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There is a snobbery amongst readers (and writers). This is evidenced by the sheer volume of fantasy writers on this site. When they go to the library or the book-store they rarely look past the fan...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T06:29:07Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/28131 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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Surtsey
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2019-12-08T06:29:07Z (over 4 years ago)
There is a snobbery amongst readers (and writers). This is evidenced by the sheer volume of fantasy writers on this site. When they go to the library or the book-store they rarely look past the fantasy section. The main genre of you work is purely marketing. But be aware the readership has certain expectations of any genre - don't put anal sex in 'Christian' literature even if your story is about a prostitute finding God. Romance crosses all genres. However, outside of your marketing genre the sky's the limit. e.g. I have a thriller which spends a lot of its time in the fantasy genre - the MC is a heroin addict. I also have a science fiction series which spends at least three volumes 'thinking' its science fiction. Scientists spend the bulk of the story trying fix an anomaly they believe they created but it turns out they were not to blame - all that came to pass was deemed by the gods on Mount Olympus (fantasy). With each genre comes and expectation of 'style'. Fantasy readers expect worldbuilding etc.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-05-17T14:31:38Z (almost 7 years ago)
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