FSN - Day 5 - Genre

[ladyseishou]

Day 5 - 26 days until the start of NNWM





Easy one today, Nano Writer! What’s your favorite genre? Or walk on the wild side and mix it up by picking one from column A and one from column B! How about a sci-fi mystery? Or a horror adventure?

One thing to keep in mind here however is that each genre comes with its own particular set of reader expectations. A mystery demands a crime and a detective. A fantasy usually involves a system of magic and magical creatures.

And while there’s no rule that says that you must write your story using all the expected genre conventions, be prepared to explain why (within the context of your story) to avoid confusing or alienating your readers.

Me, I love mysteries and fantasies… What genre is your favorite?

Tomorrow, we’ll try to assemble all of our efforts together into a sentence or two and write our story premise! Questions? Comments? Keep writing!