{"id":295,"date":"2009-07-06T14:09:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/?p=295"},"modified":"2009-07-06T14:09:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-06T21:09:00","slug":"paranormal-vs-urban-fantasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/paranormal-vs-urban-fantasy\/","title":{"rendered":"Paranormal vs Urban Fantasy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I'm trying to decide how best to describe my story VENUS ENVY. Here's the blurb:<\/p>\n

Sancus, Roman God of Loyalty and Honesty, snubs an advance from Venus. Furious, the Goddess of Love convinces Cupid to cast a curse on him. As a result, Sancus is unable to perform with women, but finds himself attracted to every hot guy<\/span> he meets. In fact, he can't say no. During a week of almost non-stop arousal and sex Sancus meets Aurelio, a mortal that he actually likes enough to see again, but he's afraid until the curse is lifted he needs to stay away or risk ruining the chance of something more. There's only one way to end the curse, but it's up to Sancus to untangle the finely-woven threads and discover it's actually a love spell.<\/p>\n

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Since it's set in modern day, urban fantasy seems to make more sense, but I'm wondering if I'd get more notice by calling it paranormal, since it includes mythical figures and a curse.  Any suggestions or advice on this issue?<\/p>\n

I tend to look at the paranormal section at publishers, but not at urban fantasy, though I realize that I actually do like UF themes.<\/p>\n

Help?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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