Thursday, December 1, 2011

Aftermath and Genres

I took a few days off to relax and goof around. I have that "just finished a novel now what?" feeling. But now I'm ready to jump right back into the hard work of finishing my query letter. And find a list of agents that might be interested.


Since I don't have much to write about juuuuust yet. I'll explain what I know about novel genres. Since you need to know what yours falls under. In your query letter you'll need to write down which type your novel is.

Fiction genres


I took a few days off to relax and goof around. I have that "just finished a novel now what?" feeling. But now I'm ready to jump right back into the hard work of finishing my query letter. And find a list of agents that might be interested.


Since I don't have much to write about juuuuust yet. I'll explain what I know about novel genres. Since you need to know what yours falls under. In your query letter you'll need to write down which type your novel is.

Fiction genres

Young Adult/juvenile
Aimed towards young and older teens. 12-19 age group. Can have any the genres below.

Children's
Books aimed towards younger children the age group can range as young as a few years to 10.

Action-Adventure
Lots of action and sometimes killing. Normally set in places such as jungles, deserts, mountains-extreme places with bad weather conditions.

Detective
Also known as a mystery. Normally there is some sort of crime/murders and the protagonist is in charge of finding the person in charge of the crime/murder. Think Law and Order.

Fantasy
Unrealistic, can be set in imaginary worlds. Normally has some sort of creature (werewolves, elfs, dragons,griffins,ect.) Anything can happen in these.

Mystery
Normals involving a detective/crime/murders these can also be about other topics, such as a child missing or a house burnt down along with the protagonist's family. This has a newer sub-section called "cozy" mysteries.

Romance
The largest novel genre. This genre can be mixed together with fantasy, mystery, ect. Normally about a man and woman, who fall in love and have a happy ending.

Science Fiction
Usually set on different plants with aliens and space men. Also has many sub-sections, such as alternate history,comedy,action-adventure, ect. Sometimes these novels include magical realism.

Western
Set in the American West, around the time era of 19th century. With lots of cowboys and guns. Can be romantic. Normally has lots of action.


For my novel I suppose this is how I would label it.

Paranormal romance Young Adult.

Or just

Paranormal YA

Paranormal is a newer sub-genre. It's not hard to figure out what it's about. Normally has some sort of werewolf or vampire involved.






Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genre_fiction

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