Running Survey - What Do You Write?

[Blondchen]

I had a throwdown crazy morning, followed by a barren, boring afternoon. One of my many tasks at work is to monitor certain fan forums (not this one, no worries) and the following is one of the most favoritest threads. I thought we could modify it for a fun ongoing AW “discussion.”

So here’s the gist – Copy and paste this whole list of genres, increasing by one the numerical digit next to the genre(s) you write in. Might be a fun way to see what’s really being produced out there in fiction and non-fiction land! Oh, and feel free to add your own genres if you feel the need.

FICTION
Action/Adventure 0
Chick Lit 1
Children’s 0
Commercial 0
Contemporary 0
Comics/Graphic Novels 0
Crime/Police 0
Erotica 0
Family 0
Fantasy 0
GLBT 0
Gothic 0
Historical Fiction 0
Horror 0
Humor 0
Literary 0
Middle Grade 0
Military/Espionage 0
Mystery 0
Religious 0
Romance (all) 0
Science Fiction 0
Short Stories 0
Thrillers/Suspense 0
Western 0
Women’s Fiction 0
Young Adult 0

NON-FICTION
True Crime 0
Art & Photography 0
Biography & Memoirs 0
Business & Finince 0
Pop Culture 0
Music, TV, Film 0
Cookbooks 0
Current Affairs 0
Dating/Sex 0
Spirituality/Religion 0
Science/Technology 0
Lifestyle 0
Gardening 0
Fashion 0
Humor 0
Health & Fitness 0
History/Military 0
Home Design 0
How To 0
Self-Help 0
Sports 0
Travel 0
Women’s Issues 0
Multicultural 0
Narrative 0
Nature/Animals 0
Parenting 0
Psychology 0

[Tirjasdyn]

I write words

[Tirjasdyn]

:) write sci fi, fantasy and essays.

[Phaeal]

FYI, I also added Tirjasdyn's SF and F, but don't know about the essay genres:

FICTION
Action/Adventure 0
Chick Lit 1
Children’s 0
Commercial 0
Contemporary 1
Comics/Graphic Novels 0
Crime/Police 0
Erotica 1
Family 0
Fantasy 2
GLBT 1
Gothic 0
Historical Fiction 0
Horror 1
Humor 0
Literary 1
Middle Grade 0
Military/Espionage 0
Mystery 0
Religious 0
Romance (all) 0
Science Fiction 2
Short Stories 1
Thrillers/Suspense 0
Western 0
Women’s Fiction 0
Young Adult 0

[Stormhawk]

I write urban fantasy. :)

FICTION
Action/Adventure 0
Chick Lit 1
Children’s 0
Commercial 0
Contemporary 1
Comics/Graphic Novels 0
Crime/Police 0
Erotica 1
Family 0
Fantasy 3
GLBT 1
Gothic 0
Historical Fiction 0
Horror 1
Humor 0
Literary 1
Middle Grade 0
Military/Espionage 0
Mystery 0
Religious 0
Romance (all) 0
Science Fiction 2
Short Stories 1
Thrillers/Suspense 0
Western 0
Women’s Fiction 0
Young Adult 0

[Tirjasdyn]

K I'll be good.

FICTION
Action/Adventure 0
Chick Lit 1
Children’s 0
Commercial 0
Contemporary 1
Comics/Graphic Novels 0
Crime/Police 0
Erotica 1
Family 0
Fantasy 3
GLBT 1
Gothic 0
Historical Fiction 0
Horror 1
Humor 0
Literary 1
Middle Grade 0
Military/Espionage 0
Mystery 0
Religious 0
Romance (all) 0
Science Fiction 2
Short Stories 1
Thrillers/Suspense 0
Western 0
Women’s Fiction 0
Young Adult 0

NON-FICTION
True Crime 0
Art & Photography 0
Biography & Memoirs 0
Business & Finince 0
Pop Culture 0
Music, TV, Film 0
Cookbooks 0
Current Affairs 0
Dating/Sex 0
Spirituality/Religion 1
Science/Technology 0
Lifestyle 0
Gardening 0
Fashion 0
Humor 0
Health & Fitness 0
History/Military 0
Home Design 0
How To 0
Self-Help 0
Sports 0
Travel 0
Women’s Issues 0
Multicultural 0
Narrative 0
Nature/Animals 0
Parenting 0
Psychology 0

[StephanieFox]

FICTION
Action/Adventure 0
Chick Lit 1
Children’s 0
Commercial 0
Contemporary 1
Comics/Graphic Novels 0
Crime/Police 0
Erotica 1
Family 0
Fantasy 3
GLBT 1
Gothic 0
Historical Fiction 0
Horror 1
Humor 0
Literary 1
Middle Grade 0
Military/Espionage 0
Mystery 0
Religious 0
Romance (all) 0
Science Fiction 2
Short Stories 1
Thrillers/Suspense 0
Western 0
Women’s Fiction 0
Young Adult 0

NON-FICTION
True Crime 1
Art & Photography 0
Biography & Memoirs 1
Business & Finince 1
Pop Culture 0
Music, TV, Film 0
Cookbooks Cooking/Food 1
Current Affairs 0
Dating/Sex 0
Spirituality/Religion 2
Science/Technology 1
Lifestyle 1
Gardening 1
GLBT 1
Fashion 0
Humor 1
Health & Fitness 1
History/Military 0
Home Design 0
How To 1
Self-Help 0
Sports 0
Travel 1
Women’s Issues 1
Multicultural 0
Narrative 0
Nature/Animals 1
Parenting 0
Profiles 1
Psychology 0




I write articles, not books, but I thought I'd join in.

[steveg144]

Sure, I'll play along. Took the liberty of adding "Philosophy" to the non-fic list.

FICTION
Action/Adventure 0
Chick Lit 1
Children’s 0
Commercial 0
Contemporary 1
Comics/Graphic Novels 0
Crime/Police 0
Erotica 1
Family 0
Fantasy 3
GLBT 1
Gothic 0
Historical Fiction 0
Horror 1
Humor 0
Literary 2
Middle Grade 0
Military/Espionage 0
Mystery 0
Religious 0
Romance (all) 0
Science Fiction 2
Short Stories 2
Thrillers/Suspense 0
Western 0
Women’s Fiction 0
Young Adult 0

NON-FICTION
True Crime 1
Art & Photography 0
Biography & Memoirs 1
Business & Finince 1
Pop Culture 0
Music, TV, Film 0
Cookbooks Cooking/Food 1
Current Affairs 1
Dating/Sex 0
Spirituality/Religion 2
Science/Technology 1
Lifestyle 1
Gardening 1
GLBT 1
Fashion 0
Humor 1
Health & Fitness 1
History/Military 0
Home Design 0
How To 1
Self-Help 0
Sports 0
Travel 1
Women’s Issues 1
Multicultural 0
Narrative 0
Nature/Animals 1
Parenting 0
Profiles 1
Psychology 0
Philosophy 1

[Appalachian Writer]

FICTION
Action/Adventure 0
Chick Lit 1
Children’s 1Commercial 0
Contemporary 0
Comics/Graphic Novels 0
Crime/Police 0
Erotica 0
Family 0
Fantasy 0
GLBT 0
Gothic 0
Historical Fiction 1
Horror 0
Humor 0
Literary 1
Middle Grade 0
Military/Espionage 0
Mystery 0
Religious 0
Romance (all) 1
Science Fiction 1
Short Stories 1
Thrillers/Suspense 1
Western 1
Women’s Fiction 0
Young Adult 0

NON-FICTION
True Crime 0
Art & Photography 0
Biography & Memoirs 1
Business & Finince 0
Pop Culture 0
Music, TV, Film 0
Cookbooks 0
Current Affairs 0
Dating/Sex 0
Spirituality/Religion 0
Science/Technology 0
Lifestyle 0
Gardening 0
Fashion 0
Humor 1
Health & Fitness 0
History/Military 0
Home Design 0
How To 0
Self-Help 0
Sports 0
Travel 0
Women’s Issues 0
Multicultural 0
Narrative 0
Nature/Animals 0
Parenting 0
Psychology 0[/quote]

[Chasing the Horizon]

I included Appalachian Writer's list with my own additions to this one, since it looked like she copied the original post and put a '1' next to everything she wrote instead of copying steve's post.

FICTION
Action/Adventure 0
Chick Lit 2
Children’s 1
Commercial 0
Contemporary 2
Comics/Graphic Novels 0
Crime/Police 0
Erotica 1
Family 0
Fantasy 4
GLBT 1
Gothic 0
Historical Fiction 1
Horror 1
Humor 0
Literary 3
Middle Grade 0
Military/Espionage 0
Mystery 0
Religious 0
Romance (all) 2
Science Fiction 4
Short Stories 3
Thrillers/Suspense 1
Western 1
Women’s Fiction 0
Young Adult 0

NON-FICTION
True Crime 1
Art & Photography 0
Biography & Memoirs 2
Business & Finince 1
Pop Culture 0
Music, TV, Film 0
Cookbooks Cooking/Food 1
Current Affairs 1
Dating/Sex 0
Spirituality/Religion 2
Science/Technology 1
Lifestyle 1
Gardening 1
GLBT 1
Fashion 0
Humor 2
Health & Fitness 1
History/Military 0
Home Design 0
How To 1
Self-Help 0
Sports 0
Travel 1
Women’s Issues 1
Multicultural 0
Narrative 0
Nature/Animals 1
Parenting 0
Profiles 1
Psychology 0
Philosophy 1

[Matera the Mad]

How the aitch do you expect to count?

[MrWrite]

I won't do the whole list because I am writing two supernatural stories and have written 2 short stories and that's it so far!

[Linda Adams]

Action/Adventure 1
Chick Lit 2
Children’s 1
Commercial 0
Contemporary 2
Comics/Graphic Novels 0
Crime/Police 0
Erotica 1
Family 0
Fantasy 4
GLBT 1
Gothic 0
Historical Fiction 1
Horror 1
Humor 0
Literary 3
Middle Grade 0
Military/Espionage 0
Mystery 0
Religious 0
Romance (all) 2
Science Fiction 4
Short Stories 3
Thrillers/Suspense 2
Western 1
Women’s Fiction 0
Young Adult 0
Urban Fantasy 1

NON-FICTION
True Crime 1
Art & Photography 0
Biography & Memoirs 2
Business & Finince 1
Pop Culture 0
Music, TV, Film 0
Cookbooks Cooking/Food 1
Current Affairs 1
Dating/Sex 0
Spirituality/Religion 2
Science/Technology 1
Lifestyle 1
Gardening 1
GLBT 1
Fashion 0
Humor 2
Health & Fitness 1
History/Military 0
Home Design 0
How To 1
Self-Help 0
Sports 0
Travel 1
Women’s Issues 1
Multicultural 0
Narrative 0
Nature/Animals 1
Parenting 0
Profiles 1
Psychology 0
Philosophy 1

[HeronW]

Action/Adventure 1
Chick Lit 2
Children’s 1
Commercial 0
Contemporary 2
Comics/Graphic Novels 0
Crime/Police 0
Erotica 1
Family 0
Fantasy 5
GLBT 1
Gothic 0
Historical Fiction 1
Horror 2
Humor 0
Literary 4
Middle Grade 0
Military/Espionage 0
Mystery 0
Religious 0
Romance (all) 2
Science Fiction 5
Short Stories 4
Thrillers/Suspense 2
Western 1
Women’s Fiction 0
Urban Fantasy 1
Young Adult 0

NON-FICTION
True Crime 1
Art & Photography 0
Biography & Memoirs 2
Business & Finince 1
Pop Culture 0
Music, TV, Film 0
Cookbooks Cooking/Food 1
Current Affairs 1
Dating/Sex 0
Spirituality/Religion 2
Science/Technology 1
Lifestyle 1
Gardening 1
GLBT 1
Fashion 0
Humor 2
Health & Fitness 1
History/Military 0
Home Design 0
How To 1
Self-Help 0
Sports 0
Travel 1
Women’s Issues 1
Multicultural 0
Narrative 0
Nature/Animals 1
Parenting 0
Profiles 1
Psychology 0
Philosophy 1

[WittyandorIronic]

Action/Adventure 1
Chick Lit 2
Children’s 1
Commercial 0
Contemporary 2
Comics/Graphic Novels 0
Crime/Police 0
Erotica 1
Family 0
Fantasy 5
GLBT 1
Gothic 0
Historical Fiction 1
Horror 2
Humor 0
Literary 4
Middle Grade 0
Military/Espionage 0
Mystery 0
Religious 0
Romance (all) 3
Science Fiction 5
Short Stories 4
Thrillers/Suspense 2
Western 1
Women’s Fiction 0
Urban Fantasy 1
Young Adult 0

NON-FICTION
True Crime 1
Art & Photography 0
Biography & Memoirs 2
Business & Finince 1
Pop Culture 0
Music, TV, Film 0
Cookbooks Cooking/Food 1
Current Affairs 1
Dating/Sex 0
Spirituality/Religion 2
Science/Technology 1
Lifestyle 1
Gardening 1
GLBT 1
Fashion 0
Humor 2
Health & Fitness 1
History/Military 0
Home Design 0
How To 1
Self-Help 0
Sports 0
Travel 1
Women’s Issues 1
Multicultural 0
Narrative 0
Nature/Animals 1
Parenting 0
Profiles 1
Psychology 0
Philosophy 1

[Melenka]

I write trash. Having a devil of a time figuring out which genre, could be thriller/suspense, or maybe crime, since all the characters are criminals of one sort or another. My only academic conference paper was on gender normativity in Renaissance faires, and I have no idea where that would fall, either! Apparently, I am a writer in search of a genre.

[Exir]

Contemporary Middle Grade.