What genre is your favorite to read? (Read 1st post first)

[theInmara]

Science fiction and Fantasy are our baseline. Either one or a mix of both. We love all sorts of other genres mixed in.

For ScribbleHub specifically, we find we want to read stories written by trans women and girls who want to explore wish fulfillment fantasies, and go for the superhero angle on that. And of the main genres listed, Gender Bender is the one that tends to lead to those stories. It's not what most other people use Gender Bender for, and definitely only one dimension of exploring it. And, it's not so much exploring it as using it as a source of joy and euphoria for the MC with the opportunity for some goofy or tricky complications.

As a gender fluid trans feminine enby 10 years into transition ourselves, we've already practically explored gender bending in the real world to an extreme. So, to us, it's for finding a relatable MC, sympathizing with her, cheering her on, and visualizing what it's like to be her. Superhero stuff, basically, with representation for us.

But, like, Gender Bender as psychological horror? We would like to see that well done, and might be ready to write it ourselves one day.

It's the other side of the coin that we experienced for the first half of our life. Dysphoria.

 

[ElijahRyne]

The choices were taken from the main genres available for authors to choose from. Three picks at max, no vote changing, and please note that if you pick fantasy, that means fantasy, not being isekaid into a fantasy world. Okay? Also, choosing LitRPG, doesn't mean it has to be fantasy LitRPG. I am just curious about what genre you like to read.

If you are up to share WHY you like your picks, please do so. Thanks in advance! Plus, I'll start:

• Fantasy

Because it's the best, and I will die on that hill. I just love the possibilities. Sadly, I think the genre got poisoned by isekai stuff, and now fantasy means some mediocre, manufactured slop. (Yeah, yeah, I am also writing one, you could say, but I dare to imagine it's not just another slop because I have that much confidence. Otherwise, why would I get a complainer every week or so, crying it was not what they expected? Boohoo.)

Anyway, I am rambling. I like old-school fantasy, and no, not Tolkien fantasy, but more Dungeons and Dragons fantasy. Or dark. fantasy.

• Sci-Fi

The second best is literally fantasy in space—science magic. The same stuff applies here, as I rambled about in my previous point.

• Slice of Life

I am a sucker for a good fluff read. Just give me some cute characters and interactions, and I will slurp it up like ambrosia from the tits of Aphrodite.

I chose mystery and horror. If a series has one of those, and can pull it off, then I am reading good for awhile. It is even better if they are combined such as in detective horror.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

I chose mystery and horror. If a series has one of those, and can pull it off, then I am reading good for awhile. It is even better if they are combined such as in detective horror.

I've been trying to do that with one of my characters (though he kind of ends up being a superhero in a series of film noirs), Jack Diamond. Given the readership numbers, either this is just not the right site for it, I'm not doing it very well, or both...

 

[BigBadBoi]

I basically read anything as long as it's good. Except sports. Who the fuck reads the sports genre?
Also BL becuase I'm not gay. Don't mind the genre but I'm not into that so I ain't touching it.

 

[Anonjohn20]

Who the fuck reads the sports genre?

I read some good boxing and karate stories when I was younger.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

I basically read anything as long as it's good. Except sports. Who the fuck reads the sports genre?
Also BL becuase I'm not gay. Don't mind the genre but I'm not into that so I ain't touching it.

Wish I hadn't "lost" the Robert E. Howard Omnibus I had when one of my Kindle's got smashed in a door. I thought sports stories sounded dumb but read one of his and was curious to read more (but lost the Kindle and somehow lost all the books stored on it due to some weird email snafu).

 

[BigBadBoi]

I read some good boxing and karate stories when I was younger.

I mean technically it would be in the martial arts tag/genre.

 

[Corty]

I mean technically it would be in the martial arts tag/genre.

It's still a sport.

 

[Anonjohn20]

I mean technically it would be in the martial arts tag/genre.

It gets the martial arts tag if people are fighting with martial arts, but if the novel focuses on the competition aspect of martial arts (as opposed to street fights, or supernatural Wuxia crap), then it also should have the sports genre.

 

[HungrySheep]

Mystery. I like using my brain and trying to unravel the mystery myself before the reveal.

I've been inundated with years upon years of fantasy content endlessly in both novels, TRPGs, and games. It's always the same. Magic, elves, orcs, adventurer bullshit, and god forbid a stat system. There's nothing new in the fantasy genre anymore. I've read too much villainess shit too, so kingdom/nation building-centric novels don't hit it either, especially when compared to professionally published works. Maybe I'm just old and jaded, but every time I see another "Reincarnated as X", "I Received an X System", "Witch of X" series, I die a little more inside.

 

[Cipiteca396]

Technically Fantasy and Sci-fi are interchangeable for me, one or the other is required. Both is good.

Girl's Love is almost always a good sign that I'll like the book. So that's my second place.

Third can be pretty much anything, as long as it isn't super depressing.

 

[Deleted member 41774]

If anyone of you knows a good SoL in SH's main site, do tell me. Thanks in advance~

 

[Dark_Phoenix_Zaetyk]

Obviously by how i post weird things you can tell i love Gl,Litrpg and sports,i have taken a break from fantasy and sci-fi now but they used to be my fav.

 

[Fox-Trot-9]

Horror and mystery are my old stand-by genres. I used to be a real horror-fanatic when I was younger, but now I'm more drawn to the mystery side of things. Of course, fantasy (or dark fantasy) comes at a close third, because it's a more recent foray.

 

[Snake99]

I love the war genre(whether historical, in a fantasy world or in space).

 

[gaylolis]

slice of life, fantasy, sci-fi, comedy

 

[Navillus]

Slice of life is my favorite because I simply love perspective and how it is often portrayed in Slice of life is really appealing so it is my favorite out of these options.

My true favorite is Psychological but not the Psychological Horror type since Psychological Horror is my second favorite.

 

[Woolen_Monkey]

Fantasy
Romance
And every now and then some BL