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IWSG Blog Post - The Worst Genre

9/6/2022

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The awesome co-hosts for the September 7 posting of the IWSG are Kim Lajevardi, Cathrina Constantine, Natalie Aguirre, Olga Godim, Michelle Wallace, and Louise - Fundy Blue!

September 7 question - What genre would be the worst one for you to tackle and why?

​Of all fiction genres, action/adventure would be the worst for me. I can't stand reading action, let alone writing it. To me, choreography is tedious. He punched. The other character fell. It hurt. He got up. They circled, waiting for a clear shot. They hit each other some more. Somebody kicked. *Yawn* 

When writing, I avoid choreography as much as possible. If I can find a way to skip an action scene or make it more interesting, I do. Here are a few methods I like:
-One of the characters does a humorous retelling of events to another character.
-The main character is either distracted or knocked out and doesn't experience the action sequence, only the aftereffects. 
-There's about to be a fight scene, but it's interrupted by something and is thus mercifully brief.
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Don't get me wrong though. Action movies are great because I can see the awesome martial arts in the fight scene. When a fight is described, it just doesn't translate. However, there is one thing I despise in both movies and books: car chase scenes. They are overdone and merely serve as my chance to get a refill or take a bathroom break. 

Anyone else feel the same way about writing/reading choreography? 
Anybody have a different genre they dislike writing or reading?
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Michelle Wallace link
9/7/2022 06:10:56 am

Adventure/action movies always have a car chase scene. They're overdone - for sure!
I cannot imagine writing sci-fi or fantasy, though I have read a bit of both genres over the years.

~September IWSG co-host.

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Kim Elliott
9/8/2022 01:07:20 pm

Sci-fi and fantasy require a lot of world building. I enjoy reading them too.

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Nortina S. link
9/11/2022 01:57:27 pm

I think you're right! I remember reading a book with a 5-page fight scene. It was such a chore! Nice loopholes by the way ;)

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Kim Elliott
9/12/2022 08:43:10 am

That does sound tedious!

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