FOUR STORIES : A STUDY IN GENRE

Abstract

Genre is a label of classification imposed on literary works, usually as a means to understand how to market a project. The traditional form - "literary fiction" - is the most common, but a visit to any bookstore will demonstrate that there are so many more options. This collection contains my beginning studies in crafting genre literature: a "literary" piece that was a finalist in a competition, a monster based horror story, a supernatural horror story, and a science fiction tale of initial planetary exploration.