Which category? (Student finds way to swap bodies with handsome dorm mate)

[mass_debate]

Hi,

On-and-off reader but first time writer here. I have a story I'm developing and wondered on the category. The premise is that a student discovers a way to swap bodies with an attractive male acquiantance he is envious of, but that brings a whole bunch of other problems he didn't think through.

The obvious category is sci fi and fantasy, but, aside from the initial switch and a clue to the mechanics, the story does not dwell on this aspect and it is focused more on the consequences. The alternative would then be erotic couplings, but would that be frowned upon in this case?

Also, if anyone is interested, I would like the help of an editor. I don't intend to publish the chapters until I have all or a good chunk finished, as I don't have the time or skill to publish regularly. I hate unfinished stories too.

 

[TheLobster]

I don't intend to publish the chapters until I have all or a good chunk finished, as I don't have the time or skill to publish regularly.

I wouldn't worry about categorization until you are actually close to publishing. Many things can change while writing and the category is likely to become much clearer once you have at least the first draft done.

 

[iwatchus]

Like lobster said, see what the story says it is when it's done. Both of your suggestions are broad categories and accepting of what ever you want the story to be. Some categories want to push you in a certain direction. If you were considering one of those, it can have an influence on the story you write. But here, just write the story you want and then see where it tells you it should go.

 

[Bamagan]

The general premise might fit into the Mind Control category. Possession and body swap sound MC-adjacent, at least, and almost the whole category is essentially a subgenre of SF/F anyway.

 

[SamanthaBehgs]

The general premise might fit into the Mind Control category. Possession and body swap sound MC-adjacent, at least, and almost the whole category is essentially a subgenre of SF/F anyway.

This is what first came to mind for me, too