Genres I Love, Genres I Hate
I have an undergraduate degree in Biology with a Creative Writing minor. I'm currently a teaching assisstant for the Biology department. I want to be a writer. So what genre do I like best?
Using bookstore headings, logic would dictate that I'm crazy about Science Fiction/Fantasy. But every time I look at that section, I can't help but feel sick. About 80% of the shelves are filled with books that have subheadings that look something like "Book X of Y," or "Part X of the Whatever Series." It's all cookie cutter.
There is some hope. I noticed the newest Orson Scott Card book in Hastings earlier. It was an urban fantasy. I don't remember the title, but the thought of such a thing--a great writer trying different things--sounds wonderful.
Using bookstore headings, logic would dictate that I'm crazy about Science Fiction/Fantasy. But every time I look at that section, I can't help but feel sick. About 80% of the shelves are filled with books that have subheadings that look something like "Book X of Y," or "Part X of the Whatever Series." It's all cookie cutter.
There is some hope. I noticed the newest Orson Scott Card book in Hastings earlier. It was an urban fantasy. I don't remember the title, but the thought of such a thing--a great writer trying different things--sounds wonderful.
posted by LEN! at 12:43 AM
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By the way, the book you're thinking of is "Magic Street", and I hear it's actually quite good. I also hear you about the cookie-cutter thing.
Yes, it was "Magic Street" I was thinking of. Thanks for the assisst.
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