Choosing Kindle search terms for non-genre short fiction?

May 31, 2014 7:18 AM

I'm self-publishing a set of short stories on Kindle, and need to choose search terms, which are critical for helping new readers stumble upon my book. However, most examples I see are for either non-fiction, self-help type books, or genre fiction. All I've come up with are overly broad descriptors like "everyday heroes," or ridiculously specific ones like "pediatric nurse kills alligator by hacking gasoline generator." Is there some sort of middle ground, or perhaps a genre term I'm unfamiliar with?

Kindle's guide to meta-data is here: https://kdp.amazon.com/help?topicId=A294SHSUYLKTA6

posted by helpthebear to Writing & Language