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	www.worthychristianbookstore.com /content/fiction/index.php?lm=fm (95 words)

	Thriller Fiction Genre definition
		According to International Thriller Writers, a thriller is characterized by "the sudden rush of emotions, the excitement, sense of suspense, apprehension, and exhilaration that drive the narrative, sometimes subtly with peaks and lulls, sometimes at a constant, breakneck pace." In short, a thriller thrills.
		Thriller is a genre of fiction in which tough, resourceful, but essentially ordinary heroes are pitted against villains determined to destroy them, their country, or the stability of the free world.
		The Thriller fiction genre, sometimes called suspense fiction, is a genre of literature that typically entails fast-paced plots, numerous action scenes, and limited character development.
	www.findmeanauthor.com /thriller_fiction_genre.htm (432 words)

	Dummies::Exploring the Different Types of Fiction
		Fiction is a general term used to describe an imaginative work of prose, either a novel, short story, or novella.
		These different fiction categories, which are described briefly in the sections that follow, are classed as a group as genre fiction.
		In this genre, a writer's objective is to deliver a story with sustained tension, surprise, and a constant sense of impending doom that propels the reader forward.
	www.dummies.com /WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1843.html (1552 words)

	Ursprung des Kunstwerkes.
		Finally, each of these fiction genres produce works that are not only repetitions in the abstract, but also repeatable in the particular, that is, they create iconic moments to which readers can return over and over again to reassure themselves of the idealized reality represented by the work.
		Genre fiction, then, has at least the potential to be as subversive as "literary" fiction, because it can work against, rather than reinforce, the process of normalization that Barthes, at least, finds at work in Balzac.
		Genre fiction does not create entirely new worlds (not even the worlds that science fictions seems to create, which must always be variations on an already given world), but it does disclose our world as less than the ideal reality that genre fiction reproduces.
	www.sp.uconn.edu /~jbl00001/genre_fiction_holland.htm (2631 words)

	Algonkian Frequently Asked Questions
		Historical fiction is often a work of literary fiction or commercial fiction in which the plot and story transpire during a distinct era in the past.
		Historical fiction is a careful balance between fact and fiction; and although characters and events may be exaggerated or completely made-up for the sake of a good story, accurate historical facts and details lend credence and legitimacy to the overall tale.
		Although literary or commercial fiction often incorporates historical elements into their stories for atmospheric effect, this is not the same as historical fiction which uses historical settings and time periods to establish its core conflicts.
	www.webdelsol.com /Algonkian/genre.htm (1395 words)

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		The science fiction genre has a strong fan community of readers and viewers, of which many authors are a part.
		Also, fans (or 'fen', in the common argot) have created science fiction conventions as a way of meeting to discuss their mutual interests; the original and largest convention is the Worldcon.
		While novel genres could be defined in various ways, such as their political content or their religious content, this study has chosen to divide them into genres by way of their most predominant topic type, such as adventure stories or war stories.
	www.lycos.com /info/fiction-genre.html (580 words)

	Women's Genre Fiction
		The Women's Genre Fiction Project, a part of the Emory Women Writers Resource Project, offers students and scholars access to searchable electronic editions of genre fiction by women.
		The project encompasses both British and American fiction written from 1860 to 1920.
		In addition, the website features scholarly essays that introduce and discuss genre fiction and the range of texts included in this project.
	womenwriters.library.emory.edu /genrefiction (92 words)

	Don't Fence Me In: Reading Beyond Genre
		To the extent that popular genres appear to be established on the basis of their similar plot structures, their use of stereotypical images and so forth, it is not at all unusual, in fact, to speak of popular fiction not simply as genre fiction but moreover as formula fiction.
		To underline Cawelti's and Attebery's respective complicity with a general conception of popular fiction as uninspiring, despite their individual affirmations of the worth of popular fiction and film as a valuable area of academic analysis, is to stress at the same time the historical predominance of the idea of the generic nature of popular narrative.
		In short, genre lies not within a text but between texts – in the apparent relations between texts – and a consequence of this is that both the general categories of genre and the specific judgements made on the basis of such categories are always relative and, in a certain sense, arbitrary.
	www.sensesofcinema.com /contents/03/27/beyond_genre.html (5204 words)

	Fiction Factor - Fiction Sub-Genre Listings (Site not responding. Last check: )
		"Genre is a French term derived from the Latin genus, generis, meaning "type", "sort" or "kind." It designates the literary form or type into which works are classified according to what they have in common, either in their formal structures or in their treatment of subject matter, or both."
		The Romance Genre has broken off into so many separate branches that several distinct sub-genres were formed to cater to the varying tastes of discerning women.
		The broad term 'science fiction' covers only the trunk of the tree, but there are many, many branches, called sub-genres, that also fall into this classification.
	www.fictionfactor.com /genre.html (277 words)

	ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Genre Study: A Collaborative Approach
		Genre Studies are an opportunity for classroom teachers to collaborate with the School Library Media Specialist and make multiple connections in literacy instructions.
		In a genre study, students have the opportunity to expand their models of effective writing while identifying the writer's craft often used within genres typically studied in late elementary grades.
		Genre (noun) 1: a kind of literary or artistic work 2: a style of expressing yourself in writing [syn: writing style, literary genre] 3: a class of artistic endeavor having a characteristic form or technique.
	www.readwritethink.org /lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=270 (1796 words)

	Genre - SCIFIPEDIA
		In literature and publishing (and to a lesser extent, in movies and TV), genre is applied to the major categories of popular entertainment such as science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, detective stories, westerns and romance.
		These categories are often lumped together under the heading genre fiction, which is then contrasted (often unfavorably) with literary fiction, a distinction harkening back to the days of the pulp magazines.
		Within the major genres, a dizzying number of subgenre labels are used, such as science fantasy, sword and sorcery, vampire fiction, dark fantasy, mythic fantasy, paranormal romance, historical romance, and alternate history, all of them vaguely defined and occasionally intersecting.
	scifipedia.scifi.com /index.php/Genre (146 words)

	Genre Fiction
		The circumstances in genre fiction are often completely inexplicable, and that is the great strength of it.
		In genre fiction the orchestration of human motivation with the underlying idea that creates the conflict is often much more complex, and requires due diligence to artistically execute.
		The measure of excellence in any piece of genre fiction clearly lies within the degree to which the idea of the story is balanced by the human interest (or what passes for human interest in more exotic stories).
	www.lawrencebuentello.com /id11.html (959 words)

	Doyle's SF Genre Rant
		The temptation, in arguments involving genre fiction and literary taste, is to give up and say, "Okay, I'm a philistine, not to mention an unlettered slob.
		Science fiction, on the other hand, pays a peculiar and obsessive kind of attention to the first kind of realism, but frequently ignores modern notions of psychological realism completely.
		Of the later stuff, Dumas was important to me, for the sense of panache which mainstream realistic prose fiction sadly lacks.
	www.sfwa.org /writing/genre2.htm (651 words)

	Historical Genre Fiction
		Complementing standard textbooks on Western Civilization, undergraduates are introduced to a fictionalized, open-ended case method.
		fictionalized narratives illustrate social context and political environment in ways that standard textbooks cannot.
		Readers expect historical fiction to be informed by history and other non-fictional sources, but in the Chester Gillette-Grace Brown murder case of 1906, a fictional re-telling casts the longest shadow.
	www.uiowa.edu /~mmla/abstracts2006/HistoricalGenreFiction.htm (665 words)

	"The Exercise of Writing Sudden Fiction" K.L.Storer
		Of course, because of Thomas, I was introduced to this concept of sudden fiction.
		My first thought on the concept was that "Sudden Fiction" is a clever title for an anthology of short stories, but, beyond that, there was no immediate impact for me. Then I started reading, and it became clear that "Sudden Fiction" is more than simply a good hook for the booksellers.
		"Economy" in sudden fiction, (in fiction in general), does not equate to "brevity" or "choppiness " (though those may be employed as style or tone).
	www.thewritegallery.com /writing/excercise_sudden_fiction.html (2781 words)

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		Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which advances in science, or contact with more scientifically advanced civilizations, create situations different from those of both the present day and the known past.
		Although science fiction is often written primarily to entertain, many authors use the genre to provide insight into science, society, or the human condition.
		A number of sites maintain directories of people prepared to beta fan fiction within a specific fandom, along with their particular preferences, in order to help authors find the right person to help turn their rough cut into a polished gem.
	www.lycos.com /info/fiction-genre--authors.html (479 words)

	Significant events
		Well-known creators of science fiction, fantasy and mystery were invited to Emory each fall to share some of their work and insights.
		In 1999 she was named science fiction author of the decade by Locus magazine.
		Known for her eccentrically charming characters and witty dialogue, Trocheck was a journalist for fourteen years before launching a career in fiction.
	www.womenscenter.emory.edu /Programs/Genre_Fiction/genre-fiction.htm (810 words)

	Editorial: Where Does Genre Come From?, by Jed Hartman
		One of the most important reasons for such explorations is that speculative fiction readers are often blind to what's going on outside of the worlds of science fiction and fantasy publishing (and similarly, literary-fiction readers are often contemptuously dismissive of speculative fiction without knowing anything about it).
		The language of classic science fiction is often transparent, using prose that doesn't call attention to itself; the language of hard-boiled detective novels feels succinct and direct but is surprisingly full of metaphor; the language of high fantasy tends toward the archaic.
		There are real and valid differences between genres, but works that fall on or between the borders of genres are hard to categorize clearly; and it's those works that often provide fertile ground for expanding and enriching the cores of the genres.
	www.strangehorizons.com /2001/20011203/editorial.shtml (2852 words)

	The Science Fiction Museum
		The history of science fiction is an emmense area of study.
		Science fiction, scifi, and sf--depending upon how you like to call it--has been around for quite sometime and has contributed an amazing array of excellent fiction into the common pool of cultural heritage.
		Because so many of the early writers worked every side of the fantasy, sf, fiction street we shall take a more inclusive approach to what is science fiction.
	www.sciencefictionmuseum.com /history/sfgenre (292 words)

	IS 590: Genre Fiction Course Assignments
		In order to insure that each genre is covered, we will draw genres out of a hat on the first class meeting.
		While this course is intended to focus on adult genre fiction, students may use YA or teen genre fiction for some exercises.
		Using whatever sources seem appropriate, including contacts with genre readers if they are available, prepare a thoughtful essay that considers the several appeal elements associated with the genre that you have selected.
	web.utk.edu /~wrobinso/590_assign.html (1066 words)

	Open Directory - Arts:Online Writing:Fiction:Genres (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Fiction that may be a rewrite of an historical event, or set in past times.
		Submit sites to this category that contain fiction works that blend the traditional genres, or sites that contain several fiction works that are of different genres.
		Mixed Genre Fiction web sites are those that contain either several works of different genres, or single works that blend the traditional genres.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Online_Writing/Fiction/Genres/desc.html (616 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Online Writing: Fiction: Genres: Mixed Genre (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Aardvark Fiction Repository: hairy bodies and long tubular snouts - A variety of fiction, including novels, shorts, and the occasional op-ed piece, emphasizing humor, irony, satire, and social commentary...
		Chronicles From Barbados - From the Glittering Balls of London, to the steamy beaches of Barbados, love is never in short supply in these stories of the Douglas family and their children.
		Guardians - A continuing story which is a compilation of several writers' works in the genres of science-fiction, fantasy, and philosophy.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Online_Writing/Fiction/Genres/Mixed_Genre (2024 words)

	WebQuest
		A genre is a distinctive category or type of literary work.
		Then, write your reaction to the characteristics of the genre, including thoughts about books mentioned that you would like to read or authors whose work intrigues you.
		Include a biographical sketch with interesting facts about your author; a statement about the genre in which the author writes; a book teaser or commercial for the book you read (not a plot summary); additional books by the author; and a bibliography of the sources used.
	www.spart5.k12.sc.us /techtraining/teacher/webquests/Genre/Reading.htm (766 words)

	Genre Theory & Criticism: Bibliography
		Jones applies an Aristotelian perspective to defining the literary genre of the historical novel and to analyzing The Leatherwood God (1916), the first attempt to write an historical novel by author William Dean Howell, U.S. champion of literary realism.
		Rainbolt, a creative writer, journalism teacher, and Ph.D. in history, considers various definitions of the genre and discusses his own approach to writing historical fiction.
		Like much 20th century fiction, it can instead leave much of the work to the readers, deny them the authorial voice, and ultimately leave the complete story unknown.
	web.cocc.edu /cagatucci/classes/eng339/biblio/genre.htm (892 words)

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