My story takes place in a fantasy world. This fantasy world is our future. Magic users lived amongst us and after the war by world leaders, the...
Hey all, I have no idea if this actually can go here but I really need some opinions and I thought who better to ask. I'm writing my first novel...
I'm thinking of writing a sci-fi set in 400 BC (historically accurate) and it has subtle ancient alien theme to it (no direct aliens involved in...
Hi Everyone, I notice that a lot of writers are sticking to one (or a few) genres only and lately this has been on my mind as I don't think...
I'm doing what I hope is the final structural edit for my WIP, and you'd think that by now I'd know my characters and what they'd do in any...
Hi there, Does anyone know of any paying magazine (print or online) that is looking for commercial, character lead dark/urban fantasy of between...
I'm not certain if this would be categorized under science-fiction or fantasy, seeng as this genre can include aspects from both (or neither). Due...
Honestly, I don't see what seperates the two genres. What's the difference between a wormhole and a portal? Potions and performance-enhancing...
So i've been writing my book about a psychologist who is in his mid twenties, i wouldn't necessrily class his as being morally questionable, i see...
I was snooping around on Amazon this morning and found a subgenre of science fiction called Alien Invasion. I immediately Googled it to see if...
As an avid fantasy reader and a beginning fantasy writer, I'm curious to see what you guys all hate to see/are sick of seeing in the genre. It...
I'm not so much worried about how to describe my novel, ... OK I'm concerned. I've been perusing GoodReads for new novels, looking for books that...
Currently I'm at the start of writing a novel and a thought that has popped into my head recently while writing, is where exactly does my novel...
My favorite writers are Edgar Allan Poe, Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, Algernon Blackwood, etc. I also like works by modern writers such as Stephen...
Good news and bad news. The good news is, I've acquired a second beta reader for my novel The Single Eye, a guy I work with at the Big Blue Box...
Between reading, writing, watching (old horror movies), collecting and thinking - Horror takes up at least 65 - 75% of my life. Now with my son's...
Hi, I am new here, and seeking some advice. There is a story that has been forming in my sub-concious for years now and it is now starting to...
I'm in the middle of writing a novel that I have no idea how to define. I feel like it falls between young adult fiction and adult fiction, and as...
Doesn't everyone have a single genre of writing that they try to avoid as they think they cannot write it well? So, what's yours? I think mine...
I was wondering if most folks stay within one genre when they write. I know it would be useful because the same readers would be interested in...
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