tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post9040886338013291313..comments2024-03-18T18:27:58.049-07:00Comments on Heath Lowrance: Who cares about genre?Heath Lowrancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-85309746849464077132013-01-28T11:26:48.142-08:002013-01-28T11:26:48.142-08:00I'm with you, Heath. The only limits are the i...I'm with you, Heath. The only limits are the imagination, as Rod Serling used to say.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-10317940359100581242013-01-28T09:38:24.657-08:002013-01-28T09:38:24.657-08:00Heath, I think you stay true to yourself no matter...Heath, I think you stay true to yourself no matter what genre you write in. You have a distinctive voice that shines through whether it is horror, crime fiction, or sci fi.Harry Konradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675464290181566167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-30170611686253335532013-01-28T09:34:47.207-08:002013-01-28T09:34:47.207-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Harry Konradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675464290181566167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-78707930196151049422013-01-28T09:06:48.535-08:002013-01-28T09:06:48.535-08:00When I first started writing fiction, I was editin...When I first started writing fiction, I was editing a zine called ASTONISHING ADVENTURES Magazine and the premise was PULP. But "pulp" as a category was really all-inclusive an umbrella title for nurse romances and hard-hitting westerns, and science fiction space opera and two-fisted tales. And I liked that. "Genre" seems a lot more limiting as a category and seems irrelevant. Most of my work probably falls into the noir/urban fantasy category, which wasn't even a genre until a few years ago. (Thank you Jim Butcher and Laurell K. Hamilton.) Having sais that, though, I will also admit that for years I've used a 'sudo for some of my work. I don't hide it--it's right there on my website--but it helps me compartmentalize the work. So I totally agree with what you're saying but I'm still divvying up my work into subcategories. (Yes, my favorite Emerson quote is "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.")Katherine Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696623795926663895noreply@blogger.com