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Genre Fiction: Definition for Creative Writers - About
Genre fiction tends to be written and read primarily for entertainment.
http://fictionwriting.about.com/od/genrefiction/g/genrefiction.htm
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Genre Fiction Radiates from a Literary Centre - The Guardian
In the fourth of our series on literary definitions, novelist Anita Mason argues that while genre fiction tells specific kinds of story, the literary novel opens onto the universal.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/apr/22/genre-fiction-literary-centre-anita-mason
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How Genre Fiction Became More Important Than Literary Fiction
The book war is over. The aliens, dragons, and detectives won.
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a33599/genre-fiction-vs-literary-fiction/
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Literary Fiction vs. Genre Fiction - Huffington Post
In reality, neither of the two categories of writers necessarily deserve the distinction of being better writers. Different writers is a better word choice.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-petite/literary-fiction-vs-genre-fiction_b_4859609.html
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Literary Revolution in the Supermarket Aisle: Genre Fiction Is Disruptive Technology | TIME.com
(Lev Grossman writes about books here on Wednesdays. Subscribe to his RSS feed.) This post is by way of a reply to Arthur Krystal’s "Easy Writers," a thoroughly thought-provoking piece about the relationship between genre fiction and literary fiction that ran in the New Yorker this week.
http://entertainment.time.com/2012/05/23/genre-fiction-is-disruptive-technology/
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What Is Genre Fiction? - Novel Writing Help
Genre fiction is also known as popular, commercial or category fiction. Generally speaking, it places a greater emphasis on plot than literary or mainstream fiction.
http://www.novel-writing-help.com/genre-fiction.html
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Easy Writers - The New Yorker
An article by Arthur Krystal.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/05/28/easy-writers
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The Genre Artist - The New York Times
Can someone - let's say Jack Vance - write about spaceships and monsters and alien civilizations and still be a great American writer?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/magazine/19Vance-t.html?pagewanted=all
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Genre Fiction Rules: Meet Publisher and Literary Agent Criteria - Writers Relief
Learn the rules of genre fiction to up your chances of publishing your book or novel.
http://writersrelief.com/blog/2009/06/genre-fiction-rules-find-out-if-your-novel-meets-publishers-and-literary-agents-criteria-for-publication/
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How Zombies and Superheroes Conquered Highbrow Fiction - The Atlantic
Realistic stories once dominated American literature, but now writers are embracing the fantastical. What happened?
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/10/how-zombies-and-superheroes-conquered-highbrow-fiction/246847/
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35 Genres and Other Varieties of Fiction - Daily Writing Tips
A previous post detailed synonyms for story. This entry defines words identifying various genres â categories of story types â and similar terms.
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/35-genres-and-other-varieties-of-fiction/
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The Genre Debate: 'Literary fiction' is Just Clever Marketing - The Guardian
In the third piece in a series on literary definitions, Elizabeth Edmondson argues that Jane Austen never imagined she was writing Literature.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/apr/21/literary-fiction-clever-marketing-genre-debate
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Genre Fiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genre fiction, also known as popular fiction, is plot-driven fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre, in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar with that genre. Genre fiction is generally distinguished from literary fiction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genre_fiction
