Romance Novels
1. A romance must, bu definition, must end happily.
2. Most romance novels have a girl as the main character.
3. Romance books are often formulaic which means they follow a pattern and are predictable.
4. There must be an ordeal or a problem and the right couple must end up together.
5. The book often ends with a wedding and the ultimate connection: a baby/child.
1. Ther
e must be a quest (adventure) with a grand purpose.
e must be a quest (adventure) with a grand purpose.2. There's a hero who's usually young and untrained in the beginning.
3. The purpose of the quest is to right a wrong or save the world.
4. There must be a battle of good vs. evil and good must win (If evil wins it's an anti-hero).
5. There's always a side-kick and his/her job is to help the hero.
6. There's usually a wise old man or guide (often a female oracle)
7. The hero must save the world but he or she may die in the process.
Science fiction
must stick to natural laws. (Gravity, sound in space, etc. Time travel and faster-than-light are often ignored entirely, however.)
must stick to natural laws. (Gravity, sound in space, etc. Time travel and faster-than-light are often ignored entirely, however.)Laws must be clear and defined.
Most writers of science fiction are male.
Characters voyage in space. They must save the universe.
Science fiction is more action than science.
It always takes place in the future.
However, the problems are always current.
The target audience for science fiction is male, ages 15+Science fiction sometimes combines with fantasy.
2 kinds of this are utopian and dystopian. Utopian means a perfect world. Dystopian means a messed-up world.
A movie with a utopia in it: Star Trek
A movie with a dystopia in it: City of Ember, The Matrix, Corraline
What are the characteristics of a good reader? What do good readers do?
How do you keep yourself focused?
How do you keep track of characters?
How do you keep yourself interested?How do you pick the right books?
When you are reading and reading well, what do you do?
What do poor readers do that make a reading experience bad? What makes reading a terrible experience? What can you do to guarantee that the reading won't go well?
What will make you fall asleep?
What makes the reading un-enjoyable?
What makes reading hard?
What makes it impossible to concentrate?
What makes a book impossible to like? Why do you get "stuck" reading certain books? What creates an "untenable" situation with a book? What is a situation where you just want to give up or run away from when you are reading?
