What time period qualifies as "Historical Fiction"? There is much debate over this in library circles, with proposed definitions often including such factors as the age of the writer or the date when the story was written as compared to the date in which the story is set.
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One last question: "Urban Fantasy" is another slippery genre. What definition are the people in charge using? Some places say it has a kick-ass female protagonist. Some places say it has a tortured male protagonist. Some places say it just matters that it's set in a city. Some say it has to be Chicago/New York/LA. Some say it doesn't matter where it is, as long as it's a city that's practically a character in its own right, and some say the city doesn't need *that* much personality. Some say it has to be gritty; some say Charles de Lint writes urban fantasy, and *he's* not gritty at all...
I mean, what I'm thinking of is a story that *by my own personal standards* is darker, with a poorly-adjusted male protagonist who does in fact live in a city, but it's more of an alterna-urban-fantasy type thing. Does the "You can do anything you'd like, pretty much" cover that?
Urban Fantasy does not have to use a specific type of protagonist, and said protagonist does not have to be male or female. The only essential part is that it is set in an urban area, although in my opinion Urban Fantasy is more contemporary than High Fantasy.
However, as long as what you write is, in your honest opinion, fitting to the genre you are assigned that is all that is required.
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I mean, what I'm thinking of is a story that *by my own personal standards* is darker, with a poorly-adjusted male protagonist who does in fact live in a city, but it's more of an alterna-urban-fantasy type thing. Does the "You can do anything you'd like, pretty much" cover that?
Sorry for asking so many questions! :(
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Urban Fantasy does not have to use a specific type of protagonist, and said protagonist does not have to be male or female. The only essential part is that it is set in an urban area, although in my opinion Urban Fantasy is more contemporary than High Fantasy.
However, as long as what you write is, in your honest opinion, fitting to the genre you are assigned that is all that is required.
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Thanks for putting up with me!
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