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GrudaAplam t1_j6cfywk wrote

No you don't. You need to write it first before worrying about the genre.

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itsmariuc OP t1_j6cg2lr wrote

Oh, really? I guess that makes sense. I read somewhere that you should know the genre of your book before you even start writing it. thanks tho :) you have taken some stress off me

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y0kapi t1_j6civ41 wrote

You can always start with an idea. It could be a detective novel. But there’s nothing stopping you from mixing it with romance, travel, horror and whatever. To me, the best books are kinda impossible to categorize.

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itsmariuc OP t1_j6cpweh wrote

thank you !! you’ve boosted my confidence :)

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SkyOfFallingWater t1_j6cfi6l wrote

Probably "Fantasy of manners".

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itsmariuc OP t1_j6cg3xu wrote

I have never heard of that, but thanks! I’ll look into it!

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MoronTheBall t1_j6cilcq wrote

You could always start with a very general term like Speculative Fiction since you appear to be speculating a fair amount. You can get more specific as you get closer to completion.

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itsmariuc OP t1_j6cin67 wrote

oh thank you so much !! i’ll look more into it

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_MidnightSpecialist t1_j6cixf2 wrote

Speculative fiction. Not every book falls into a single genre, however.

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IAmAlive_YouAreDead t1_j6cl8e1 wrote

Books don't always neatly slot into a genre. Does your book take place on Earth? Or is it a completely different place with an entirely different history? It could be an extreme case of an 'alternate history'. What is the level of technology in your world? Is it current to our own or more/less advanced?

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itsmariuc OP t1_j6cptzr wrote

It’s basically an alternate history yeah. I wouldn’t say it’s a different planet, just a different world. It takes place on earth but nothing in the real world happened there. There’s no technology I guess. It’s sort of medieval. Best way I can describe it would be kingdoms, super religious people, war, medieval looking houses. They use horses, swords and so on.

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IAmAlive_YouAreDead t1_j6djhdv wrote

From a marketing point of view that would be enough to slot it into the fantasy genre in my opinion. You mentioned there are religious people in your world, is the religion 'true' in your world? For example, if you think about ancient Greek myth, the gods and goddesses are involved in the story. So are the gods/goddesses of the religion in your story actually there, or are the people just following false religions and their prayers/rituals don't actually do anything?

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Maple550 t1_j6clpfi wrote

Genre’s an artificial thing really, more useful to publishers than writers. It’s best just to write what you have to write then decide how you want to label it later.

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itsmariuc OP t1_j6cplsg wrote

you have no idea how much you’ve calmed down my perfectionist brain. thank you!

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InvisibleSpaceVamp t1_j6cn6fq wrote

Why is the genre important? I'm not a writer, but I imagine it would limit me in my creativity if I had a specific genre in the back of my mind the whole time. You are already limiting yourself by thinking that Fantasy requires magic or supernatural elements.

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itsmariuc OP t1_j6cpj2x wrote

I guess you’re right but really I just have this thing where I need to know every detail about my book in order for it to be perfect. I really don’t need to know the genre but I spent a good while reading articles about how to write a good book and in most of them they said you should know the genre before hand.

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books-ModTeam t1_j6d3iml wrote

Hi there! This sub is for discussion around published literature and industry news. Your post would be more suitable to an r/writing related community which are dedicated to these sorts of topics. Thank you!

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