I would say I am inclined to be a genre writer, more often than not. I think, reading some of the comments here and from other discussions, that for many writers, being classified into a genre seems to imply that there's an automatic title of 'cliche' or 'unoriginal' because to write solely within one genre is very restrictive (not to mention that there's probably some looming influences from great authors in that genre).

But I think I do classify myself as a fantasy writer even though my writing tends to have strong themes about feminism, racial and sexual discrimination, the usage of technology to improve lives but ruin the environment in the long run, etc. etc. There's also graphic sex and/or death scenes (which could be erotica or horror) and there's typically something about human genetical engineering or such (which is sci-fi).

And yet all this can still come under the title of fantasy because the main crux of my story is hinged on aspects that resonates with me for this genre - the new world, the adventure, the magic - which may show up in other genres but is most prevalent in fantasy. Does this make my writing derivative from other authors of this genre? Probably. Does this make me unoriginal? I don't believe so - you'd be hard pressed to find stories of homicidal pregnant women or phoenix-turning-ship-burning-assassins who raise a child to become a thief and take over the world. XD

And now I'll get off my soap-box in hopes that actually made sense.....>.>;;