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What is your current genre?

Action
12 (13.2%)
Adventure
14 (15.4%)
Horror
4 (4.4%)
Romance
3 (3.3%)
SciFi
14 (15.4%)
Fantasy
26 (28.6%)
War
8 (8.8%)
Thriller
2 (2.2%)
Heist
2 (2.2%)
Still looking...
4 (4.4%)
Historical Fiction
1 (1.1%)
Other Speculative Fiction
1 (1.1%)

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Genre?
« on: November 17, 2008, 10:09:00 AM »
So we can get a feel of what kind of a mix we have going here, since I know it isn't going to be the idealistic "even across the board".
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Re: Genre?
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2008, 10:13:09 AM »
Well, my stuff is epic fantasy. You could even classify it as Military Fantasy, I guess. So, I put down "Fantasy", "War", and war sort of implies "Action", so I put that down, too.
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Re: Genre?
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2008, 10:20:41 AM »
Mine's romance, fantasy... and that's pretty much it.  It's really tame actually.
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Re: Genre?
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2008, 10:47:16 AM »
Um, I write mostly fantasy. Which implies action and adventure, I guess. (At least, that's what I keep telling myself.) Except sometimes I write mainstream fiction. Oh, and I've got a couple of science fiction stories waiting to happen...
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Re: Genre?
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2008, 03:38:19 PM »
I write mainly fantasy, though I dabble in scifi and even a little in horror lately.
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Re: Genre?
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2008, 04:05:26 PM »
I write  military science fiction and occasionally a bit of fantasy here or there.
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Re: Genre?
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2008, 06:06:45 PM »
My stuff is fantasy and mystery, but mystery doesn't get a vote. Sniff.
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Re: Genre?
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2008, 06:29:31 PM »
I am all over the board when I write, but the piece I'm currently working on will be a fantasy adventure. Actually, it is my take on a Magic Girl team as they get started.
There will be some mild romance, mostly towards the end, (not sure how well I'm going to pull that off)  but on a whole it is going to be about the main character growing and learning to deal with the changes and trials he/she goes through.
Funny thing about a Magic Girl team, after you join, it wants you to be a girl. Opps, guess the other members never though about that before they asked him to join. ;)

I may also submit a super hero genre story after I get done with that. I have that already written, it could probably use a look and a thorough trashing.
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Re: Genre?
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2008, 07:26:45 PM »
Mines a sort of sci-fi/fantasy, and it has a fair amount of action.
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Re: Genre?
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2008, 08:31:56 PM »
Lol, it looks like our predominant genres are becoming rather clear.
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Re: Genre?
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2008, 08:34:59 PM »
Yes, and sadly it looks like I'm really in the minority here.
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Re: Genre?
« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2008, 08:37:49 PM »
Looking at the poll, it seems we are all in very good company. Our works may be different in some respects, but they could be similar in others. This process, I think, will go over very well.

Variety is good. I can't tell you how happy it makes me that not everyone is doing epic fantasy, and instead are doing other stuff than the things I write. That's fantastic. With our power combined, surely our powers shall increase tenfold!
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Re: Genre?
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2008, 08:38:54 PM »
Don't worry too badly, you'll be a commodity for some of us. I know my book is going to have a few romantic undertones at certain parts, and I'd be honored if a romance author was on hand to give an opinion about them. ^^

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Re: Genre?
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2008, 08:39:45 PM »
Quote from: AvalonCreamCorn on November 17, 2008, 08:38:54 PM
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I was just about to say the same exact thing!
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Re: Genre?
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2008, 08:42:31 PM »
Ooh, I'm a commodity now! How exciting! I hope the price of Myself doesn't go down like the rest of the economy, though.
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