Genre Fiction
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A slightly left of centre guide to the mechanics, --and plumbers--, of the fiction writers world.
This ebook will disclose the background information that defines genre in the publishing industry. This is the stuff no-one will teach you, mainly because it doesn't matter. Here you will learn the finer points of category or genre fiction. Romance, fantasy, science fiction; the author has extensive knowledge in none of these areas. But the little he does know he is more than willing to share.
Six of the major genres are examined regarding length, naming characters, plot and setting. Each genre is then fleshed out with a sample of creative writing that illustrates several of the points covered.
The author guarantees that this e-book will not in any way improve your writing but does guarantee at least a raised eyebrow, or a snort, a shake of the head, a chuckle, perhaps a guffaw. Occasionally there may be tears and a shortness of breath. Please note that laughing your head off is not covered by most private health insurance providers.
Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence is married with four children, one of whom is severely disabled. His day job is as a research scientist focused on various rather intractable problems in the field of artificial intelligence. Between work and caring for his disabled child, Mark spends his time writing, playing computer games, tending an allotment, brewing beer, and avoiding DIY.
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Genre Fiction - Mark Lawrence
Read what others have said about this work.
If you want to learn how to write, this book is definitely a step in the wrong direction.
-- A Major, publisher of Military Fiction.
This book will go a long way, preferably deep into the Amazon jungle, never to be seen again.
A read fine.
-- Dyslexics monthly.
Follow the advice of this book and you will move from talented amateur writer to accountant with ease.
He's done it again! This first book from an unknown author continues the fine tradition he hasn't started yet.
-- Insight Last Week magazine.
I couldn't put it down.
-- Sydney Smithingham, chief tester at SUPE-R-GLU, the company that sticks around.
Very tender and filling.
-- Mangoo, head chef at 'Please, No Resistance,' world's first five-star cannibal restaurant.
If you only buy one book this year you will probably get this one thrown in as well.
I suffered from laughing sickness. Then I read this book and was cured.
-- A man from Southend.
I am very glad a book like this did not exist when I made my start. I wouldn't be where I am today.
-- Tom Nancy, author of, 'The Hunt for Miss November'.
If I had read this book earlier, I could still write anonymously in cafes.
-- J.K. Howling, founder of the 'Teach every child in the world to read fantasy foundation'.
Genre Fiction
Published by Mark Lawrence at Smashwords
Copyright 2012 Mark Lawrence
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1-Science Fiction
Chapter 2-Fantasy
Chapter3-Horror
Chapter 4-Mystery
Chapter 5-Romance
Chapter 6-Techno-Thriller
A slightly left of centre guide to the mechanics, --and plumbers--, of the fiction writers world.
This ebook will disclose the background information that defines genre in the publishing industry. This is the stuff no-one will teach you, mainly because it doesn't matter. Here you will learn the finer points of category or genre fiction. Romance, fantasy, science fiction; the author has extensive knowledge in none of these areas. But the little he does know he is more than willing to share.
Six of the major genres are examined regarding length, naming characters, plot and setting. Each genre is then fleshed out with a sample of creative writing that illustrates several of the points covered.
The author guarantees that this e-book will not in any way improve your writing but does guarantee at least a raised eyebrow, or a snort, a shake of the head, a chuckle, perhaps a guffaw. Occasionally there may be tears and a shortness of breath. Please note that laughing your head off is not covered by most private health insurance providers.
Science Fiction
Plot
If real-life novels deal with the here and now then science fiction deals with there and some other time or the here but not now, or the then but not here, or the anywhere and anytime, or the over there just last week, or just slightly left of centre of the known universe a lambs shake into the big bang, or a righteous heartbeat before Armageddon when everyone is vainly trying to remember how to appease the big fella.
In other words, other times, other places.
Science fiction relies on technology. If it plugs in, turns on, powers up, emits mechanical cachank, cachank, cachank noises, treads ponderously on slabs of duracrete the size of tennis courts, is able to cross entire galaxies without the need to rest, relax, refuel, realign or have an attitude rearrangement then it's part of a science fiction story.
Characters in science fiction are drawn to explore. They can be crayoned, penciled or sketched. Often this accounts for their unusual characteristics or temperaments, as they aren't finished. Sometimes they are a shade too dark, or one-dimensional. And some have this weird little half smile that drives people nuts.
At times, they may need to race across the galaxy, wandering through wormholes, planing through portals, enjoyably entering event Horizon's, blasting through black holes, tripping through time, hurtling through hyperspace and wantonly warping whenever weather was wild.
Other times, the exploration will be internal. A team of microscopic Nano robots are assigned to save the life of the only man able to prevent the earth's destruction. Stealthily slipping in via suppository, the team, having survived the sphincter, would weave their way through the bowel, moving in fits and spurts, jetting explosively from cover to cover, blockage to blockage.
After carefully crossing the badly distended stomach and avoiding the huge lumps of inorganic waste found within the team prepare to survey the lungs. They set up a