Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Yup, I'm calling it: Romantasy as a traditional publishing trend is entering its decline.
In this video, I use the chicklit craze as a case study to illustrate how publishing trends start, how they survive, and how they decline and morph into something else. We look at the timelines to predict how long until the term and packaging goes completely out of style.
00:00 Romantasy's downfall is upon us
00:50 Trend case study: Chicklit
05:10 Breakout titles vs. Saturation titles
07:00 Timeline of Romantasy
08:30 Writers vs. readers
11:25 Why I might be right
15:00 Why I might be wrong
17:13 What does 'dead' ACTUALLY mean?
18:57 To the Romantasy writer...don't stop!!
Pitch Your Novel: pitchyournovel.substack.com
Karin Gillespie compiles amazing publishing information. She's been in publishing for 20+ years, provides trend analysis, looks at what's selling each week, and has great advice for how to pitch your novel. Highly recommend.
🎥 V I D E O S F O R Y O U 🎥
My querying journey: youtu.be/vtH9ukSEMB4
How I got my Literary Agent: youtu.be/6AnfipxUACc
How I think about story structure: youtu.be/lGi7IhH6aoA
Should you take that writing course? youtu.be/jmpo7-Bg9rU
I'm Nicole Wilbur, an author, traveler, and adrenaline-chaser. I write about young adults breaking the rules, falling in love, and becoming versions of themselves they never expected. Pursuing traditional publishing and sharing the highs & lows!
✍️ M Y A U T H O R N E W S L E T T E R ✍️
Say yes to a party in your inbox: nicolewilbur.substack.com
💬 L E T ' S C O N N E C T 💬
Website | nicolewilbur.com
Pinterest | https://pin.it/3jx8lbC
Yup, I'm calling it: Romantasy as a traditional publishing trend is entering its decline.
In this video, I use the chicklit craze as a case study to illustrate how publishing trends start, how they survive, and how they decline and morph into something else. We look at the timelines to predict how long until the term and packaging goes completely out of style.
00:00 Romantasy's downfall is upon us
00:50 Trend case study: Chicklit
05:10 Breakout titles vs. Saturation titles
07:00 Timeline of Romantasy
08:30 Writers vs. readers
11:25 Why I might be right
15:00 Why I might be wrong
17:13 What does 'dead' ACTUALLY mean?
18:57 To the Romantasy writer...don't stop!!
Pitch Your Novel: pitchyournovel.substack.com
Karin Gillespie compiles amazing publishing information. She's been in publishing for 20+ years, provides trend analysis, looks at what's selling each week, and has great advice for how to pitch your novel. Highly recommend.
🎥 V I D E O S F O R Y O U 🎥
My querying journey: youtu.be/vtH9ukSEMB4
How I got my Literary Agent: youtu.be/6AnfipxUACc
How I think about story structure: youtu.be/lGi7IhH6aoA
Should you take that writing course? youtu.be/jmpo7-Bg9rU
I'm Nicole Wilbur, an author, traveler, and adrenaline-chaser. I write about young adults breaking the rules, falling in love, and becoming versions of themselves they never expected. Pursuing traditional publishing and sharing the highs & lows!
✍️ M Y A U T H O R N E W S L E T T E R ✍️
Say yes to a party in your inbox: nicolewilbur.substack.com
💬 L E T ' S C O N N E C T 💬
Website | nicolewilbur.com
Pinterest | https://pin.it/3jx8lbC
