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	In Which a Demon King Has a Realization and Attempts to Court His Human Gardener (Demon King's Gardener #2) 4.18 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Which a Demon King and His Human Partner Enjoy Time With Their Friends (Demon King's Gardener, #7) 4.17 avg rating — 29 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Demon King's Gardener Volumes I-III Omnibus by Rori Thornton (Goodreads Author), Sydney Dean (Dustcover Illustrator), Aleksi Gray (Goodreads Author) (Endpaper Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Qozy Queerotica: A Wholesome and Horny Monster Lover Anthology 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grand Duke's Masseur (A Man That Smells Like Flowers, #1) 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grand Duke's Valet (A Man That Smells Like Flowers, #2) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grand Duke's Star & Songsmith (A Man That Smells Like Flowers, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grand Duke's Betrothed (A Man That Smells Like Flowers Book 4) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Voice in the Cosmos 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I've been thinking a lot about the slice-of-life genre - particularly as a Western author writing in it and primarily marketing to a Western audience.

If you're not familiar with the slice-of-life genre, that might be confusing as a consideration, so let's start with the basics.

Slice-of-life is a genre popularized heavily in East Asia, particularly in Japan (I haven't done the research to say for Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 30, 2024 11:29 • Tags: fantasy-slice-of-life, genre-talk, genres, marketing, sitcoms, slice-of-life

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