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Aye, I agree. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 30/11/2009 07:47:55 PM
Most good fiction does not fall too neatly into any one genre, and I can understand it when authors are reluctant to be pigeonholed just because there is a space ship in the book.


I've often heard that authors don't want to belong to any one genre.

But then there are people like Iain Banks who use (slightly) different names depending on the genre of their books, so clearly some are happy about it.
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Why are authors afraid of the science fiction label? Dragonsworn - 30/11/2009 05:41:35 PM 1410 Views
I think this may be true of genres in general Camilla - 30/11/2009 07:01:50 PM 754 Views
Aye, I agree. Rebekah - 30/11/2009 07:47:55 PM 692 Views
Did you borrow my signature pic or did you get it from the web, as well ? *NM* RugbyPlayingAshaman - 01/12/2009 11:51:20 PM 302 Views
I have been meaning to ask you the same question Camilla - 02/12/2009 12:08:32 AM 721 Views
Haha! RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/12/2009 04:36:24 PM 688 Views
Genres have their use... LadyLorraine - 30/11/2009 08:24:29 PM 809 Views
Because then people expect them to be good Werthead - 30/11/2009 09:06:22 PM 763 Views
My favorite response. *NM* Aeryn - 03/12/2009 05:39:05 PM 314 Views
Because too many people will not even try a book that is labeled Science Fiction. Too intimidating? Tashmere - 01/12/2009 01:18:26 AM 723 Views
i actually have a recommendation for that... LadyLorraine - 01/12/2009 04:07:05 AM 704 Views
most people think Star Trek or Star Wars when they think SciFi random thoughts - 03/12/2009 05:28:05 PM 687 Views
but that is SciFi. I think you prefer Science Fiction imlad - 03/12/2009 05:45:29 PM 808 Views
No that is science fantasy scifi is just an abbreviation random thoughts - 03/12/2009 06:27:36 PM 684 Views
all genre labels are deep, dark, thorny pigeonhole that authors can't get out of. temeraire - 01/12/2009 05:54:48 PM 703 Views
Basically what temeraire said- "genre" has a stigma, no matter how unfair it may be beetnemesis - 01/12/2009 07:43:50 PM 722 Views
most things that fit neatly into a genre is crap, though. Camilla - 01/12/2009 08:01:33 PM 702 Views
I know! beetnemesis - 03/12/2009 02:55:17 PM 662 Views
the answer can be glimpsed in Tom's thread imlad - 02/12/2009 01:22:20 AM 692 Views
mmmno Camilla - 02/12/2009 11:11:02 AM 780 Views
but imlad - 03/12/2009 05:35:37 PM 757 Views
Because genres tend to market towards one particular group of people Ryan - 02/12/2009 04:38:00 AM 665 Views
Because 90% of what is written in the Scifi/fantasy genre is escapism crap random thoughts - 03/12/2009 05:26:59 PM 688 Views
But 90% of what is written outside the Scifi/fantasy genre is escapism crap as well. Werthead - 03/12/2009 05:29:20 PM 730 Views
I will reiterate: 92.689% of statistics used in an argument are made up on the spot imlad - 03/12/2009 05:39:36 PM 713 Views
I will have you know I made up that stastic some time ago random thoughts - 03/12/2009 06:19:29 PM 702 Views
I am not sure that is true random thoughts - 03/12/2009 06:23:04 PM 704 Views
True, but why bring Jane Austen conventions into the conversation? *NM* Werthead - 06/12/2009 06:24:18 PM 292 Views
What I wonder each time someone makes that remark... Legolas - 06/12/2009 06:44:28 PM 695 Views
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