WEEK 6: BUILDING BASE KNOWLEDGE  (GENRES)  Part 2

Assignment 2

PREZI--Amazing amount of information. Little tricky to maneuver at first but gets very easy quickly. Descriptions of genres and subgenres are pretty clear. Would really like a copy of all the information it provides.

Assignment 3

Subgenres

Have to admit it was very difficult to find specific fan sites. Goodreads does have groups for all the subgenres I was interested in. Other interesting sites: bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com (Genre Book Clubs and Idea Boards), NYPL.org/blog, bookviewcafe.com. Have a feeling that Facebook would provide more sites.

COZY MYSTERIES--Lighthearted, set in a small town. Individual or small group solves a crime/puzzle  through personal observation. Violence is off screen.

Goodreads group has 3413 members. Shows a really wide range of authors. Readers usually like series-once they become comfortable with the main character/setting they just want it to continue.

cozychicksblog.com. Online home of 12 mystery authors--like Leann Sweaney and Maggie Sefton. They post regularly about their writing, latest releases and everyday lives. They want their readers to think of them as friends.

Other sites: Bookblogs.ning.com/group/cozymysteries.  Pinterest.com/wpfarmgirl/cozy-mystery-authors.

Some authors: Nancy Atherton (Aunt Dimity Mystery Series), M.C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin Mystery Series) and Rhys Bowen (Constable Evans Mystery Series and Molly Murphy Mystery Series).

RELIGIOUS/CLEAN ROMANCE-- Heart matters more than libido. Marriage or a steady relationship is typically the climatic finale for the two lovebirds.

By accident came across the Amazon customer discussion Romance forum. There is a sub group for religious romance. There are lots of people on the forum. Of course people are looking for what we usually think of as "typical" religious romance but also others who are looking for something a little more real and maybe in their words "descriptive".

Some authors: Janette Oke, Francine Rivers, Lori Wick, and Tracie Peterson.


TIME TRAVEL SCIENCE FICTION-- Characters visit the past or future and may encounter paradoxes, alternate timelines, and other logical conundrums.

In various discussions on the Web two different types of Time Travel Novels are apparent: those who use time travel as a narrative device that puts the characters in different settings and those in which time travel mechanics is the most important element. Because of this difference you will have a wide range of readers. 

Authors/Titles:

Time Line -- Michael Crichton
Time and Again -- Jack Finney
Corridors of Time and Time Patrol--Poul Anderson
Outlander series--Diana Gabaldon


Crossover titles:
Murder at Rosamund's Gate by Susanna Calkins. Historical Fiction (17th century London) and Mystery (actually fits most descriptors of Cozy mystery).

Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. Mixes Historical Fiction, Romance, Fantasy/Science Fiction-time travel.