What's Your Genre

Fantasy (both Epic and S&S), SF (military), Dark Fantasy, Urban Fantasy

What have I sold most? SF media tie-ins. Go figure.

My genre isn't in the poll.

ETA: No, wait. I just spotted the 'other' option.

Fantasy and science fiction might have been better off as a single option. Most of us who write one also write the other.

Historical fiction, mainly and, so far, without success.

I write fantasy. But as SPMiller said, fantasy and SF could have been put under the umbrella of Speculative fiction.

I have MGD. Multiple Genre Disorder. I write most genres, have essays and short stories and poems pubbed in romance, religious, literary, childrens, middle grade, and YA magazines, and doubt I'll ever master one completely. I'm having too much fun! Besides, it's the cure-all for writer's block.

I voted romance. But I just want to clarify that mine's of the trashy variety.

I voted Mainstream because it's more attainable than the goal of my fantasies, which is literary fiction.

popmuze said:

If you're in the Other category, just put down what it is. Maybe I can do an informal hand count after a while on what these other categories are. Also, if you write in more than one genre, you can always vote more than once.

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I genre-hopped for years. I tried on mainstream, chick-lit, YA, a few others for size and while I could shove my stories into any of those categories, none felt just right.

Turns out I write erotic romance. And erotic UF. So yeah, put me down as 'erotica'.

No, I'm not kidding. I thought one story was YA, turns out it's erotic UF. I was as surprised as you are.

YA, so far, but I badly want to try both thrillers and historicals.

Mostly fantasy (when I actually sit down and figure them all out I'll let you know which subgenres lol) and right now working on a vampire story, so paranormal also.

I'd classify my writing as mainstream - for now.

Well, if we're going to pigeonhole (control yourself Peaches) I'd put myself in the 'Mainstream' genre I suppose.

Although in the broader sense my work would be classified as 'Crap'.

The Genre That Shall Not Be Named.

caw

I primarily write fantasy (usually dark fantasy, urban fantasy, and paranormal) and horror, with occasional ventures into SF.

Historical. One sold and one in the works. I've also started an ecothriller.

I write fiction for the wimmen folk.

Not romance (I'm too cynical, sadly) but mainstream-y women's fiction.

blacbird said:

The Genre That Shall Not Be Named.

caw

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Sparkly gay vampires?

Magical Realism and Satire. Together, as one genre. I know, I know... hey, that's what my brain gives me; can't help it

Sage said:

This is a poll that needs to let us choose more than one....

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Yup

Fantasy romance, fantasy, romance, humour, SFF, mystery / thriller , historical. I got called almost literary a couple of times too.

Basically, what have you got? I write the genre the story requires.

I suppose mine is narrative non-fiction, whatever the f that's supposed to be.