Genre Discussions

For discussion of issues relating to writing novels and short stories

  1. Romance

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    Latest: Christian-Satanist romance? Rath Darkblade, Aug 25, 2024

  2. Horror

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    Latest: What I love PhoenixRisen, Aug 20, 2024

  3. Fan Fiction

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    Latest: Is this too cliche? Gravy, Aug 20, 2024

  4. Fantasy

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    Latest: It's okay to say "it's just magic." Rath Darkblade, Sep 27, 2024

  5. Science Fiction

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    Latest: Human-Centric Stories in Science Fiction w. bogart, May 18, 2024

  6. Crime, Thriller & Action

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    Latest: Ideas for Story big soft moose, Dec 4, 2024

  7. Comedy and Humour

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    Latest: What exactly counts as self depricating humor? evild4ve, Dec 25, 2021

  8. Children's & Young Adult

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    Latest: Decided to write a children's book Catriona Grace, Nov 9, 2024

  9. History and Alternate History

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    Latest: Latin (and pig-Latin) names Rath Darkblade, Jan 12, 2025

  10. Scripts and screenplays

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    Latest: Writing a TV pilot: Day 1 Catriona Grace, Oct 12, 2024

  11. Non-Fiction

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    Latest: How to separate my journal from other text? LeeBookProject, Mar 11, 2023
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  1. J.T. Woody

    Genres you've never heard of before

    J.T. Woody, Jan 12, 2023 ... 4 5 6
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    131
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    Rath Darkblade
    Mar 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
  2. verovbert

    Find toro cards......

    verovbert, Feb 5, 2025
    Replies:
    8
    Views:
    359
    JLT
    Mar 3, 2025
  3. Lamb Shanker
    Locked

    Is honesty the best policy?

    Lamb Shanker, Dec 13, 2024 ... 2 3 4
    Replies:
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    Views:
    3,048
    Homer Potvin
    Dec 20, 2024
  4. Lamb Shanker

    Fluctuating beliefs

    Lamb Shanker, Dec 3, 2024
    Replies:
    10
    Views:
    404
    B.E. Nugent
    Dec 4, 2024
  5. Rewrite The Ending

    Do you prefer books about sisterhood or friendship?

    Rewrite The Ending, Oct 7, 2024
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    10
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    520
    w. bogart
    Oct 9, 2024
  6. DarkWoods

    Short Story Need help to write my first short story

    DarkWoods, Sep 29, 2021
    Replies:
    22
    Views:
    2,879
    Xoic
    Aug 14, 2024
  7. Counterpoint

    Memoir or Fiction?

    Counterpoint, Jun 15, 2024
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    410
    Homer Potvin
    Jun 16, 2024
  8. pensmightierthanthesword

    Novel A Set of Compound Works

    pensmightierthanthesword, Mar 5, 2017
    Replies:
    4
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    20,190
    Misanthropic Imp
    Apr 27, 2024
  9. Not the Territory

    Novel Industrial?

    Not the Territory, Mar 16, 2024
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    643
    Le Panda Du Mal
    Mar 19, 2024
  10. deadrats

    Do you guys write about the same thing over and over? (short stories)

    deadrats, Oct 26, 2023
    Replies:
    15
    Views:
    1,370
    Username Required
    Mar 8, 2024
  11. deadrats

    I'm not writing genre, but...

    deadrats, Feb 24, 2024
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    15
    Views:
    589
    deadrats
    Feb 28, 2024
  12. niknoc57

    Novel Writing novels for dummies

    niknoc57, May 26, 2023 ... 2 3
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    Views:
    4,289
    Xoic
    Feb 11, 2024
  13. Gravy

    When Should Stories End?

    Gravy, Dec 17, 2023
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    761
    Xoic
    Dec 31, 2023
  14. Justin Sundstrom

    I've Been Thinking About Something...

    Justin Sundstrom, Nov 25, 2023
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    866
    Naomasa298
    Nov 25, 2023
  15. deadrats

    let's talk about novels...

    deadrats, Nov 10, 2023
    Replies:
    12
    Views:
    982
    peachalulu
    Nov 21, 2023
  16. BDL

    So, what now?

    BDL, Nov 7, 2023
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    537
    Rzero
    Nov 12, 2023
  17. Rad Scribbler

    Novel Prologue for a WIP

    Rad Scribbler, Nov 2, 2023
    Replies:
    2
    Views:
    592
    Rad Scribbler
    Nov 3, 2023
  18. J.T. Woody

    Inserting Song Lyrics

    J.T. Woody, Aug 26, 2023
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    869
    Bakkerbaard
    Sep 3, 2023
  19. deadrats

    Novel thinking of switching tenses in my novel

    deadrats, Aug 21, 2023
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    682
    Rzero
    Sep 2, 2023
  20. Xoic

    How are genre fiction and literature different? And what are the similarities?

    Xoic, Jan 27, 2022 ... 4 5 6
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    9,761
    Xoic
    Aug 11, 2023
  21. deadrats

    using the same title

    deadrats, Jul 23, 2023
    Replies:
    3
    Views:
    622
    deadrats
    Jul 25, 2023
  22. oraxa

    Novel Novel Title Poll

    oraxa, Jun 4, 2023
    Replies:
    2
    Views:
    677
    Naomasa298
    Jun 13, 2023
  23. deadrats

    Short Story Why do I still write bad stories?

    deadrats, Nov 5, 2020 ... 2
    Replies:
    41
    Views:
    3,696
    Michael Panetta
    May 28, 2023
  24. deadrats

    Short Story Do you believe?

    deadrats, Mar 21, 2022
    Replies:
    12
    Views:
    1,477
    Michael Panetta
    May 28, 2023
  25. Thots

    What Style of Writing is This

    Thots, May 25, 2023
    Replies:
    3
    Views:
    490
    Thots
    May 25, 2023
  26. Francesca Monseigneur

    Novel What are some "rules" of story genres in novels?

    Francesca Monseigneur, May 17, 2023
    Replies:
    6
    Views:
    825
    w. bogart
    May 22, 2023
  27. Francesca Monseigneur

    Short Story What Genres Exist for Short Stories

    Francesca Monseigneur, May 17, 2023
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    3,978
    w. bogart
    May 19, 2023
  28. Aleksis Dillon

    What to do with a novella

    Aleksis Dillon, Apr 27, 2023
    Replies:
    10
    Views:
    1,062
    KiraAnn
    May 8, 2023
  29. HenWii

    Writing a novel by hand (your experiences)

    HenWii, Jan 19, 2023 ... 2
    Replies:
    28
    Views:
    2,787
    DollyMc
    Mar 30, 2023
  30. Not the Territory

    Pulp Successor?

    Not the Territory, Feb 22, 2023
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    1,032
    Bone2pick
    Feb 23, 2023
  31. ShannonH

    Novel Help Me Come Up With The Title For My Book

    ShannonH, Aug 31, 2022
    Replies:
    24
    Views:
    1,655
    montecarlo
    Feb 22, 2023
  32. Username Required

    Short Story From idea to story

    Username Required, Feb 6, 2023
    Replies:
    15
    Views:
    1,142
    ps102
    Feb 9, 2023
  33. Birch Anderson

    Online Serial Fiction

    Birch Anderson, Oct 29, 2020
    Replies:
    16
    Views:
    2,570
    lanceschaubert
    Feb 5, 2023
  34. Username Required

    Short Story Short story forms?

    Username Required, Feb 3, 2023
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    918
    Xoic
    Feb 4, 2023
  35. JLT

    Songwriting James Taylor on songwriting

    JLT, May 15, 2020
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    2,524
    Pixit
    Dec 23, 2022
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