“The novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers.” SpaceNovelSeaRiversFilledGenreGenre IsLiterary Genre Author:Jose Saramago
“But the action film genre is gonna have to come up with some new bad guys.” ActionFilmGuyCome UpGenreBad GuysAction FilmsGenre Is Author:Bruce Willis
“I would give them (aspiring writers) the oldest advice in the craft: Read and write. Read a lot. Read new authors and established ones, read people whose work is in the same vein as yours and those whose genre is totally different. You've heard of chain-smokers. Writers, especially beginners, need to be chain-readers. And lastly, write every day. Write about things that get under your skin and keep you up at night.” PeopleNeedsGivingWritingDifferentNightHeardAdviceReaderSkinsCraftsChainsGenreVeinsBeginnersSmokersGenre IsAspiring Writers Author:Khaled Hosseini
“But my problem with fantasy, and horror, and related genres, is that sometimes the problems are illogical.” SometimesProblemFantasyHorrorGenreRelatedIllogicalGenre Is Author:Octavia Butler
“Journeys up the Metaphoric River are hugely enjoyable and highly recommended. Since every genre is nourished by its heady waters, a paddle steamer can take even the most walk-shy tourists to their chosen destination. As a bonus, there is traditionally at least one murder on board each trip--a "consideration" to the head steward will ensure that it is not you.” WaterWalksJourneyRiversMurderChosenGenreBoardsConsiderationShyDestinationEnjoyableTouristsBonusStewardsGenre IsMetaphoricThursday Next Author:Jasper Fforde
“There is only one genre in fiction, the genre is called book.” BookFictionGenreGenre Is Book:The Humans: A Novel Source: The Humans: A Novel
“Very little in science fiction can transcend the gimmickry of a technical conceit, yet without that conceit at its heart a book is not truly science fiction. Furthermore, so little emerging thought and technology is employed by sf writers today that the genre is lagging far behind reality both in the cosmology area and the technology area: sf is no longer a place to experiment, but is now very derivative.” HeartLittlesBookRealityTodayBehindsFictionTechnologyFantasyAreasScience FictionExperimentsGenreEmployedCreative WritingEmergingConceitCosmologyDerivativesGenre Is Author:Janet Morris
“The safest genre is the horror film. But the most unsafe - the most dangerous - is comedy. Because even if your horror film isn't very good, you'll get a few screams and you're okay. With a comedy, if they don't laugh, you're dead.” IfsFilmLaughingComedyDangerousHorrorOkayVery GoodGenreScreamHalloweenHorror FilmUnsafeHappy HalloweenGenre Is Author:Roger Corman
“What interests me about genre is that the public connects immediately with it, it has certain rules, certain codes the audience recognizes. I can use that to create something very big.” I CanUseBigsCertainInterestAudienceCodeGenreGenre Is Author:Jacques Audiard
“I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as a fantasy writer and neither my agent nor my editors want to risk my brand by jumping genre.” WantIdeasAbleLiteratureKnownFantasyRiskSellsTraditionalAgentsBrandsGenreCollectionsEditorsJumpingGenre IsBungee Jumping Author:Lynn Abbey
“The romance genre is the only genre where readers are guaranteed novels that place the heroine at the heart of the story. These are books that celebrate women's heroic virtues and values: courage, honor, determination and a belief in the healing power of love.” LoveHeartBookStoriesAgeRomanceValuesBeliefHealingNovelVirtueReaderHonorDeterminationCelebrateGenreHeroicPower Of LoveHeroinesGenre Is Author:Jayne Ann Krentz
“Whatever your favorite genre is, you can probably trace your love for it back to one single book that really moved you.” BookMovedGenreYour FavoriteGenre Is Author:David Farland
“I think the best comedic actors don't play it for comedy, they play it for reality. Then you find it funny because it's real. Playing the genre is the worst thing you can do - it's embarrassing.” ThinkingRealPlayRealityActorsCan DoComedyWorstGenreWorst ThingsEmbarrassingYou Can Do ItComedicGenre Is Author:Zooey Deschanel
“I think baseball - the baseball genre - is this mitt, to use a double pun there, to catch a whole bunch of themes.” ThinkingWholeUseBaseballBunchGenreThemeDouble StandardPunGenre Is Author:Rachel Griffiths
“Rock'n'roll as a genre is different from pop and hip hop: it is about bands, and that for me suggests brotherhood, family, friendship and community.” DifferentCommunityRocksBandHip HopPopsHipsGenreHopsBrotherhoodRock N RollFamily FriendsGenre Is Author:Steven Van Zandt
“I am a movie fan across the board, though, so if a movie is well done then I love it and it does not really matter what the genre is.” IfsWellsDoeMatterDoneFansGenreBoardsWell DoneGenre Is Author:Tania Raymonde