Tag Archive | genre
Don’t Mind The Labels
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
In the broadest sense of the word, I think the vast majority of books are misclassified when genre is assigned to them. That’s not an indictment on the publishing industry but a simple fact that each book is unique and, though it may have some similarities to…
The Author Hot Seat with David Higgins: We didn’t have genre when I was young
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
David Higgins is my guest today, a short story writer who has found that the problem of fitting into the category straight-jacket is amplified when your short stories aren’t all in the same style. Here’s how Dave copes with the conundrum and gives us his take on the genre…
Guest post from Aderyn Wood: What came first – the story or the genre?
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
This post has been graciously offered by Aderyn Wood, a writer I have got to know through her novella The Viscount’s Son which I delved into because it sounded interesting. Yes, it has vampires in it. No, I wouldn’t count myself a positive fan of vampire stories. But, as…