48. What Is Genre and Why Is It So Important?

THE STORYTELLER’S MISSION WITH ZENA DELL LOWE

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EPISODE 48: What is Genre and Why is it so important?

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:    
Broadly speaking, a genre is a specific style or category of writing that makes  use of the various literary forms as foundations from which to stretch out in many different directions. Genres are also essential in term of the marketing and distribution of your tory. Furthermore, genres join with content to create the meaning of a piece of writing. Meaning is basically the writer's message to the reader. In order to communicate clearly with your audience, you must understand your genre and write according to the rules of that genre, both to achieve audience satisfaction and to avoid confusion.

In other words,             the type of genre has a great deal to do with how we interpret the information. Simply put, genre distinction is imperative in terms of human communication. Confusion in genres leads to confusion in meaning. 

We want to communicate clearly with our audiences. Therefore, we need to write for a clear distinct genre, and milk that genre for everything it’s worth.

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Next week we will dive even further into genre, and we will explore a new tool you can use to help you discover ways to milk your genre for everything it's worth.

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