Tag: genre

• Writer, Know Thy Genre!

  

  Genre choices are the most important decisions you need to make. –Shawn Coyne Distinguishing sub-genres is important when you’re trying to pin down the genre of your own work. On the importance of genre choices, Shawn Coyne, author of The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know, says: “Those choices will tell the reader what they…

  Ali Stegert

  June 11, 2016

  For Writers

  Best Fantasy Books, fantasy, genre, genre conventions, historical fiction, mystery, romance, sci-fi, sub-genre, The Story Grid, tropes, TV Tropes, Wonderbook

• Genre Exposé: Gaslamp Fantasy

  

  Never heard of Gaslamp Fantasy? Then you must read this!

  Ali Stegert

  May 29, 2016

  For Writers

  allohistory, gaslamp fantasy, gaslight fantasy, genre, historical fantasy, historical fiction, Steampunk, timeslip

• Chapter One Checklist

  

  Nailing the first chapter is critical. Here’s my Chapter One Checklist to make it easier.

  Ali Stegert

  March 30, 2016

  For Writers

  antagonist, chapter one, Chapter One Checklist, conflict, desires, genre, hooks, opening lines, protagonist, relatable, setting, stakes, theme, tone