Writing Genres: A Story Mechanics Lecture
$35.00
Do the tropes of your genre match the story you're writing?
We don't think trope is a bad word. If an audience sits down to watch a heist, they expect a charismatic leader! A scrappy team! Here we explore a few of the most common genres and talk about how theme and setting are intertwined. We also take a look at stories like Battlestar Galactica that blend all kinds of genre to invent something fresh and new.
Writing genres – from drama to comedy, from heists to crimes. Part of our series on story mechanics! Along with theme and setting, genre is really important and we don’t think trope is a bad word. If an audience sits down to watch a heist, they expect a charismatic leader! A scrappy team! Here we explore a few of the most common genres and talk about how theme and setting are intertwined. We also take a look at stories like Battlestar Galactica that blend all kinds of genre to invent something fresh and new.
