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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 - categories of story types - 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
