Daily Archives: November 18, 2015

Genre, Genre, Why for Art Thou, Genre?

Posted by on November 18, 2015 in Opening the Vein | Comments Off on Genre, Genre, Why for Art Thou, Genre?

The cringe-worthy moment – “My novel is a horror, romance, thriller, mystery, suspense, historical, paranormal, literary work of genius! It’s so unique and creative that it defies genre! Besides, genres are just useless labels. Writing is creative! It shouldn’t be labeled!” *not-so-patient stare* Sadly, these writers don’t understand the industry. Moreover, they don’t understand readers and that, my lovely strangelings, […]