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mbarker.livejournal.comWriting Excuses Season Three Episode Seven: Genre Blending
From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/07/12/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-7-genre-blending/
Key points: Mixing genres can alienate readers. So don't tell them. Borrow and hide it. Well stolen is half composed. Even the writer doesn't always know what he will grow when he blends genres. Beware the Western Stigma!
( tossed genre salad under cover )
[Brandon] We have our writing prompt. Combine horror and Western, and don't make it look like either one. This has been Writing Excuses. You're out of excuses, now go write.
From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/07/12/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-7-genre-blending/
Key points: Mixing genres can alienate readers. So don't tell them. Borrow and hide it. Well stolen is half composed. Even the writer doesn't always know what he will grow when he blends genres. Beware the Western Stigma!
( tossed genre salad under cover )
[Brandon] We have our writing prompt. Combine horror and Western, and don't make it look like either one. This has been Writing Excuses. You're out of excuses, now go write.
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