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What genre would you not write in?
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I wouldn't write in any genre that I've not read extensively. For me, this would include: Romance, Western, YA, and Mystery.
I don't think there isn't any genre I wouldn't write in since i'm hoping to try and crossover as much as I can. BUUUUUUT I have always felt that science fiction and mysteries have been out of reach. That's mostly due to plotting and just not really knowing the ups and downs of those genres. I do hope to write them but not until I do extensive research on them.
Western. I find them boring and I can't explain why. I'd say it's because I'm a technology nerd, but I like medieval fantasy stories so I dunno.I think I could probably manage other types just fine. I'd be hesitant to write a romance/erotica, simply because I'm not sure how I'd tackle hot and steamy scenes without feeling like a complete perv.
Erotica... I just can't see myself writing those. :P
Hard science fiction ie Ben Bova and the like...
Really, anything that doesn't have a speculative element. If I can't fit a fairy or a werewolf or a vampire in there somewhere, I'm apt to get bored.
I wouldn't rule anything out, but hard science fiction would be unlikely for me as well, because I simply don't have the scientific background for such writing. Also out would be traditional romance and erotica because I don't enjoy reading those genres and thus I don't know them well enough to write with any confidence.
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I can't tell for sure, because I'm willing to try my hand at virtually anything, as long as I have a solid idea... But probably traditional romance. I don't seem to have the knack to come up with something interesting enough to last for a whole novel: if there isn't another plot to go with it, I don't think I'd be at ease with only the romance (if I write the latter, it's always as a subplot, never as the main one).Maybe hard science SF... maybe... though only because I lack the scientific background. The day I do extensive reading on string theory or whatever else strikes my fancy, then sure.
No erotica or romance (just...really, really not for me) and no hard science-fiction because I don't like being bogged down in technical details.
Hard sci-fi (I come from a family of scientists, but the science gene skipped me completely!), erotica, children's and YA, and, well, pretty much anything non-fantasy. I don't think I'm capable of writing something that doesn't have a wizard or magic stuck in there somewhere.
I'd try my hand at most things but I think I'd struggle with Mills and Boon type romance. I could probably do romance if I tried but definitely not one that was so constrained.
I can write a lot of things, but I don't think I'd be any good at Crime/Mystery. I'm an optimistic person who prefers to see the good in people, so focusing on finding the "bad guy" is not my preference.
I've tried my hand at every possible genre. The only genres I wouldn't write are the ones I suck at, which are...- Romance
- Middle Grade (still iffy about YA but definitely not MG)
Lily wrote: "I've tried my hand at every possible genre. The only genres I wouldn't write are the ones I suck at, which are...- Romance
- Middle Grade (still iffy about YA but definitely not MG)"
I think I could pull off MG, but not YA.
Gregor wrote: "Lily wrote: "I've tried my hand at every possible genre. The only genres I wouldn't write are the ones I suck at, which are...- Romance
- Middle Grade (still iffy about YA but definitely not MG)"..."
Really? MG is way too tame for me. YA would allow for coming of age stories, and that I might do. Though for now I'm confortable with adult fiction only.
Lily wrote: "Gregor wrote: "Lily wrote: "I've tried my hand at every possible genre. The only genres I wouldn't write are the ones I suck at, which are...- Romance
- Middle Grade (still iffy about YA but defi..."
I could still be entertained writing an MG book with lots of adventure and lots of crazy monsters.
Gregor wrote: "Lily wrote: "Gregor wrote: "Lily wrote: "I've tried my hand at every possible genre. The only genres I wouldn't write are the ones I suck at, which are...- Romance
- Middle Grade (still iffy abou..."
Ah, boy fiction :) I can't write that, but I enjoy reading it.
Lily wrote: "Gregor wrote: "Lily wrote: "Gregor wrote: "Lily wrote: "I've tried my hand at every possible genre. The only genres I wouldn't write are the ones I suck at, which are...- Romance
- Middle Grade (..."
Girls can go on adventures and fight monsters, too!
Gregor wrote: "Lily wrote: "Gregor wrote: "Lily wrote: "Gregor wrote: "Lily wrote: "I've tried my hand at every possible genre. The only genres I wouldn't write are the ones I suck at, which are...- Romance
- M..."
Not so much. How many times did Nancy Drew stop to fix her lipstick?
I kid. There are many exceptions. I'm thinking RL Stine as a good example.
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I was accused of having no emotions once...okay, maybe twice, so I'd be a fool to try Romance. I side with the jury.
I couldn't do horror or romance.. Neither jives with me at all..
With the other things I wouldn't be able to write, I'm also incapable of writing anything that *doesn't* have romance in it! Kind of the opposite of a lot of people here.
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I think anything that has hard core "facts" would be hard for me since I like to play in my worlds. I did write a fairly decent mystery but I like things to be realistic so I don't think it would be a well received story (since I don't introduce the killer until he's caught - more or less).The one thing I know I can't write is erotica. While I play with erotica, I'd never be able to write a piece with the intention of publishing. I hate the descriptions that erotica writers use. I taught sex ed for many years and I find I want to be scientifically accurate - no cutesy names for body parts here.
Sara wrote: "The one thing I know I can't write is erotica. While I play with erotica, I'd never be able to write a piece with the intention of publishing. I hate the descriptions that erotica writers use. I taught sex ed for many years and I find I want to be scientifically accurate - no cutesy names for body parts here. "Seems to me scientifically accurate would be a good thing. Maybe emotionally accurate as well, since we've been missing that in recent years.
I know there are other women out there that would like it but I think getting it past the publishers would be tough. I've been thinking about writing a story about a middle aged woman who is sick of the current trend of erotica. I got to tell you - it makes it very hard for me to read "real" romance or anything erotica. I am so sick of virginal women and men who are hung like horses. If you assumed that society was accurately reflected in romance novels then all men are built like greek gods (and I'm not sure they are accurately reflected either).
I like to dabble in different genres so I don't think I would rule anything out for certain but I'm not sure I would write romance.
Virginia wrote: "Sara wrote: "The one thing I know I can't write is erotica. While I play with erotica, I'd never be able to write a piece with the intention of publishing. I hate the descriptions that erotica writ..."I have to disagree, sorry to be argumentative, but I know I'm not alone in this. I can't stand sex scenes, or action scenes for that matter, regardless of genre, that are scientifically accurate. I'm adult, I already know where babies come from, thank you.
I perceive an opposite problem. Trying too hard to be accurate that the fact the characters are living breathing beings tends to get ignored. I feel that scientific accuracy for sex scenes in fiction would have the opposite effect, and end up being completely unrealistic. People don't think in scientific terms when they're intimate.
Having said that, I completely agree that all the sexual euphenisms are a bit much for me to read and often makes me gag. But, that's going to the other end of the extreme.
I don't think I have to be 100% scientifically accurate but I hate when they start using all sorts of cutsy names. It's why I really can't write sex scenes. I'm sorry but a penis is not a member - heaving or otherwise. I really hate stories that are actually good but so interrupted by the sex scenes that you no longer care. I can't remember what the series was but I was reading one that had greek gods as characters. Each story continued from the one before except they focused on a different "coupling". Literally, there was a chapter that ended - he walked into the dark alley. The next 2-3 chapters were about a different character having sex. I was so mad that after I finished that book, I didn't continue the series.
I, also, hate those who feel that loving sex will cure a rape victim. I really liked The Drake Sister's series (too much sex but it didn't kill the story) but the last book was such an insult. The main character is brutally raped (while kidnapped so the rape went on for weeks) and it was graphic. But her boyfriend cured her by forcing her to give him a blowjob. (sorry for the tangent)
And I can't stand seeing words like penis, makes me think of a mother referring to her son lol
@Sara I think I would have thrown that book in the fire if I would have read that. Like forcing someone to do that will fix and cure all her problem. Really... No comment or I may regret what I'd say. @Lily I don't mind penis, cock or any other words they use as long as they alternate between different words (even member, shaft and so forth). Then it will remind me of a child who learned a new word and repeats it to anyone who's close enough to hear it.
(Yeah, a good way to kill the mood. :P)
I guess I'm just old and out of touch, but I don't get the interest in the erotica genre. If you have a sexual partner and/or possess an imagination, why would you be fascinated reading about someone else's sexual fantasy? Maybe I just answered my own question. Their dissatisfied with their sexual partner and/or don't have an imagination either I guess.
G.G. wrote: "@Sara I think I would have thrown that book in the fire if I would have read that. Like forcing someone to do that will fix and cure all her problem. Really... No comment or I may regret what I'd s..."I couldn't agree more about repetition! A definite mood killer.
Honestly, it's not just erotica that has sex - I just used it as an all encompassing explanation for sex scenes. Right now, sex is huge. That's the reason for the new "New Adult" genre. It gives YA authors a chance to add sex to their stories. Personally, I don't mind a little sex in my stories. However, I will skip over excessive sex scenes if I am interested in the story. If the sex is over half the story then I just can't do it. And it happens. I find that sticking with YA is the only way to find books I can tolerate because adult books use sex as a way to fill the pages.
My stories rarely have a full sex scene. More often than not, I elude to it because you don't need more than that - there's more to the plot than the sex.
Robert wrote: "I guess I'm just old and out of touch, but I don't get the interest in the erotica genre. If you have a sexual partner and/or possess an imagination, why would you be fascinated reading about someo..."Age doesn't have anything to do with it. On average, though there are exceptions, women prefer reading erotica, instead of watching a porn. It's entertainment, extra to add to one's sex life, it's not a substitute. Anyone who thinks it is a substitute, will be disappointed.
I have no problem with writing erotic elements if that's what the story needs, but I still don't like the word penis lol
It's better than peepee. Which my son told me was no longer an acceptable word for penis once he reached his teens.
Sara wrote: "Honestly, it's not just erotica that has sex - I just used it as an all encompassing explanation for sex scenes. Right now, sex is huge. That's the reason for the new "New Adult" genre. It gives..."Judy Blume wrote about sex in her YA books. As far as I can tell, the newly invented category of NA has more to do with fanfiction inspired novels, though I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's the main reason.
What I read when the genre came about was that it gave YA authors an opportunity to write about slightly older characters and add more sex. While YA does have sex, NA allows for more graphic scenes. I've read a couple of NA books that were fairly graphic (especially compared to YA books). In the end, I've noticed that a lot of authors, especially ones that write for women are using sex as a way to fill the pages. It's almost as if the actual story is just a way to move from one sex scene to another. I may be wrong and it may be what publishers are sending me but I've actually stepped down as a reviewer for awhile because I was getting sick of the books. (not just the sex parts but that's a whole other topic)
I use a company that specializes in promoting books so it was a variety of publishers. I know I stuck with some of the big names - Simon and Schuster, Hyperion, etc.I did get a few Harlequin - mostly in their teen series. I know that they are famous for their sex scenes which I knew going into their books. For those, it wasn't the sex that was a problem but the characters. I got three in a row where the main character was a female over 25 and a virgin. While that is also not a big problem but none of them had any problem jumping into bed with the main male character. (I'm trying to be brief but the end result was burnout for me.)
Yeah, Harlequin has their own branded plots, characters meet right away, instant sex-o-matic, stuff happens, happily ever after. It's literary porn *shrugs*
I use it like junk food - it resets my brain after several more serious books but at the end of 2013, it seemed like everything sent my way was either not very good or junk food. Left my brain hurting. My reading in 2014 has dropped to almost non-existent because I can't seem to find the desire to read. I have good books sitting here and can't seem to care. Just something to be aware of - reviewing books is not as easy as you would think.
Sara, A main character over 25 and a virgin? Now that's what I call fiction, unless the story took place in the 1800's. Lol
That's why I just had to stop - the first one made sense and I could overlook her status (especially since both MCs were virgins) but the other two just went so far over the edge. Really, I want to know what is appealing about being a virgin since these were written for women. Sorry - I feel like I've hijacked the topic.
People got married even younger in the 1800's...Sara, take it easy, give yourself a rest. I've had a few reviewers thank me for not giving them the same old thing. Those gems aare out there.
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