X-Message-Number: 32794
Subject: Re: Marketing cryonics
From: David Stodolsky <>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:36:10 +0200
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On 24 Aug 2010, at 11:00 AM, CryoNet wrote:


>  conventional novels aimed at female readership are a pretty cliched genre. 
Looking at the future implications of revivals, eg finding a new marriage might 
have taken place, as he suggests, mean the novel moves into a different genre. 
It is of necessity set in the future. There lies one of the many problems. 
Taking on something of this nature is considered to be set in the sci-fi genre 
... thus not targeting women as the prime market. Too much 'relationship' 
emphasis is not a male target market. It is also very difficult to ge tinto the 
sci-fi and fantasy markets. 


This is a problem. However, there have been popular stories, which included 
cryonics as a plot device. Forever Young is an example:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forever_Young_(film)


It sticks to the cliche and avoids becoming SF. There ought to be something 
along this line that could be done with a little more cryonics educational 
component and maybe female readers are ready for some new relationship style 
elements too. A few years back there was a survey by a popular Danish women's 
mag. The top sexual fantasy was a woman plus two men. A recent book points out 
that multi-male multi-female arrangements were pretty common among pilots during
WWII:

http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Dawn-Prehistoric-Origins-Sexuality/dp/0061707805



So, a formula might be a high-risk occupational element with plenty of action 
for the men and then interesting relationship developments for women, as men 
reappear after suspension. This would broaden the market.


dss

David Stodolsky
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