UPDATE: GUESSING IS NOW CLOSED. ENTRANTS, PLEASE POST YOUR GENRES!
Welcome to our first-ever NAME THAT GENRE round!
Here are the guidelines:
FOR THE CRITTERS
1. First, GUESS THE GENRE. Please be sure to write this FIRST in the comment box.
2. Then, briefly mention why you feel the excerpt is this particular genre.
3. There is no need to do a full critique on the entries!
EXAMPLE:
SCIENCE FICTION
It's obvious in the 2nd sentence that her husband is a cyborg, since she's reattaching his left leg. Also she mentions she'll miss the transplanetary shuttle if she doesn't hurry.
Note: If you can't guess, say so!
I CAN'T TELL
There is nothing in your opening paragraphs that gives me a sense of genre. At first I thought it was historical, but then you mentioned a skateboard and something about a dragon, so...
FOR THE ENTRANTS
1. Yes, you may post guesses, too!
2. IMPORTANT: You must leave a comment ON YOUR OWN POST telling us what the genre is. DO NOT DO THIS UNTIL THE GUESSING PERIOD HAS ENDED. You will then have 24 hours to return to the blog and give us your answer.
IF YOU DON'T LET US KNOW WHAT THE GENRE IS, YOUR ENTRY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. I can't count winning guesses if I don't know what you've written!
FOR EVERYONE
The guessing window will close at NOON EDT ON FRIDAY. Any guesses received after that time will not be counted toward the total.
Entrants, you will have until NOON EDT ON SATURDAY to let us know what your genre is. I will post the 10 winners next Tuesday.
Have fun!
Thanks Authoress for hosting this contest! I enjoyed guessing and found the results very helpful.
ReplyDeleteMy only feedback is it might be easier as a guesser to have a specific list of genres to chose from. For example, I wasn't sure if guessing "contemporary" was enough or if it needed to be a more specific "contemporary thriller". Same would be true for the many types of fantasy.
I agree with your comment, Jennifer. For example, how would the "Literary Fiction" genre fit in here? I didn't see any guesses for that genre on the adult entries. In the case of Literary Fiction, the genre is very difficult to "label" I think. Where we see "Contemporary" can we consider that those are potentially also "Literary"?
ReplyDeleteRegardless of whether genre labeling was accurate or not, as a participant, it was fascinating to see the responses and interpretations that resulted from the first 150 words.