Genre Discussions

For discussion of issues relating to writing novels and short stories

  1. Romance

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    Latest: Writing romance with no experience in love? Username Required, Mar 8, 2024

  2. Horror

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    Latest: Creature Feature Quill Mistress, Feb 25, 2024

  3. Fan Fiction

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    Latest: Fanfiction Story Help Orb of Soda, Mar 9, 2024

  4. Fantasy

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    Latest: What's Next for Fantasy? A theory of fads and ripples. T.R. Infanger, Apr 17, 2024

  5. Science Fiction

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    Latest: Question from a not-quite-newbie-to-sci-fi (but slightly confused) :) Not the Territory, Feb 27, 2024

  6. Crime, Thriller & Action

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    Latest: Suspense, thriller and mysteries; what is the difference? Tea@3, Aug 31, 2022

  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: Is it a Picture book or a children's book? Starcatcher, Mar 1, 2024

  9. History and Alternate History

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    Latest: Least Flattering, Worst, Most Embarrassing Royal Nicknames Dante Dases, Apr 26, 2024 at 8:33 AM

  10. NaNoWriMo

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    Latest: Anyone Doing the NaNo this year? Xoic, Oct 11, 2023

  11. Scripts and screenplays

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    Latest: Why not a screenplay? Nemo Nusquam, Feb 9, 2024

  12. Non-Fiction

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    Latest: How to separate my journal from other text? LeeBookProject, Mar 11, 2023
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  1. Not the Territory

    Novel Industrial?

    Not the Territory, Mar 16, 2024
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    Le Panda Du Mal
    Mar 19, 2024
  2. deadrats

    I'm not writing genre, but...

    deadrats, Feb 24, 2024
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    Views:
    342
    deadrats
    Feb 28, 2024
  3. Gravy

    When Should Stories End?

    Gravy, Dec 17, 2023
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    7
    Views:
    402
    Xoic
    Dec 31, 2023
  4. Justin Sundstrom

    I've Been Thinking About Something...

    Justin Sundstrom, Nov 25, 2023
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    494
    Naomasa298
    Nov 25, 2023
  5. deadrats

    let's talk about novels...

    deadrats, Nov 10, 2023
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    552
    peachalulu
    Nov 21, 2023
  6. BDL

    So, what now?

    BDL, Nov 7, 2023
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    308
    Rzero
    Nov 12, 2023
  7. Rad Scribbler

    Novel Prologue for a WIP

    Rad Scribbler, Nov 2, 2023
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    282
    Rad Scribbler
    Nov 3, 2023
  8. deadrats

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

    deadrats, Oct 26, 2023
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    845
    Username Required
    Mar 8, 2024
  9. J.T. Woody

    Inserting Song Lyrics

    J.T. Woody, Aug 26, 2023
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    518
    Bakkerbaard
    Sep 3, 2023
  10. deadrats

    Novel thinking of switching tenses in my novel

    deadrats, Aug 21, 2023
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    Views:
    446
    Rzero
    Sep 2, 2023
  11. deadrats

    using the same title

    deadrats, Jul 23, 2023
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    384
    deadrats
    Jul 25, 2023
  12. oraxa

    Novel Novel Title Poll

    oraxa, Jun 4, 2023
    Replies:
    2
    Views:
    411
    Naomasa298
    Jun 13, 2023
  13. niknoc57

    Novel Writing novels for dummies

    niknoc57, May 26, 2023 ... 2 3
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    3,149
    Xoic
    Feb 11, 2024
  14. Thots

    What Style of Writing is This

    Thots, May 25, 2023
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    Views:
    297
    Thots
    May 25, 2023
  15. Francesca Monseigneur

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

    Francesca Monseigneur, May 17, 2023
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    506
    w. bogart
    May 22, 2023
  16. Francesca Monseigneur

    Short Story What Genres Exist for Short Stories

    Francesca Monseigneur, May 17, 2023
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    826
    w. bogart
    May 19, 2023
  17. Aleksis Dillon

    What to do with a novella

    Aleksis Dillon, Apr 27, 2023
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    10
    Views:
    655
    KiraAnn
    May 8, 2023
  18. Not the Territory

    Pulp Successor?

    Not the Territory, Feb 22, 2023
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    666
    Bone2pick
    Feb 23, 2023
  19. Username Required

    Short Story From idea to story

    Username Required, Feb 6, 2023
    Replies:
    15
    Views:
    793
    ps102
    Feb 9, 2023
  20. Username Required

    Short Story Short story forms?

    Username Required, Feb 3, 2023
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    574
    Xoic
    Feb 4, 2023
  21. HenWii

    Writing a novel by hand (your experiences)

    HenWii, Jan 19, 2023 ... 2
    Replies:
    28
    Views:
    2,113
    DollyMc
    Mar 30, 2023
  22. J.T. Woody

    Genres you've never heard of before

    J.T. Woody, Jan 12, 2023 ... 2 3 4
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    3,579
    BenevolentDemons
    Mar 18, 2024
  23. hainguyen

    Story Collection – Genre?

    hainguyen, Nov 20, 2022
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    Views:
    509
    deadrats
    Nov 20, 2022
  24. InsaneXade

    Novel When is a chapter too long?

    InsaneXade, Nov 5, 2022
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    Views:
    1,245
    Homer Potvin
    Nov 9, 2022
  25. Brandon P.

    My novels end up being too short

    Brandon P., Sep 2, 2022
    Replies:
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    Views:
    698
    Brandon P.
    Sep 3, 2022
  26. ShannonH

    Novel Help Me Come Up With The Title For My Book

    ShannonH, Aug 31, 2022
    Replies:
    24
    Views:
    1,380
    montecarlo
    Feb 22, 2023
  27. ShannonH

    The One Thing They Never Told You About Writing A Novel

    ShannonH, Aug 28, 2022
    Replies:
    13
    Views:
    1,388
    J.T. Woody
    Sep 22, 2022
  28. deadrats

    Short Story Do you start as close to the end as possible?

    deadrats, Jul 23, 2022
    Replies:
    13
    Views:
    1,068
    OurJud
    Aug 3, 2022
  29. G. J.

    What genre would you put this in?

    G. J., Jul 9, 2022
    Replies:
    18
    Views:
    1,051
    G. J.
    Jul 19, 2022
  30. trevorD

    How do you know what genre to call your book?

    trevorD, Jun 26, 2022
    Replies:
    10
    Views:
    730
    JLT
    Jul 24, 2022
  31. ps102

    My books are too long

    ps102, Jun 24, 2022
    Replies:
    10
    Views:
    660
    ps102
    Jun 24, 2022
  32. frdycage

    Help Titling a Mafia Accountant Story?

    frdycage, Jun 19, 2022
    Replies:
    11
    Views:
    808
    Louanne Learning
    Jun 29, 2022
  33. ps102
    Locked

    Can someone steal a novel?

    ps102, Jun 17, 2022 ... 2
    Replies:
    40
    Views:
    2,046
    big soft moose
    Jul 14, 2022
  34. A.S.Ford

    When to Write Book 2?

    A.S.Ford, Jun 4, 2022
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    622
    TWErvin2
    Jun 23, 2022
  35. UniqueUserName
    Locked

    Short Story Writing Partner

    UniqueUserName, May 28, 2022
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    768
    big soft moose
    May 29, 2022
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