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This forum is for genre development - discussion on writing and developing aspects applicable to specific genres. This forum uses prefixes; popular genres will eventually grow into their own sub-forum.

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    Latest: Titles on Amazon louisecooksey, May 18, 2018 at 4:44 AM

  2. Fantasy

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    Latest: Overuse of common fantasy themes? Azuresun, May 19, 2018 at 11:35 AM

  3. Science Fiction

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    Latest: space travel in the future Lawless, May 21, 2018 at 1:19 PM
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  2. Daniel
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    A Note on this Forum

    Daniel, Oct 19, 2013
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    Jan 22, 2016
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  4. J.T. Woody

    How do you know what genre your story is in?

    J.T. Woody, Mar 25, 2018
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    Lawless
    May 17, 2018 at 4:58 PM
  5. LastMindToSanity

    Should I Change One of These Names?

    LastMindToSanity, May 16, 2018 at 7:55 PM
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    LastMindToSanity
    May 16, 2018 at 11:16 PM
  6. beehoney

    Fantasy Why vampire stories full of clichés sucks—and how can we avoid them?

    beehoney, Dec 9, 2017 ... 2
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    louisecooksey
    May 13, 2018
  7. brown81

    Romance Book Filling

    brown81, Apr 27, 2018
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    Lawless
    May 2, 2018
  8. areasland

    Other Creative non-fiction

    areasland, Apr 28, 2018
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    areasland
    Apr 29, 2018
  9. Kaya S

    Romance How do you add flaws to a character?

    Kaya S, Jan 1, 2017 ... 2
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    KevinMcCormack
    Apr 27, 2018
  10. areasland

    History I am struggling for a genre for this book

    areasland, Apr 22, 2018
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    jannert
    Apr 23, 2018
  11. Wreybies

    Fan Fiction Fanfic archives & tags

    Wreybies, Apr 17, 2018
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    Wreybies
    Apr 20, 2018
  12. MusingWordsmith

    Relating with a Non-Human MC

    MusingWordsmith, Apr 7, 2018
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    Kenosha Kid
    Apr 16, 2018
  13. graveleye

    Genre status: Unknown

    graveleye, Mar 22, 2018 ... 2
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    graveleye
    Apr 12, 2018
  14. OB1

    Superheroes what would you like to see?

    OB1, Mar 5, 2018
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    X Equestris
    Mar 22, 2018
  15. I-know-write

    Adventure How to Write Realistic Flying Scenes

    I-know-write, Feb 26, 2018
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    Privateer
    Mar 19, 2018
  16. Shenanigator

    How many sex scenes in a love story (novel)? ;-)

    Shenanigator, Nov 9, 2017 ... 2
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    newshirt
    Mar 14, 2018
  17. Anthony Marc

    New writer: get started tips sought

    Anthony Marc, Mar 7, 2018
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    GingerCoffee
    Mar 13, 2018
  18. John Calligan

    Romance Fantasy vs. Fantasy Romance

    John Calligan, Mar 8, 2018
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    Tenderiser
    Mar 12, 2018
  19. X Equestris

    Superhero tropes and cliches you're tired of

    X Equestris, Feb 16, 2018 ... 2
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    X Equestris
    Mar 9, 2018
  20. isaac223

    How to Properly Write a Short Story?

    isaac223, Nov 6, 2016 ... 2
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    WaffleWhale
    Mar 9, 2018
  21. John Calligan

    Fantasy Prologue in Crime Fiction

    John Calligan, Feb 19, 2018
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    jannert
    Feb 20, 2018
  22. deadrats

    Crossing into a new genre

    deadrats, Feb 10, 2018
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    LazyBear
    Feb 17, 2018
  23. beehoney

    Science Fiction How can I write creative alien races?

    beehoney, Dec 28, 2017 ... 2 3
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    newjerseyrunner
    Feb 15, 2018
  24. Simpson17866

    An idea that I had about the Post-Apocalyptic genre

    Simpson17866, Jan 11, 2018 ... 2
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    BayView
    Feb 14, 2018
  25. Earp

    Romance Does Things Right

    Earp, Jan 29, 2018
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    BayView
    Feb 1, 2018
  26. Tomb1302

    OT - What songs could help fuel inspiration for post-apocalyptic world building?

    Tomb1302, Jan 18, 2018 ... 2
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    John Calligan
    Jan 26, 2018
  27. animagus_kitty

    Science Fiction How much romance is too much romance?

    animagus_kitty, Jan 16, 2018
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    John Calligan
    Jan 16, 2018
  28. John Henry Patton

    Dystopia - First ever book.

    John Henry Patton, Dec 31, 2017
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    Sir Douglas
    Jan 2, 2018
  29. Jak of Hearts

    Do's and Dont's of YA writing.

    Jak of Hearts, Dec 17, 2017
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    LostThePlot
    Dec 19, 2017
  30. Kwills79

    Critique services worth it?

    Kwills79, Nov 27, 2017 ... 6 7 8
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    Shadowfax
    Dec 18, 2017
  31. curvedbean

    Fantasy Fantasy stereotypes...

    curvedbean, Nov 18, 2017
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    curvedbean
    Dec 7, 2017
  32. EdFromNY

    Crime Questioning a Legend

    EdFromNY, Nov 27, 2017
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    orangefire
    Dec 6, 2017
  33. Damien Loveshaft

    Other Cyberpunk lingo

    Damien Loveshaft, Nov 27, 2017
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    LostThePlot
    Dec 1, 2017
  34. Laurus

    Practical differences between realistic fiction and creative nonfiction

    Laurus, Nov 13, 2017
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    Shenanigator
    Nov 13, 2017
  35. Kwills79

    Children Historical Fiction Advice

    Kwills79, Nov 7, 2017
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    Kwills79
    Nov 8, 2017
  36. Zoe Jackson

    Any Disaster/Dystopian Fans?

    Zoe Jackson, Mar 21, 2017
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    Mrs.Smith
    Nov 8, 2017
  37. Rag1ngRabb17

    Horror Any tips on writing psychological horror/thriller

    Rag1ngRabb17, Nov 3, 2017
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    sprirj
    Nov 5, 2017
  38. isaac223

    Mystery Setting-Driven Detective Fiction in an Unconventional Setting?

    isaac223, Oct 31, 2017
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    isaac223
    Nov 4, 2017
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