Is it the plot, storyline, underlying theme, setting or protagonist?
Have you read a novel that you believe was given the wrong genre?
Is it the plot, storyline, underlying theme, setting or protagonist?
Have you read a novel that you believe was given the wrong genre?
Well, that depends on the elements it possess's and it's content. Primarily though it's the audience the work is based and aimed at, that's the main thing- if it's for children/Young Adults/Adults.
Kate Morton says (video clip on her website) that 'you don't pick a genre... the genre picks you.'
I suggest, write what you would like to read yourself and let the publishing world and your readers decide on the genre. You could be stifling your creative juices by getting bogged down on classification.
Others may have a different view of course :-)