Kantarii
I'm Not A Bitch!
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Mind you, before anyone hair triggers the post, I said and meant genre -bending, not gender- bending
I found an excerpt from an article online and will post it in the OP for discussion.
EXCERPT: We are in the midst of a glorious Golden Age of paranormal fantasy—the last ten years, specifically, in genre fiction have been nothing short of landscape-changing. The days of rigidly defined categories (romance, fantasy, horror, etc.) are long gone. Today, genre-blending novels reign supreme: narratives with virtually limitless potential that freely utilize elements of fantasy, romance, mystery, horror, and science fiction.
I think this excerpt applies to those that have difficulty categorizing their stories and question where to post them on this site. The relevance factor screams that stories are moving towards encompassing broader themes within them.
Don't get me wrong, I do love reading "pure" stories such as "Sherlock Holmes" and "Frankenstein" or "Lord of the rings", but I'm also appreciative of the trend of stories that blend other elements into the fantasy. Kant
I found an excerpt from an article online and will post it in the OP for discussion.
EXCERPT: We are in the midst of a glorious Golden Age of paranormal fantasy—the last ten years, specifically, in genre fiction have been nothing short of landscape-changing. The days of rigidly defined categories (romance, fantasy, horror, etc.) are long gone. Today, genre-blending novels reign supreme: narratives with virtually limitless potential that freely utilize elements of fantasy, romance, mystery, horror, and science fiction.
I think this excerpt applies to those that have difficulty categorizing their stories and question where to post them on this site. The relevance factor screams that stories are moving towards encompassing broader themes within them.
Don't get me wrong, I do love reading "pure" stories such as "Sherlock Holmes" and "Frankenstein" or "Lord of the rings", but I'm also appreciative of the trend of stories that blend other elements into the fantasy. Kant