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I read this really good definition by Chris Sunami: Genre should be seen largely as a way of connecting a writer with the audience most likely to enjoy his or her book based on elements shared wit...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T00:35:54Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Shawn V. Wilson
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2019-12-08T00:35:54Z (over 4 years ago)
I read this really good definition by Chris Sunami: **Genre should be seen largely as a way of connecting a writer with the audience most likely to enjoy his or her book based on elements shared with other books.** I read it about 2 minutes ago here: [What is the most important characteristic of New Weird as a genre?](https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/45542/what-is-the-most-important-characteristic-of-new-weird-as-a-genre). So if you're not sure what to call your book's genre: 1. Look at those publisher's catalogs and find the one that has 4-5 books the most like yours. 2. If they group those books into a genre, use that one. 3. If the books most like yours seem to be scattered among genres, just tell the publishers (or your agent) it's "in the vein of A\_\_\_\_, B\_\_\_\_, C\_\_\_\_\_, and D\_\_\_\_". Let them decide what genre to tag it with.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-05-30T22:19:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
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