tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post116838844354323338..comments2024-03-25T12:56:59.509-04:00Comments on alien romances: Request for a discussion of genreRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-1168780450256292852007-01-14T08:14:00.000-05:002007-01-14T08:14:00.000-05:00Jacqueline,Interesting question.I have often thoug...Jacqueline,<BR/><BR/>Interesting question.<BR/><BR/>I have often thought that books should be categorized differently, too, maybe depending on how a reader reads. <BR/><BR/>I've seen books praised as "a good, fast read" or "a beach read". It seems to me that there are books to be enjoyed in Fast-Food mode, and books to be enjoyed in Fine-Dining Mode... and maybe there should be Grazing mode, too! <BR/><BR/>I don't mean to suggest that a bookstore would use gustatory metaphors! They could just as well be Train, Plane, and Take To Bed reads.<BR/><BR/>I assume that the Fast-food reads would be plot-driven books, page-turners, full of events in a logical order, and the humor would not require the reader to pause and reflect on the nuances of words, or to look back. <BR/><BR/>Grazing... antholologies would be perfect.<BR/><BR/>Ronald B Tobias in "20 Master Plots" suggests that there may be two very different categories of novels: plot-driven or character-driven.<BR/><BR/>Novels/Plots of the body vs Novels/Plots of the mind. Tragedy vs comedy. I especially enjoyed Mr. Tobias's analysis of Dante's Inferno.<BR/><BR/>I'd also be very happy as a reader if books were separated into Permanently Happy Ending and Open Ending.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>Rowena CherryRowena Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-1168777254429232612007-01-14T07:20:00.000-05:002007-01-14T07:20:00.000-05:00Even in the automotive world, everyone now talks o...Even in the automotive world, everyone now talks of cross-overs (a term my dh first used publicly in 1991)Rowena Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-1168722892978123622007-01-13T16:14:00.000-05:002007-01-13T16:14:00.000-05:00Combinations that were originally considered darin...Combinations that were originally considered daring cross-genre experiments sometimes become recognized new genres (or at least subgenres) in their own right. The one I know of is paranormal romance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-1168401086194733542007-01-09T22:51:00.000-05:002007-01-09T22:51:00.000-05:00Jacqueline, I would love it if you could tell us h...Jacqueline, I would love it if you could tell us how the publication process and the genre and subgenres have changed since you first began.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-1168399183222223092007-01-09T22:19:00.000-05:002007-01-09T22:19:00.000-05:00I was just involved in similar discussions at Roma...I was just involved in similar discussions at Romancing the Blog and Dear Author. Huge learning experience! Wonderful! I'm a speed-reader. As a result of our discussions, I've decided to blog every Tuesday on books I've sped-read without regard to labels. Instead, I'll review by factors, so the readers can be find good books despite any mislabeling. I never would have bought my favorite book of 2006 if I had known its genre! If anyone's interested, I explain my plan in today's entry. I could use recommendations!<BR/><BR/>Also, figuring genre and subgenre was a major frustration for me during the Final Polish of SCD. Drove me out of my stark, raving mind! Then, I found an interview of Linnea Sinclair on Sequential Tart and screamed, "Ahhh! That's it! That's what I write! I knew I couldn't be the only one!" Now, I point all my writer-friends to that interview too. And to this blog. Much thanks to all columnists here! <BR/><BR/>It's the 21st Century. Girls really do like science. And science fiction. ;) I think I'm going to blog about Majel Barret soon, my favorite Star Trek actor. She and others like her really paved the way for the rest of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com