Fictag Example
Fictags: urbanFantasy, romanceSubplot, maleMC, weakToStrong, romanceSubplot, MF, explicit, highSpice, mono, enemiesToLovers, werewolf LI, strongLI, shortMC, fantasy, romance, Detroit
Content Warnings: rape, drugUse, animalDeath
NOTE: Fictags should help a book find its natural audience.
1) They should help readers who would like a book find it.
2) They should help readers who would hate a book avoid it.
The second point is particularly important. By warning readers about any content they might object to--say, highSpice, rape, or animalDeath--you can avoid some of those pesky one-star reviews.
How to Tag a Book Manually
You should be able to figure it out from the example, but here are some pointers.
1. Choose Your Genre and Story Fictags:
Think about what potential readers will love or hate about the book. Go through the list of Fictags section by section and jot down all the tags that potential readers might actively search for as well as those that might make them unhappy with the book. If a section doesn't apply, skip it.
2. Character Tags:
For now, character tags only apply to the main character (MC), the love interest (LI), and the villain (Villain). Any tags that apply to the main character get a “MC” suffixes appended to them. (EG: “male” —> “maleMC”). Likewise, tags applying to the love interest get a “LI” suffix, and tags that apply to the villain get a “Villain” suffix. (EG: “werewolf” —> “werewolfLI” or “dragon” —> “dragonVillain”)
3. Order the List by Importance
4. Separate Fictags and Content Warnings
(See example above.)
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