Where to put this story question 58

[Tomh1966]

Synopsis.
Dystopian future and arranged marriage that works out well. He invents the warp drive.
Romantic 50%
Sci Fi 30%
EV 20%

It is mostly about the marriage but a good 30% is the sci fi element.

Sci Fi?
Romance?
EC? (because anything can and does go there)

 

[alohadave]

Sci-Fi

 

[StillStunned]

Sci-fi

 

[Tomh1966]

The romantic angle wont piss off Sci Fi people? It is a much bigger part of the story and the sex is marriage sex. Not complaining. just want to put it in the correct spot.

 

[StillStunned]

I doubt it.
ETA: We sci-fi/fantasy are a bunch of soppy romantics at heart.

 

[Paul_Chance]

Sci-Fi - as long as its a good sci-fi tale, the readership will be fine that it has a strong romance core.

 

[Euphony]

I doubt it.
ETA: We sci-fi/fantasy are a bunch of soppy romantics at heart.

FR.

Unless things have changed since I was a youngling, Sci-Fi was very much helpful cover for guys to read some romance tales.

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

I agree with Sci Fi.

 

[Tomh1966]

Cool. new category for me.
Thanks for the advice all!

It really is mostly about the marriage but the sci-fi is more than two paragraphs. A lot more.

 

[AchtungNight]

Sci-Fi - as long as its a good sci-fi tale, the readership will be fine that it has a strong romance core.

This is true. My Sci-Fi story has Romance elements and no one had issues when I picked that category. Barring confusion over a reviewer who couldn’t understand Don Quixote and X-Files parody (the leads react to a Faerie Alien Hybrid with godlike powers similar to how Mulder & Scully would react). Decent ratings before I turned off votes.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Cool. new category for me.
Thanks for the advice all!

It really is mostly about the marriage but the sci-fi is more than two paragraphs. A lot more.

There's your answer: Sci-Fi. You can still get married in outer space.

 

[StillStunned]

You can still get married in outer space.

Where no-one can hear you say, "I do."

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

Where no-one can hear you say, "I do."

That is both cute and horrifying.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Not that my opinion carries any weight, unlike my ass, but I too, would vote for SciFi Fantasy.

 

[StillStunned]

Not that my opinion carries any weight, unlike my ass, but I too, would vote for SciFi Fantasy.

Without expressing any opinion on your arse, I'm pretty sure your opinion carries as much weight as anyone else's here.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Well, that's very sweet of you.

Without expressing any opinion on your arse, I'm pretty sure your opinion carries as much weight as anyone else's here.

 

[StillStunned]

Well, that's very sweet of you.

What can I say? I've learned never to say anything about women's bottoms.

Oh, were you talking about the opinion thing?

 

[MillieDynamite]

LOL, take your pick.

What can I say? I've learned never to say anything about women's bottoms.

Oh, were you talking about the opinion thing?

 

[Bramblethorn]

I've posted SFF/romance stories in both categories. It can work in either. SFF is a pretty open-minded crowd; Romance comes with some strong expectations but that doesn't necessarily preclude sci-fi elements.

I'd agree with previous posters on SF/F as the safe bet, but you could take a look at my story "AI Era: Loss Function" as an example of a SF story in Romance, or search the category for others.