: Re: Is blending genres well received by readers? My writings tend to be a blend of multiple genre's. I know some can work well together, like sci-fi and fantasy, but are there genre's that should

It's very well received by readers --when done well. Many popular and influential books and movies have imported elements from one genre into another. Harry Potter is Agatha Christie as YA Fantasy. Neuromancer is film noir in cyberspace. Star Wars is a fairy tale in a distant galaxy.

But if you do it poorly, it will read like a parody or a pastiche. In general, you need to understand both genres well and be respectful of each. If you're just plundering different sources for cool ideas it will feel lazy and derivative.

Load Full (0)

: What English version of the bible should I quote from? Say I want to quote from the bible in something I'm writing (think the famous passage in Pulp Fiction). What bible version should I quote

@Sarah872

Load Full 15 Comments

: What do you call a narrator who is not unreliable, but is naive? While an unreliable narrator is someone who is deceiving the reader (or possibly himself), there are plenty of stories where

@Sarah872

Load Full 2 Comments

: Using names of video game, movie, and comic book characters and group names in novel, but as tribute to them I'm planning on writing about a merc group in the not-so-far future that is named

@Sarah872

Load Full 3 Comments

: The opposite of this rule, that both men and women identify with a male protagonist, but only women can identify with a female protagonist, has long been used as a standard pretext for focusing

: Re: Is blending genres well received by readers? My writings tend to be a blend of multiple genre's. I know some can work well together, like sci-fi and fantasy, but are there genre's that should

More posts by @Sarah872

: What English version of the bible should I quote from? Say I want to quote from the bible in something I'm writing (think the famous passage in Pulp Fiction). What bible version should I quote

: What do you call a narrator who is not unreliable, but is naive? While an unreliable narrator is someone who is deceiving the reader (or possibly himself), there are plenty of stories where

: Using names of video game, movie, and comic book characters and group names in novel, but as tribute to them I'm planning on writing about a merc group in the not-so-far future that is named

: The opposite of this rule, that both men and women identify with a male protagonist, but only women can identify with a female protagonist, has long been used as a standard pretext for focusing

Login to post a comment!

0 Comments

Back to top