What genre do you like?
By calajane
@calajane (1003)
Poland
January 13, 2011 4:29am CST
It's been my experience that the trully successful and popular writers pick a genre they like and feel comfortable with and stick to it. Like Jim Butcher with urban fantasy, Jeffery Deaver with mystery/thriller genre, Tess Gerritsen in mystery.
Me, I love urban fantasy genre (read and write it), I read a lot of mystery/thriller authors and I don't say no to romance (espewcially if it has supernatural components).
And I was wondering what genre(s) you read and what you just love writing. Do you stick to one genre or are more versatile? Share your favorites!
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5 responses
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
13 Jan 11
I'm very attached to my high fantasy novels and I love reading and writing that genre. However, I don't really think that authors should restrict themselves to one particular genre. Some writers like more than one genre. I know I'd kind of like to venture into more speculative fiction like science fiction and supernatural stories. Those are some other genres that I really enjoy.
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@calajane (1003)
• Poland
14 Jan 11
I used to love high fantasy, but then I kinda felt the genre itself had become stagnant. Which brought me to urban fantasy which looked very fresh and interesting.
And if I can be a little selfish, I'd like to support you venturing into supernatural genre, mostly because I love supernatural stories (bonus points for warewolves!) 
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
14 Jan 11
To be honest, urban fantasy seems really stagnant to me. I just prefer stories that take me away to a whole new world.
I don't much like were-wolves to be honest. When I think of supernatural then I think of angels and demons and other things that are beyond explanation. Vampires, were-wolves, and the paranormal monsters I was never really interested in.
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@puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
13 Jan 11
I read pretty much anything, but I am weird in the sense that I actually prefer non fiction, because I love to learn while I read as well. So non fiction for me, please!
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@klarian (49)
• Philippines
14 Jan 11
i like to read different books with various topics but i am more inclined to reading anything fiction because it goes into the beyond. whether it is romance, adventure or thriller as long as it's interesting i read it.
@calajane (1003)
• Poland
14 Jan 11
It's good to be a versatile reader. Because it provides you will all those choices since there are so many books and different genres and subgenres... I envy you a little, since I can't just read anything, I have my favorite types of stories and I'm unwiling to sacrifice what little free time I have on something I don't know if I'll enjoy...
