and compact narrative possibilities.

Apologies from the Uninhabited Planets coverPlease Rate Your Apocalypse coverThirteen Ways to Lose a Door cover

Progression fantasy

27 ideas

Power earned through practice, choices and consequential limits.

I Put the Dungeon in a Teapot coverMy Grandmother Owns the Dungeon coverMy Dinosaur Has a Side Quest cover

LitRPG

27 ideas

Game systems, levels and character choices with real story stakes.

I Put the Dungeon in a Teapot coverMy Grandmother Owns the Dungeon coverMy Dinosaur Has a Side Quest cover

First contact

13 ideas

Human encounters with unfamiliar intelligence, from the first signal to the difficult work of understanding.

The Enemy Has Sent Us Soup coverThe Alien Who Joined the Choir coverThe Moon Has a Front Porch cover

Eco fiction

16 ideas

Stories in which ecosystems, land use and environmental change shape consequential human choices.

The Robot Who Baked the Sun coverThe Last Dragon Is a Houseplant coverDo Not Feed the Island cover

Picture books

23 ideas

Illustrated stories designed around a clear reader age, expressive page turns and the partnership of words and pictures.

The Star Who Wanted a Shadow coverThe Lion Who Borrowed a Wing coverThe Snail Who Packed a Picnic cover

Cyberpunk

8 ideas

Unequal technological futures explored through ordinary lives, contested identities and systems people can challenge.

The City Runs on Forgotten Songs coverOffline Is the Final Level coverThe Internet Has a Small Dog cover

Crime fiction

5 ideas

Stories driven by wrongdoing, its motives and the consequences for people who investigate, conceal or survive it.

The Roadside Diner Sells Alibis coverThe Family Business Is Apologies coverShe Paid Cash for the Rain cover

Time travel

7 ideas

Journeys, loops and encounters across time whose rules make relationships and choices matter.

Tomorrow Has My Spare Key coverThree Versions of Me Missed the Train coverI Respawn as My Future Self cover

Animal fiction

10 ideas

Stories centered on animal characters, from gentle picture-book friendships to complex adventures for older readers.

The Hen Who Posted a Cloud coverThe Last Dog in the City coverThe Lion Who Borrowed a Wing cover