: Re: What determines genre? Is the "genre" a piece of fiction belongs to determined by the author, or by the editor and publishing house? Is there an established definition for each genre, or is

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?.

So if you're not sure what to call your book's genre:

Look at those publisher's catalogs and find the one that has 4-5 books the most like yours.
If they group those books into a genre, use that one.
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.

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