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A genre is a promise from the publisher to the reader about the kind of experience that the book will give them. The definitions of genres therefore are not technical, they are emotional. A couple ...
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2020-01-03T20:41:49Z (over 4 years ago)
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2019-12-08T03:26:16Z (over 4 years ago)
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2019-12-08T03:26:16Z (over 4 years ago)
A genre is a promise from the publisher to the reader about the kind of experience that the book will give them. The definitions of genres therefore are not technical, they are emotional. A couple fighting monsters in Arizona in 2073. Is it romance, horror, or sci fi? It all depends on the kind of experience it gives. If the experience is romantic, it is a romance. If the experience is creepy or scary it is horror. If the experience is futuristic and sciencey, it is science fiction. To put it another way, is a Tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Technically, biologically, it is a fruit. But it tastes like a vegetable. So it is sold as a vegetable. Your novel is whatever genre it tastes like, no matter what its technical characteristics may be.
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2017-03-24T14:04:58Z (about 7 years ago)
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