What is the Crime Genre? An external story in the Crime genre focuses on the Justice / Injustice spectrum while generating feelings in the reader of intrigue (solving the puzzle) and security or personal safety when the perpetrator is exposed. The underlying question in every Crime story is: How do you expose defectors from society’s… Read more »

What is the Structure Genre? The Structure Genre indicates to our reader who or what the change of the story will affect. It addresses whether the change will occur for a single AVATAR or throughout the whole system or context. The Structure Genre is one of the five components of the GENRE FIVE LEAF CLOVER and it’s… Read more »

What is the Worldview Genre? An internal story, Worldview genres focus on the lens through which we view the world and the consequences of those lens choices. It turns on the naivete/sophistication spectrum, while providing readers with feelings of relief at the protagonist’s emerging whole from a threat to their internal status quo, or pity… Read more »

What is the Style Genre? The Style Genre sets the tone for what the audience will experience during the story. It puts constraints on what we include in the story to keep a consistent feel so the audience does not get confused. The Style Genre is one of the five components of the GENRE FIVE… Read more »

What is the Reality Genre? The Reality Genre puts constraints on the way the ALTERNATE WORLD of our story operates by establishing codes, laws, and norms. It dictates how much the reader must suspend disbelief when building the world of our story in their mind. Each of the Reality Genre choices exists on the Chaos… Read more »

What is the Time Genre? The Time Genre indicates how the reader experiences the time it takes to go from the beginning to the end of your story. It answers how long the story will take to consume. The Time Genre is one of the five components of the GENRE FIVE LEAF CLOVER, and it’s… Read more »