April 19, 2014

Q Is For Quirky Fiction

When I had first started writing back in 2006, I had a heck of a time trying to categorize/pigeonhole what it was exactly that i was writing. I had originally started writing what I thought was romance, so whenever someone asked me what I wrote, I would say enthusiastically, "Romance!"

However, the further along I got, the less that moniker seemed to fit. So we went off on a search and destroy to come up with another label for my writing. By 2009, I had a short story published that more or less left the question of what it was exactly that I wrote, extremely murky.

Still, we muddled along as I became severely infatuated with flash fiction, which in turn had me all over the dial for my writing. By 2010, I was hopelessly deadlocked for a genre. At that point, i had started dabbling with the paranormal/fantasy genre.

After finishing my debut novel plus finishing up on a novella, I found that I really liked writing in that genre. But, like most things in my life, I wasn't writing paranormal in the strictest sense of the word, in that I enjoyed writing hybrid characters (i.e. half human/half animal).

So off we went again in search of a genre that I could attach to my writing. Eventually and after much deliberation, I created a category for my writing, which coincidentally fits my personality to a T.

Quirky.

Quirky is who I am and fiction is what I write. Quirky is the be all to end all, and you can become quirky as well. If you don't like having your writing categorized/pigeonholed, just call it "Quirky". You'll be glad that you did.

(c) 2014 by G.B. Miller. All Rights Reserved.

11 comments:

  1. Quirky should be a genre. There's a lot of work that skirts several genres that would fit that description.

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  2. Alex: Most definitely. Just about all of my writing fits that particular description.

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  3. I like Quirky. Sounds like it's a good fit. I'm thinking Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Jeff Wadlow.

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  4. Hehe I love the thought of creating your own category … well done … and quirky covers a multitude …. I might be borrowing from you soon :) Happy Easter
    Fil

    Fil's Place - Old Songs and Memories

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  5. Joylene: Thanks for stopping by.

    It is the perfect fit for what I write, 'cause to label it anything else would be an exercise in futility. And I agree with you on those funny guys too.

    Fil: Thanks. I figure since I'm a little quirky, why not a little quirkiness for a genre description.

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  6. I, too, struggle to define my genre. I'm trying different ones this month to see which ones if any, resonate with me and with readers.


    Jean, visiting for the A-Z Challenge from Rantings and Ravings of an Insane Writer

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  7. Some of the best books don't fit in a particular category. Who knows? Quirky fiction may be the next big thing...and you'll be at the forefront of the trend.

    Visiting from the A to Z challenge signup page. Great to meet you!

    Stephanie Faris, author
    30 Days of No Gossip
    http://stephie5741.blogspot.com

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  8. Quirky is good. As a quirk myself, I appreciate quirks. :) Hey, the more you say quirk the funnier it sounds!

    Hope you had a lovely Easter, G!

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  9. Jean: Thanks for stopping by.

    That makes sense as eventually you will find one that resonates with your readers.

    Stephanie: Thanks for stopping by.

    Being the forefront of a trend...I like that. Thanks!

    Talon: Quirky resonates throughout my entire being, so as a person full of quirks, I enjoy the compliment from a fellow quirk. :D

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  10. I think that's an awesome description, and very apt.

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