genres

Coco82

• Jan 21, 2005

• #1

posted January 03, 2005 06:41 PM
I need help categorizing my current project. It's a story about old Hollywood. It tells the story of this guy's life. It involves romance, but also ill involves other things too. I'm not quite sure how to put it only in one genre.

 

reph

• Jan 21, 2005

• #2

The category "mainstream fiction" is available for works that don't fit other genres.

If the guy was a real guy, it's biography.

 

Coco82

• Jan 21, 2005

• #3

He's not a real character, but it's like a fiction biography.

 

maestrowork

• Jan 21, 2005

• #4

Mainstream.

 

katdad

• Jan 22, 2005

• #5

I think I'd consider it mainstream, not genre.

 

HConn

• Jan 23, 2005

• #6

There are many genres under the heading "mainstream."

 

maestrowork

• Jan 23, 2005

• #7

Not knowing exactly what MAIN thread of the story is about, it's hard to pin down the "genre." It's mainstream but is it satire? Mystery? There might be many threads in the story, but pick the main one and see how it fits. Many such Hollywood stories (e.g. "The Players" or "Get Shorty") are considered satire..

 

Coco82

• Jan 23, 2005

• #8

I'm not sure if I'd call it full satire, b/c it'll consist of some seriousness in it as well.

 

maestrowork

• Jan 23, 2005

• #9

A satire can be serious.