In what genre(s) do you write? A SURVEY!!!

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In which genres do you write?

  1. Crime & Thriller

    16 vote(s)
    20.0%
  2. Adventure

    24 vote(s)
    30.0%
  3. Fantasy

    44 vote(s)
    55.0%
  4. Historic

    12 vote(s)
    15.0%
  5. Romance

    13 vote(s)
    16.3%
  6. Science Fiction

    41 vote(s)
    51.3%
  7. Literary

    20 vote(s)
    25.0%
  8. Horror

    20 vote(s)
    25.0%
  9. Erotica

    10 vote(s)
    12.5%
  10. Other

    17 vote(s)
    21.3%
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  1. Iain Sparrow

    Iain Sparrow Banned Contributor

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    Gaslamp/Historical Fiction
     
  2. ChickenFreak

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    I don't really know romance, but since I know that this is not true of murder mysteries, I doubt that it's true of romance either.
     
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  3. big soft moose

    big soft moose An Admoostrator Admin Staff Supporter Contributor Community Volunteer

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    Only in the very very wide outline

    In every murder mystery someone (or thing) dies and the book is about who did it

    In every romance two or more people (or things) get together and have a HEA or HFN
     
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  4. Just a cookiemunster

    Just a cookiemunster Active Member

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    Wow I'm actually surprised though how many votes are going to fantasy and science fiction :pop:
     
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  5. 18-Till-I-Die

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    Almost all my stories evolve into some combination of Sci-Fi/Teen Romance/Cyberpunk stuff, or so I've been told lol

    RealTalk: I kinda cobbled together my writing style from a combination of 90's anime, space opera, romcoms and YA teen dramas so these elements are kinda omnipresent. Ironically that's what I read a lot too, so I'm kinda writing what I know.
     
  6. BayView

    BayView Huh. Interesting. Contributor

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    Me too - they're quite dominant so far!
     
  7. big soft moose

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    I voted for fantasy and sci fi but I've only written one sci fi book and am writing one fantasy - my predominant genre is thriller/action adventure
     
  8. Bone2pick

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    Same here. Especially considering the fantasy section in the workshop isn't particularly active.
     
  9. ChickenFreak

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    Well, they (murder mysteries) have common story elements, certainly. Most of them have a crime. (Not always a murder.) And in the vast majority of murder mysteries, the crime is a major plot driver.

    I wouldn't say, though that it's always "about" who did it. Very often the events associated with the crime are just a sort of scaffolding to hang another story on.
     
  10. Laurin Kelly

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    Voted for Romance, although Kneadful Things could probably qualify as Fantasy since one of the MC's is a genie. :D
     
  11. Cave Troll

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    Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Erotica, and Other.
    And I didn't have to put on panties to vote, Whoo Hoo!:superyesh:
     
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  12. LadyErica

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    I write Adventure, Sci-Fi and Horror from that list, but also Mystery.
     
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  13. jannert

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    Historical (regarding the setting.) However, I only use the past as the setting. The stories I write/think up are about ordinary people who happen to live in a different time period. They're not about famous historical figures or events.
     
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    I don't get how the votes are tallied. If you add up the percentages it's more than 100%
     
  15. big soft moose

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    its because people can vote for more than one option
     
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  16. flawed personality

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    Sci-Fi (1-2 stories)
    Crime and Thriller (2-3 stories)
    Romance (1 story)
    Erotica (1 story)
    Other (I've lost count)
    Total stories in various stages of incompletion (on dino-top): 14
    I also have more in books/pad etc, and I'm not even going to go and count those. :rolleyes:
     
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  17. ChickenFreak

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    You can choose more than one.
     
  18. Lew

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    Yep, for fiction, my genre is historical. Pretty much stuck @100AD since I have 25 years of research tied up in that era. Sequel to the Eagle and the Dragon in work, set in 115AD. Non-fiction is a bit broader. true Believers, the Founding Fathers of TACAMO is an anthology of autobiographies about the birth of my Naval aviation community "Take Charge and Move Out," the acronym rhymes with Whack-a-Mole. The other one is on relativity physics, Riding on light Beam. And sorry, sci fi writers, the speed of light is still the limit, but at least I can explain why, and draw a picture.
     
  19. deadrats

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    Literary. I don't feel as though I've put enough work into any genre. I've tried and played around with a few that just didn't really work too well Except if zombies was listed up there I would totally check it. I know zombies can fit into more than one genre, but I love just about any good zombie story.
     
  20. BayView

    BayView Huh. Interesting. Contributor

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    Comparison of results as of January 29 (I think I said the survey was supposed to close after a week, but... I guess not?):

    First # = % of population who read in that genre regularly (according to statistica.com)
    Second # = % of our members who write in that genre
    Third# = difference (+ shows more of our members in that genre compared to readers, - shows less of our members)

    Crime & Thriller 59%, 24%, -35 (we are LIGHT on Crime & Thriller writers)
    Adventure 47%, 32%, -15
    Fantasy 43%, 53%, +10
    Historic 42%, 17%, -25
    Romance 42%, 17%, -25
    Science Fiction 42%, 51%, +9
    Literature 40%, 27%, -13
    Horror 26%, 27%, +1
    Erotica 12%, 17%, +5
    Other 8%, 20%, +12

    It's not the world's best comparison - I'd probably be more interested in comparing our numbers to annual sales by genre, but those numbers are pretty hard to find if you want to include all types of publishing...

    Anyway, We do seem to be slightly over-represented in Fantasy and SciFi, which was the genre that sprouted this line of inquiry. And we clearly need more thriller, historical and romance authors!
     
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  21. StaggeringBlow

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    Ultimately, realistic fiction
     
  22. The Dapper Hooligan

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    I may have to add a vote to Fantasy depending on how my WIP turns out.
     
  23. J.D. Ray

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    If you write science fiction, but it has fantastical elements, does that make it solely fantasy? Or if you write fantasy in a science fiction setting (Star Trek, Star Wars, etc.), which is it?
     
  24. BayView

    BayView Huh. Interesting. Contributor

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    I dunno... click both!
     
  25. J.D. Ray

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    I did.
     

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