tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501266.post115634751642363047..comments2023-07-16T03:48:46.905-04:00Comments on The Wildcat's Lair: The Quill AwardsBill, the Wildcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137557955170758994noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501266.post-1156521614823072742006-08-25T12:00:00.000-04:002006-08-25T12:00:00.000-04:00The main reason I attended Ravencon last spring wa...The main reason I attended Ravencon last spring was because they grouped horror in with science fiction and fantasy. Horror is my preferred genre, although my current work-in-progress, no doubt like everyone else's, has elements of more than one genre.<BR/><BR/>But even though they marketed to in horror writers and fans by including that genre, it still felt like an odd mix.<BR/><BR/>The focus was still clearly on science fiction and fantasy. There's nothing wrong with that, but when you add the third genre, then claim that because they're "working the Poe angle," they are "mystery-friendly" as well, you begin to wonder why they wouldn't just stop worrying about genres and try to bring in everyone.<BR/><BR/>Still, I attended some interesting sessions, so I'm not going to complain too much. I just think that if they're going to try to be all things to all people, why try to be genre-specific at the <I>same time?</I>Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003514145670026703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501266.post-1156414597937043262006-08-24T06:16:00.000-04:002006-08-24T06:16:00.000-04:00I'm always baffled by the "genre stigma." So-call...I'm always baffled by the "genre stigma." So-called literary writers bend over backwards to deny when they're writing fantasy or science fiction. Even funnier is how the readers play along with this denial game. Diana Gabaldon's series is a perfect example of this. My wife pointed out that it's actually placed in general fiction these days, but that's also bizarre to me. I could go on forever with this topic, but best I pace myself! haha<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to see you've stuck to your creative wishes. For my part, I'm grateful to have "I am Sam" being published in "Spinetingler Magazine" for about the same reasons. It's a hard to story to categorize.Bill, the Wildcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137557955170758994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501266.post-1156376882136457882006-08-23T19:48:00.000-04:002006-08-23T19:48:00.000-04:00I'm totally baffled by lumping horror with fantasy...I'm totally baffled by lumping horror with fantasy and sci fi as well. And here I was, thinking I was just missing something. Thank goodness I'm not alone. When I was trying to place The Butcher, people kept telling me it needed a sci fi edge because they considered it borderline horror (it's written in a similar vein as What Every Guy Wants) but I finally placed it without any concessions like that. I just didn't get it.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.com