tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post3110971385028356013..comments2024-03-28T08:14:28.881-04:00Comments on Authoress: Name That Genre #25Authoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-14014235530089785982015-04-12T00:24:36.529-04:002015-04-12T00:24:36.529-04:00Thanks everyone for the comments - this is a memoi...Thanks everyone for the comments - this is a memoir about grief, celebration of an eccentric life, and coping with surviving a hoarder who left a house full of "stuff". <br />I especially appreciate the comments on the word partner and the question of my name. It hadn't occurred to me that would be an issue (now I'll have to figure out what to do about it). In a later chapter I do address why we didn't marry, even after all that time together, but I didn't realize it would cause confusion up front. - thanks again, Sandy (female) <br />PS on the issue of hoarding, I've been blogging my progress at HoarderComesClean.wordpress.com - please stop by<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-76279939554714334592015-04-10T23:00:32.222-04:002015-04-10T23:00:32.222-04:00I would say literary because of the characterizati...I would say literary because of the characterization of Bob, but if that's not a genre per se then Women's Fiction or Contemporary<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-68913012714538019192015-04-10T21:18:08.743-04:002015-04-10T21:18:08.743-04:00LGBT Fiction
Partner, not wife or husband.....but...LGBT Fiction<br /><br />Partner, not wife or husband.....but could also be a medical thriller......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-72083976683848720082015-04-10T20:11:39.116-04:002015-04-10T20:11:39.116-04:00Women's fiction.Women's fiction.Robin Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205490202212881289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-51519836657728405612015-04-10T18:22:22.417-04:002015-04-10T18:22:22.417-04:00Women's Fiction - love the description of Bob....Women's Fiction - love the description of Bob. There is clearly intrigue and not sure if narrator is man or women, just guessing woman!!GeeWizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941244713771870949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-79252678161620039502015-04-10T18:09:21.830-04:002015-04-10T18:09:21.830-04:00Contemporary romance. Love. Contemporary romance. Love. C. R. Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627499155109943973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-2588282081966654302015-04-10T17:40:11.389-04:002015-04-10T17:40:11.389-04:00Contemporary
There aren't enough clues to den...Contemporary<br /><br />There aren't enough clues to denote another genre.H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-40543220035927407452015-04-10T17:04:12.599-04:002015-04-10T17:04:12.599-04:00Contemporary and possibly LGBT because Sandy could...Contemporary and possibly LGBT because Sandy could be a guy's name but I'm also wondering about "he understands what we're going to do and is OK with it" could be some sort of science fiction/ paranormal.sbjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986950185596914217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-3878750216546000292015-04-10T13:06:35.906-04:002015-04-10T13:06:35.906-04:00Contemporary. Agree with previous commenters that ...Contemporary. Agree with previous commenters that it could be LGBT depending on if Sandy is a man or woman. Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-73823445108974522672015-04-10T12:26:41.090-04:002015-04-10T12:26:41.090-04:00Women's Fiction or Romance
Small note: I'm...Women's Fiction or Romance<br />Small note: I'm not sure the doctor would be so informal as to say "coughed up a sinkful of blood"? Even if they've been with the doctor a long time, it still sounds a little glib -- I'd want a little more professional phrasing.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403083766515156655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-34545647103900384962015-04-10T09:17:35.143-04:002015-04-10T09:17:35.143-04:00Women's Fiction. Sounds like the beginning of ...Women's Fiction. Sounds like the beginning of a story in which the MC has a major life change.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17959628680045597335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-71796679142206165032015-04-10T07:54:52.334-04:002015-04-10T07:54:52.334-04:00Not sure. I'm guessing Thriller.
M.c.'s ...Not sure. I'm guessing Thriller. <br /><br />M.c.'s partner is either seriously hurt or seriously sick. If hurt, someone needs to pay. Just guessing.shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389179701574555688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-67201069988004022902015-04-10T05:36:13.500-04:002015-04-10T05:36:13.500-04:00Contemporary.
Because not enough hard clues to sa...Contemporary.<br /><br />Because not enough hard clues to say otherwise.<br /><br />Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't LGBT an audience category such and YA, MG or NA etc. If that's correct, wouldn't it be: Audience catagory: LGBT, Genre: Romance (or whatever the genre is), liking it to Adult, Horror or YA, Fantasy and so-on and so-on? Since the author indicated it's Adult, I assumed there was no LGBT issue here, even with the "life partner" reference. Heterosexual couples who aren't married can also be referred to as "life partners." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-80777931907456186172015-04-09T22:35:43.834-04:002015-04-09T22:35:43.834-04:00Contemporary
It's realistic and the gender of ...Contemporary<br />It's realistic and the gender of the m.c. and the term "life partner" are intentionally ambiguous, suggesting the focus will be on the relationship as it necessarily will change. JAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187794911674829043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-67528544336677365832015-04-09T20:27:14.486-04:002015-04-09T20:27:14.486-04:00CONTEMPORARY.
CONTEMPORARY.<br />Sussuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060179011416062341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-15983271566404408572015-04-09T18:58:40.366-04:002015-04-09T18:58:40.366-04:00Medical thriller
The suggested line about he know...Medical thriller<br /><br />The suggested line about he knows what to expect makes me think Bob is going to be part of a medical experiment of some kind. It almost sounds like they are going to put him into suspended animation so the space comment might not be too far off!Kathleeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087009456072956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-30727960930377523492015-04-09T18:20:13.204-04:002015-04-09T18:20:13.204-04:00Contemporary, I think. My heart is already going ...Contemporary, I think. My heart is already going out to Sandy. cindy norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097979213743065308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-8056083781797425972015-04-09T18:20:09.267-04:002015-04-09T18:20:09.267-04:00Contemporary, I think. My heart is already going ...Contemporary, I think. My heart is already going out to Sandy. cindy norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097979213743065308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-63681923107927407992015-04-09T17:46:56.964-04:002015-04-09T17:46:56.964-04:00Contemporary
Can't narrow this down any furthe...Contemporary<br />Can't narrow this down any further without knowing the MC's gender. Doesn't feel like a medical thriller since Bob's illness doesn't seem out of the ordinary, given the details provided.Bonnie Staringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617661715759556106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-69538798914236399142015-04-09T17:25:35.805-04:002015-04-09T17:25:35.805-04:00Women's Fiction
Sounds like the Sandy is goin...Women's Fiction<br /><br />Sounds like the Sandy is going to be dealing with her emotions and learning life lessons when Bob finally croaks. Eisenman Softwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846829150145907405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-43861685637780463472015-04-09T16:56:43.554-04:002015-04-09T16:56:43.554-04:00I'm just going to go with contemporary. It cou...I'm just going to go with contemporary. It could go any number of lovely directions from here. Greta garbo, you win!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488697356459881105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-29287065242060893732015-04-09T16:56:27.914-04:002015-04-09T16:56:27.914-04:00I'm just going to go with contemporary. It cou...I'm just going to go with contemporary. It could go any number of lovely directions from here. Greta garbo, you win!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488697356459881105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-32136170785637180162015-04-09T15:40:53.562-04:002015-04-09T15:40:53.562-04:00Contemporary.
With the word life partner I immedi...Contemporary.<br /><br />With the word life partner I immediately thought Libya. I was thrown off by the name Sandy that canbe male or femaleRicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-52492971002037451022015-04-09T15:34:54.005-04:002015-04-09T15:34:54.005-04:00Contemporary
LGBT is not a genre. Whether Sandy i...Contemporary<br /><br />LGBT is not a genre. Whether Sandy is a male or female, it's still contemporary unless it turns out to be a medical thriller or poor old Bob really will be blasted out into outer space.Lanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987748870291077638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-5803092824307154422015-04-09T15:08:48.481-04:002015-04-09T15:08:48.481-04:00LGBT fiction, as suggested
Though the sense of ur...LGBT fiction, as suggested<br /><br />Though the sense of urgency has a medical thriller drive. And the fact that Sandy is writing down notes plus conversing with Bob in a fairly blunt and clinical way make me think Sandy might be a doctor, too. gondaline26noreply@blogger.com