Hamlette tagged me for this fun little questionnaire about writing genres a few weeks ago—I’m a little late in getting to it, but I’ve been busy with various things, including getting ready for the release of The American Pony on July 25th (now available for pre-order!)
Here are the rules of the tag:
- Thank the blogger who tagged you and link back to their blog (thank you, Hamlette!)
- Leave a link back to the creator of the tag (done!)
- Answer the questions honestly, and include at least one (1) gif of a pelican (this is going to be a slight challenge, the pelican part I mean)
- Tag 3+ friends (we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it)
Now for the questions!
What is your favorite genre of fiction to write?
This is the tricky one, because speaking broadly I don’t write anything but historical fiction. Which means it’s my favorite genre to write. I personally regard Western as a sub-genre of historical even though most people treat it as a separate genre, so that means Western would be my favorite sub-genre.
What genre would you NEVER get caught writing? . . . EVER.
It’s got to be an even break between horror and erotica…I mean, why do those genres even exist?
What fictional genre feels most like home to you?
Western. I’ll venture into other time periods and settings from time to time and enjoy them as well, but I always come homing back to the West eventually.
If you could transform your real life into any genre of your choosing, which would it be?
At the moment, I think I’d be most inclined to live in a cozy historical mystery set in the English countryside. Cottages and vintage cars and stylish clothes, and a few clues to pursue.
What genre does your real life most resemble at the moment?
Under ordinary circumstances it would be pretty tame contemporary, but owing to some wacky circumstances that have been going on around us since the beginning of the year, we’ve joked that it seems like…a kind of zany true-crime TV script. Not even kidding.
What’s a genre you’re interested in writing, even though you’ve never written it before?
If you consider this a genre, I’ve always had a hankering to write some type of vintage aviation story, but so far I’ve been scared off by the amount of research it would take.
What genre is your most recent plot bunny, and where did it come from?
Probably a Western. I mean, I haven’t had any lightning-strikes of new ideas recently, but I’ve mentally filed away a few concepts for Western short stories, and the most distinct one was probably spawned by some old TV episodes I watched.
How many genres have you written thus far in your writing journey?
Everything I’ve written is historical fiction, but if you count all the sub-genres as separate genres, then I’ve written Western, mystery, comedy, fairytale retellings, a tiny bit of fantasy, and Ruritanian (the latter two unpublished as yet).
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I’ve been out of the swim with blogging and tagging for so long, I honestly don’t know who to tag who hasn’t already gotten this, so if you’re reading this and you’d like to do it, consider yourself tagged. Comment with your link if you do so I can read your post!
Here’s the questions for easy copying:
What is your favorite genre of fiction to write?
What genre would you NEVER get caught writing? . . . EVER.
What fictional genre feels most like home to you?
If you could transform your real life into any genre of your choosing, which would it be?
What genre does your real life most resemble at the moment?
What’s a genre you’re interested in writing, even though you’ve never written it before?
What genre is your most recent plot bunny, and where did it come from?
How many genres have you written thus far in your writing journey?