My guest blog-post on Fantasy Matters concerning genres. Illusion or Fact? http://fantasy-matters.com/node/62
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Genre Doesn't Exist -- Or Does It? - My Fiction
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Very enjoyable article. I had never thought about the assumptions/bias or thought processes of fans characterised by their various favourite genres; your example made that very clear to me.
