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Genre-Crossing? — 3 Comments

  1. I think it’s the mixing of elements that are traditionally assigned to other genres. It used to be that everything had its own category, and you couldn’t cross the lines. But we started seeing all manner of other parts of genres come into unexpected areas.

    I’ve done in with the book I’m working on. It’s a contemporary fantasy thriller — essentially a thriller with magic and lots of action.

  2. Hi Jean – that’s interesting about the pants. (I have the opposite problem; petite are too short though, regulars too long, bleh.)

    I never set out to cross the genres. I never set out with a particular genre in mind. The ideas that come to me, I let themselves develop a bit before I steer them in any direction. Sometimes, they come out crystal clear, others, not so much, then I have to play with it.

    Dawn

  3. As a reader I never gave much thought to genres — at least, I thought I didn’t. Then I realized I had some unfounded prejudices against certain genres that didn’t hold up when I gave them a read. I’ve been attempting to read widely since that realization was exposed to me.

    As a writer, I find it difficult to categorize my writing into neat little boxes, so I tend to call it mainstream. I figure telling the story as it needs to be told is more important; however, some elemental identification is important for determining who to pitch it to for potential agents and editors (in the traditional publishing world) and who to market it to (no matter which publishing choice is made).