tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post729318270759377860..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: What If You Don't Fit Neatly Into One Genre?Adam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-5647369658516731292011-09-17T06:47:06.267+07:002011-09-17T06:47:06.267+07:00LOL. I have, CN. That's a good point.LOL. I have, CN. That's a good point.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-43746561789797797382011-09-17T00:08:43.181+07:002011-09-17T00:08:43.181+07:00Ever read Dan Wells? He couldn't pick one genr...Ever read Dan Wells? He couldn't pick one genre to save his life. ;)Charlie N. Holmberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546802577363686054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-4095534315228353472011-09-14T09:24:15.633+07:002011-09-14T09:24:15.633+07:00I agree that JL has great points here. She also is...I agree that JL has great points here. She also is one of the funniest tweeple I know.<br />I am posting a comment here because Matthew MacNish has this awesome idea. I mignt not jump off the pier if Matthew said so, but I'd think about it.Kristen Pelfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446593300584488022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-90418561223211505222011-09-14T08:08:00.969+07:002011-09-14T08:08:00.969+07:00Jennifer L has the best articles!!
I popped over ...Jennifer L has the best articles!!<br /><br />I popped over from Matthew's blog - nice to meet you! :)<br /><br />Genre straddling is tough - I've written a few that could fit in 4 or 5 places...Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-74267010115038335642011-09-14T01:20:47.545+07:002011-09-14T01:20:47.545+07:00Yes! My published series is classified as YA, but ...Yes! My published series is classified as YA, but it crosses over into adult halfway through the series because the characters age. <br />Coming to see you from Matthew's blog.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-6728521565637480532011-09-14T01:11:51.331+07:002011-09-14T01:11:51.331+07:00Hi, Adam. I'm a new follower wandering over f...Hi, Adam. I'm a new follower wandering over from Matt's QQQE blog. <br /><br />On my first abortive attempts at writing a novel, I bounced back and forth between genres. Now, I feel like I have finally settled on science fiction, which I love to read and write in equal proportions. Unfortunately, I appear to be settling on comic science fiction, which is only slightly less marketable than a popup book.<br /><br />Steampunk sounds like a good fit based on what you've described.Scott Stillwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05517425280708658801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-30977414323301550252011-09-13T23:05:34.646+07:002011-09-13T23:05:34.646+07:00It's not always easy to figure out where your ...It's not always easy to figure out where your story belongs.<br /><br />Steampunk doesn't haven't to be set in a Victorian world, it can be set in other time periods.Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-79801594867397941802011-09-13T20:59:47.328+07:002011-09-13T20:59:47.328+07:00oh, forgot to mention that i popped over here from...oh, forgot to mention that i popped over here from QQQE per matt's suggestionSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-68461802148898900842011-09-13T20:59:24.132+07:002011-09-13T20:59:24.132+07:00i fall into the fantasy umbrella. Like you, there&...i fall into the fantasy umbrella. Like you, there's not always magic, but none of my setting are earth and there's usually something fantastical.<br />I attend a yearly Fantasy conference in MN and we've had long discussions about how Fantasy is the overall umbrella and sci-fi falls under it. Either way, as long as your query and pages are good, you can fiddle with the genre label laterSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-63748869783255717552011-09-13T06:43:24.326+07:002011-09-13T06:43:24.326+07:00I'm thriller all the way, but there are many d...I'm thriller all the way, but there are many different kinds of thrillers. Mine is a psychological thriller. I guess that would the sub-species. <br /><br />Whenever I've read about your work, it always struck me as steampunk. Perhaps fantasy steampunk might work?Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-73366584414119358462011-09-13T06:41:36.192+07:002011-09-13T06:41:36.192+07:00@Sarah: I dunno. To me, paranormal is like ghosts ...<b>@Sarah:</b> I dunno. To me, paranormal is like ghosts or vampires or telekinesis, and Jennifer's list defines it as humans with special powers. While one of my novels definitely falls into that, the others don't really.<br /><br /><b>@Victoria:</b> I think alternate-history-without-fantasy is just historical fiction, yeah? But if it's got a ghost, I'd go with historical fantasy :-)<br /><br /><b>@allie:</b> I would like a sub-genre for myself, but that's the problem. I can't just make one up, else agents don't know what they're looking at.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-11238613207543879292011-09-13T05:52:24.062+07:002011-09-13T05:52:24.062+07:00I understand where you're coming from because ...I understand where you're coming from because I love the science fiction, but not too much on the tech side, more fantasy, but not epic fantasy. I write steampunk, but I want it also to be set in other historical times.<br /><br />It's certainly a difficult conundrum, to which there's no easy answer. To my knowledge, there's steampunk and dieselpunk (set around WW1 kind of era), but maybe there should be futurepunk too, which may describe what you're writing. <br /><br />All the while, what you really want is a sub-genre title which will reflect where your market is.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02913456656863545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-2109199495274234592011-09-13T01:28:39.377+07:002011-09-13T01:28:39.377+07:00It's so difficult sometimes.
There's no s...It's so difficult sometimes.<br /><br />There's no sci in my fi, but sometimes I don't know whether it's more fantasy, more magical realism, or more fantasy. What do I do?<br /><br />I call my novel a YA Rural Fantasy. Because, well, it is.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-565551338976679902011-09-13T00:09:04.104+07:002011-09-13T00:09:04.104+07:00All the time! I plan for most of my novel length m...All the time! I plan for most of my novel length material to be historical fantasy, but fantasy in the sense that they're alternative history. There may or may not be much of anything fantastical woven in at all. The current one has a ghost, but I've got one novel in the works that has nothing fantasy-oriented about it at all.Victoria Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978050059674596756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-50353557556093943152011-09-12T22:54:53.913+07:002011-09-12T22:54:53.913+07:00Sounds like you're closer to paranormal than f...Sounds like you're closer to paranormal than fantasy, judging by the definitions in the post you linked.Sarah McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985261436020635823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-3949066688958064682011-09-12T20:11:27.312+07:002011-09-12T20:11:27.312+07:00I feel your pain.
That's a great article (by...I feel your pain. <br /><br />That's a great article (by Jennifer Laughran). I thought I used to know what genre was, but I'm starting to wonder if I really do. After all, what is it used for? Shelf placement? In YA there's only one YA shelf (maybe that will change in the future), unless you're online and then you MAY have Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror all smushed together. So, if not shelf placement, then what? Agent preference? Keywords to find a fit between agent and writer? Maybe...but if I call it Paranormal and it's really Science Fiction, does that mean you won't like it? <br /><br />I had a teen boy over the weekend who I pitched my <i>next</i> novel to - when I said <i>paranormal</i> his eyes glazed over, but when I said <i>science fiction</i> he perked up. So, it's audience then? <br /><br />Still figuring it out...Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.com