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Writing and Genre

Writing and Genre. Created by an audience A writer’s response to: solve an audience’s problems address a need appeal to their passions Not literary – fiction of ideas Genre = fiction of emotion Using known constraints and expectations to alter the elements of fiction to be used .

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Writing and Genre

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  1. Writing and Genre • Created by an audience • A writer’s response to: • solve an audience’s problems • address a need • appeal to their passions • Not literary – fiction of ideas • Genre = fiction of emotion • Using known constraints and expectations to alter the elements of fiction to be used

  2. Genres as listed on OneManga.com • Sci-fi • Seinen • Shoujo • Shoujo-ai • Shounen • Shounen-ai • Slice of Life • Sports • Supernatural • Tragedy • Action • Adventure • Comedy • Cooking (?) • Drama • Ecchi • Fantasy • Gender Bender • Harem • Historical • Horror • Josei • Manhwa • Martial Arts • Mecha • Medical • Music • Mystery • Psychological • Romance • School Life

  3. Adventure & Fantasy Journey/quest Inner journey Unrestrained imagination

  4. Mystery & Crime • The unraveling mystery • Motive • Method • Most (realistic) crimes are for one of three reasons: • Love • Money • Revenge • Introduce crime & culprit early • Believable crime • Rational & scientific methods • Don’t fool the reader • Research!

  5. Moe • “The word moeindicates a response to fantasy characters, not a specific style, character type or relational pattern.” • Roots unknown • DenshaOtoko circa 2004 • 2chan • Moeru: burning (with passion) • The debate on desire

  6. Cross Genre or Hybrid Genre • Keep everything in harmony! • Firefly • Western & Sci-Fi • Using one genre to embellish the other • Undiscovered country • Strong female leads • Man vs. nature/himself/man • Space-faring • Mystery of the unknown • Role of technology

  7. Writing for Genre • Determine the genre to be written in and how the following elements will be affected: • Plot, story, and structure • Setting • Time • Place • Mood • Characters • Majors • Minors • Foils

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