Dreaded Genres

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What is the genre which you dread writing the most?

  • Romance 32%
  • Fantasy 6%
  • Horror 13%
  • Science Fiction 6%
  • Teen Fiction 6%
  • Crime/Mystery 13%
  • Action/Adventure No votes
  • Historical Fiction 15%
  • Literature 4%
  • Other (please specify) 4%

Total votes: 47

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erilea
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Sun Oct 22, 2017 11:30 pm
erilea says... · Sun Oct 22, 2017 11:30 pm
I can't do romance, because like Pompadour said, it's hard to make it believable.

I can't do horror, because like ChieRynn said, it's "ew"/scary.

I can't do crime/mystery because I can't think far enough ahead for that.

And I can't do historical fiction because the research always kills me.
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rosette
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Mon Oct 23, 2017 12:11 am
rosette says... · Mon Oct 23, 2017 12:11 am
I get you can be pretty flexible with fantasy, but I've honestly never cared for it, and would never, never EVER write it. That's terrifying.

But science fiction is sort of scary, as well...
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Mon Oct 23, 2017 7:15 am
Lightsong says... · Mon Oct 23, 2017 7:15 am
I would say crime/mystery, specifically the one that involves murder, because I think you have to think backward for that. Like, you go from finding the person when he dies before you know what happened to him; the narrative is reversed.

My second choice is romance, but my issue for it is really about whether it works rather than how to start it.
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