#Genre Writing

[sing-you-fools]

okay, new conclusion. Discworld is to comedic fantasy as LotR is to high fantasy, in that every comedic fantasy that follows CAN and SHOULD take obvious inspiration from it. it doesn't mean it won't be good and it doesn't mean it won't be original. it means it would be asinine to refuse to recognize that Sir Terry defined this genre.

and i'm just gonna say it. footnotes should be a genre requirement.

#discworld #writing #sir terry pratchett #gnu terry pratchett #fantasy writing #comedic fantasy #genre writing #sing-you-fools

[dduane]

Dear Diane,

You’ve written so much in so many different genres and formats. As someone who writes in only a couple genres (poetry and fanfic), it’s a wonder to see.

Is there any type of writing you’ve wanted to do but haven’t yet so far? Or one that you’ve tried and just not found was for you?

Thanks for being here.

—AGG

Aw, thanks! You're giving me the blushes, here. :)

Poetry is a big, challenging row to hoe, though, so don't knock it as "just" one of two genres that you work in. Poets have my admiration. Good poetry is hard. ...And as for fanfic? It's more than a genre. It's whole supergenre of its own, with a whole different emotional and ethical substrate than other fiction, and literally endless possible variation available to the writer. (And a place I'm way more than pleased to work when time allows.)

The two creative regions I've mostly got my eye on at the moment in the as-yet-unattempted department are romance and mystery/crime fiction. Romance, when I get there—and find the right context—will probably come out mashed together with some other genre. (And will probably be pseudonymic, so as not to confuse the parents buying Young Wizards books for their kids.) :) But as for the mystery/crime fiction, I want to keep that unadulterated—except possibly in terms of very limited AU.

Briefly: I look forward to the chance to sit down and start work on a piece of good old-fashioned ACD-style Sherlock Holmes, anchored in its original home period—specifying only that it'd be post-Reichenbach. I want to work with the height-of-his-powers Holmes who consults equally for people off the street and the crowned heads of Europe, with that slight additional fillip of being Recently Back From the Dead and triumphant over his enemies. And then I want to hand him (and Watson!) something really situationally and morally tough: something that will have significant real-world consequences appropriate to the period. ...But then this is what you do with the heroes you love most, isn't it? You put them through the worst shit, in order to watch them rise above it.

I've now got the beginnings of what this situation will look like, and am making notes. I'm not going to rush this. This is my very first and oldest fandom: it's worth taking all the necessary time to get such a work right. But since the beginning of 2023 and the shift in the copyright situation, I'm now free to give this project more serious consideration than previously.

They tell me I'm good with other people's characters. We shall see. :)

Over time we'll find out how all this will go, and when it can start happening. (As the emails from people about finishing The Door Into Starlight "before you die"/"before I die" are getting... let's just say a little more insistent than previously.) :)

Anyway, thanks for asking! ....And hope you're doing well.

#genre writing

[thebibliosphere]

I’ve never heard of Dark Romance. Is it like, 50 shades vibes? (In the abusive way, not the kinky way of course) I’m tempted to instinctively label the genre as damaging and I’m not even sure what it is outside the context of your earlier post saying they should be better about trigger warnings.

I mean, yeah I guess 50 Shades broke far enough out of its erotica cage to be classified as Dark Romance.

And I don't think it's fair to deem an entire sub-genre "damaging" when a lot of the time, it's just people wanting to explore things through the safety of fiction. It's a form of thrill-seeking, like going on a rollercoaster or visiting a haunted house.

Not all of it is to my taste (I'm picky about my content.) but I don't think anyone reading Dark Romance actually wants to be kidnapped by the rich fairy mafia prince from the magical land of "Servants-Do-the-Laundry," and turned into his sex slave.

(I mean, you might. That laundry part is pretty tempting.)

But for some people, the idea of being removed from your daily humdrum existence and having your physical desires not only met but expanded upon in a way you can't be blamed for has a fantastical appeal that can be not only titillating but emotionally freeing.

Now that kind of content isn't going to appeal to everyone, and I know some people get really mad about their romances taking dark twists and turns before getting to the sometimes questionably happy ending. But this is why I'd love for publishing to allow for content tagging and potential trigger warnings so that people can filter for the kind of content they want. Movies, tv shows, and video games are tagged with warnings--why can't we do it for books?

As it is, authors can and are punished by distributors like Amazon for alluding to any sort of explicit content, which is harmful to everyone.

Those of us who do tag for heat ratings and content tags, regardless of whether we write Dark Romance or not (I don't) have to do it stealthily on our websites, usually, after Amazon has approved the files or we might not get approved by the censors.

Now, there are some Dark Romance authors who refuse to tag for content and will say things like "it spoils the story" or "if you're reading Dark Romance you should just expect things to be fucked up."

That is their opinion, and they are entitled to be wrong about it.

As someone who does tag for content and prioritizes readers' ability to decide whether my work is within their comfort level, I can honestly say I've never had someone complain that tagging for content has spoiled the story for them. I have in fact experienced the opposite, as well as people telling me that they saw some tags and went "hell yes!" and jumped in both feet first.

So, yeah, rambly topic is rambly.

I don't think Dark Romance is inherently harmful. What I do think is that authors trying to hide that something is Dark Romance, whether by using a really fluffy blurb or cutesy cover design because they want more sales is disingenuous and shitty. Those people can fuck off.

#long post #genre writing

[thatslimyfem]

You know, i'm getting legitimately sick of KR fandom acting like Toshiki Inoue doesn't understand what makes a Rider show work.

the man's father was Masaru Igumi, who wrote the majority of the original series. now, yeah that does make Inoue a nepo baby, BUT it also means that out of every modern Rider writer he has the strongest need to preserve what makes the franchise what it is.

he's so concerned with reminding people that the Rider and his enemies are one and the same, both monsters fighting for different dreams, good or bad. This one scene in 555 would be the most faithful moment to Ishinomori's intent in the entire modern history of the franchise till Shin Kamen Rider came out.

Don't wait till the dude is dead to recognize the inherent value he has to tokusatsu as a genre.

#kamen rider 555 #kamen rider #toshiki inoue #takumi inui #yuji kiba #horse orphnoch #tokusatsu #toei #shotaro ishinomori #japanese television #genre writing

[okwrites]

The Emotions of Genre:

This may be stating the obvious very plainly, but every genre has an accompanying emotion that it is meant to evoke. They are:

Fantasy - Wonder

Sci-Fi - Wonder

Romance - Love/Warm Fuzzies/Heat

Mystery - Curiosity

Thriller - Anxiety/Anticipation

Horror - Anxiety/Fear/Anticipation

There are other genres and other emotions they're meant to evoke, but at least once in every story you have to hit these notes. A fantasy novel where nothing is out of the ordinary is just a historic fiction, which is a great genre! But it is not fantasy! Without the wonder of magic or strange cities or weird curses, it isn't what the reader wants.

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[storiesgoeveron]

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[ebookporn]

Tor Publishing Group Announces Bramble, a New Romantic Imprint

President and Publisher Devi Pillai announces the creation of Bramble, a new imprint of Tor Publishing Group dedicated to a wide array of romantic stories for the modern reader.

From science fiction and fantasy to contemporary and family saga, romance belongs in every genre and every genre belongs in Bramble. Whether the last page holds happily ever after, to be continued, or an ending that isn’t so simple, Bramble books will take you on an extraordinary journey of love. With spice levels to suit all readers, with familiar tropes and uncharted territory, Bramble books will explore a love that’s tangled up, covered in thorns, and oh so sweet. Bramble is for everyone and everyone deserves a good love story.

Of the new imprint, Pillai remarked, “Tor Publishing Group is the gold standard of genre publishing and it’s the perfect time to have an imprint dedicated to romance. Bramble will be the destination for exceptional love stories of all kinds. Expanding into romance gives our team and our readers another chance to do what we do best: get obsessed! Plus, let’s be real, I just want to publish more books I love to read!”

Pillai also announced that Monique Patterson will join as VP, Editorial Director, effective February 27th, and will report to Pillai. Patterson brings almost 25 years of publishing experience, specifically in romance, to the table and will oversee and develop Bramble as well as acquire titles for the imprint, in addition to acquiring fiction and non-fiction outside of Bramble. She has published over 40 New York Times bestsellers, has worked with a diverse range of talent, and looks forward to bringing the same to Bramble.

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[beansie-mcgee-writes]

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[smallgraygames]

Generic Genre Filler Dialogue

The thing about Horizon: Forbidden West is that Aloy grew up in a cave. Not literally -- she grew up in a hut, or something, I don't remember -- but her early life was clearly centered on wandering around serene woodland settings, and shooting a bow and arrow at stuff, and being a real plucky go-getter who hangs around caves.

Despite this background, Aloy will periodically walk into a generic machine-themed room and utter something like this:

"Looks like some kind of data center."

She says it like it's old hat, like the concept of a "data center" is something so commonplace to her that she has a broad array of "data center" images on instant recall for comparison. Aloy is a lot more comfortable with technology than her peers, sure, but why is she nonchalant? Why does she seem almost jaded?

It bothers me, because I don't think it's really a character choice anybody intentionally made for Aloy one way or the other. Instead it feels like sci-fi shorthand, like it was included because it's generally the kind of thing people say in this genre. A room with computer stuff in it? Yeah, sure, looks like some kind of data center.

I know, I'm picking on a single line, but it's just one of many like it in the game. Be honest: you don't know what a data center looks like. There is probably no room on the planet, even a literal data center, that would lead you to say "looks like some kind of data center."

And you probably didn't even grow up in a cave.

#horizon forbidden west #aloy #writing #genre writing #dialogue #hfw #character development #pet peeve

[karihighman]

Anyone know of good sites to post writing to? Like I know people can do it for tumblr, but it wouldn’t be fanfiction. It’d be like, my own original work, my own characters and story. Is wattpad still popular? Ao3 is a fanfic site too, right - so not one for original work? 😅🙃 as you can tell I’m a little perplexed by the options. Thanks!

Ps: my story is a romantic suspense novel, featuring mid 20s characters. One’s witnessed a crime, the other is the lead detective trying to solve the case. Obviously sparks fly 👁🫦👁

#writing #question #anyone know? #original work #writing stories #fiction writing #my work #wattpad #not fanfic #romantic suspense #genre writing #crime fiction #mystery #detective fiction #romance fiction #any advice?

[liliewriter]

hi! i'm looking for more writeblrs who dabble in the crime genre, especially written from the criminal's pov! i'd love to make some more writer friends who write in this genre as my main wip is a crime novel from the pov of the criminal.

i'm also in the process of making a post for that wip to introduce it properly, so that'll be here soon!

please interact!<3

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[ozma914]

Four Of Our Books Are Now Audiobooks, Or So I Hear

Four of our books are finally up as audiobooks! Do you hear me?

I know what you're thinking: "But Mark, you can't afford to engineer an audiobook!"

What's that? You're actually thinking, "I wonder if white socks have to be dyed, or if colored socks have to be bleached?" Fine. But just the same, they're up on that audiobook powerhouse, Audible.com:

The books, not the socks. I guess the socks would be in the category of Sole Music.

Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing, in one of those cases of "We should have seen it coming", is offering authors a chance to use Virtual Voice to make their works into audiobooks. I was contacted to beta the service, as was, I suspect, every other writer on Amazon. But audiobooks have become a big thing, and I can't afford a service, or the equipment and time to do it myself.

The first one I tried was Storm Chaser. I found the process easy, and the voice acceptable. It is a virtual voice; the term "virtual" has become a dirty word among artists, but this one isn't stealing from someone to make something. Anyone interested in trying it should read a sample first, to see if they're okay with the voice.

Pay no attention to the voice behind that book!

The second I converted was The No-Campfire Girls. Since the book is almost entirely from the POV of a teenage girl, I chose a female narrator for that one. The price I used for all four books is $3.99, which is low for an audiobook but within reason. Amazon's "free" service gets a cut of that, of course.

Seriously, there's no one there. You're imaging those legs.

The other two are my straight humor books, Slightly Off the Mark and More Slightly Off the Mark. (This is as opposed to books like Hoosier Hysterical, which are a mix of humor and other things. But they're still funny. Trust me.)

I'd love for these books to get popular enough to generate a series--I have lots of columns to go.

It was only, oh, this week that I found out Audible is now an Amazon owned service, so ... yay!

Of our other books, some I can't get converted to audio right now due to technical problems, which we're working on. Some I just don't think would work as audiobooks. Images of America: Albion and Noble County is a photo-heavy book, and I'm not sure I could do this without permission of its traditional publisher, anyway. Smoky Days and Sleepless Nights is a toss-up, but being a local history book on a niche subject, I'm not sure there's any point in trying.

Listen to a sample and let me know what you think. If it works, it's a great chance to expand our audience. If it doesn't ... well, all it took was a little time out of my life when I would have been watching "Resident Alien".

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Remember: If you're going to hear voices, it's better to know where they're coming from.

#book #genre writing #reading #amazon rankings #romance writing #amazon #humor writing #books #book release #audiobooks #non-fiction writing #KDP #ebooks #writing #writing community #fiction writing #humor #publishing

[ear-motif]

fanfic is so good bc the premise of some genres of fic are just inherently funny. I want these two grizzled crime drama protagonists to have some fucking fun for once, so they go to a water park. I dont care how i have to logic my way into them going there i dont care who has to drag them Theyre Going

#this isnt abt a particular fandom btw just like a general observation #basically: if ur trying to write outside the genre of the media ur in its gonna be so fun for me to read #its like explaining to your friends why kirby should be at the next united nations meeting. youre right and i love you but How

[rustchild]

desperately craving weird surrealist arthurania. Knights with no faces wandering through the mists. Seams between Christian and pre-Christian Britain gaping like open wounds. Beafts and visions. Maybe a monk. Maybe the monk is gay

#This post brought to you by remembering that The Green Knight exists #and longing to live in the alternate universe where it launched a whole genre of high quality queer indie arthurania retellings #craving themes of guilt honor repression wildness etc etc #bonus points if it includes critique of the whole divine right of kings English empire imaginary that can accompany Arthur retellings #I would write it myself but alas! I have no brain #Mine

[alectology-archive]

most annoying breed of author is actually someone who doesn’t respect a genre and sets out to subvert it.

#princess stories and fairytales are especially so susceptible it. I especially hate it when a man decides he can do better and writes a #story that insults the genre as a whole. do not fucking touch the genre please and thank you. #text #edit: if you’re here to check my tags ​pack it up kids I was ranting about brandon sanderson very tangentially. #but the people saying horror is subjected to the worst of this treatment are right

[lale-txt]

writing reader inserts is so funny because it's like. yeah you would NOT say that but now you do and you're gonna enjoy it. it's inevitably pouring a part of you into this fic. it's describing your dissociative daydreams in overly detail to everyone searching specifically for food to feed their dissociative daydreams. it's coming up with a hundred different scenarios on how to get railed by your favorite 2D man and yeah his dick is always big and he wants you so badly. it's playing barbie with Y/N who is like an universal OC at this point. it's going on silly little adventures in my mind and taking you all with me. reader inserts i love you so much.

#idk it'll always be my favorite genre of fanfics #both for reading and writing #not saying it's without flaws but it just brings me a lot of joy at the end of the day #lale.txt