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    Fiction Genres
    Fiction Genres
    Fiction Genres
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    Fiction Genres

    By Marcy Kennedy

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    Genre confuses writers, but everyone who buys, sells, or reads our books wants to know what genre we're writing in.

    This mini book will demystify genre so we can better understanding what we're writing and who might want to read it. In Fiction Genres, you'll learn what qualities make a book one genre rather than another, and the smaller “genres” that fall under the larger umbrellas of fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, suspense, thriller, and romance. For each, you'll also see examples of published books or authors whose books exemplify the genre.

    This mini-book is part of the Busy Writer's Guides series. The books in this series put writing craft techniques into plain language alongside examples so you can see how that technique looks in practice. In addition, you’ll receive tips and how-to exercises to help you apply what you learn to the pages of your own story. Most importantly, every book in the Busy Writer’s Guide series cuts the fluff so that you have more time to write and to live your life.

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    PublisherMarcy Kennedy
    Release dateDec 1, 2016
    ISBN9781988069142
    Fiction Genres
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    Marcy Kennedy

    Marcy Kennedy is a speculative fiction writer who believes fantasy is more real than you think. Alongside her own writing, Marcy works as a freelance fiction editor and teaches classes on the writing craft. You can find her blogging about writing and about the place where real life meets science fiction, fantasy, and myth at www.marcykennedy.com.

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      Fiction Genres - Marcy Kennedy

      FICTION GENRES

      A Busy Writer's Guide

      Marcy Kennedy

      Copyright 2016 Marcy Kennedy

      Smashwords Edition

      Fiction Genres: A Busy Writer’s Guide

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      Copyright © 2016 Marcy Kennedy

      All rights reserved.

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. No portion of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. This e-book may not be re-sold, as a used file or otherwise, and may not be given away to other people. Purchase and download is a one-time final use of this product. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Editor: Christopher Saylor

      Cover Design: Melinda VanLone www.bookcovercorner.com

      Published June 2016 by Tongue Untied Communications

      ISBN: 978-1-988069-14-2

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      INTRODUCTION

      Why A Busy Writer’s Guide on Genre?

      One of the principle goals of my Busy Writer’s Guide series is to help fast-track the learning process for writers. Genre seems to be a sinkhole for most of us. We can spend hours researching and come out more confused than we went in.

      I’ve heard a lot of writers call their book three or four different genres because they’re just not sure where it fits. I’ve talked with writers who are having panic attacks because they don’t know what to call their book when they query agents.

      So in this mini Guide, I’m going to demystify it. I’ll explain what qualities make a book one genre rather than another, and the smaller genres that fall under the larger umbrellas of fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, suspense, thriller, and romance. For each, I’ll provide examples of published books or authors whose books exemplify the genre.

      Please note that I’m not necessarily endorsing the content of the books I share as examples. You might not like the language used in some of these books, other aspects of the content, or the stance they take on certain topics. I’m also not saying these are perfect, flawless books. All writers have strengths and weaknesses. What I am saying is that these books are books you can look at if you want a deeper understanding of one of the genres.

      Also, while you don’t have to read the chapters in order or read all the chapters, I suggest you

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