Creative Writing Genres of fictional prose

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Form of written/spoken language with natural structure, containing phrases and sentences about ideas and emotions.

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Prose

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Known as detective fiction, where suspenseful methods unravel clues, making the reader a detective's accomplice.

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Mystery

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Literary pieces exploring sociopolitical themes, character-driven, minimal plot structure.

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Literary Fiction

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Genres are plot-driven, dark, mysterious, and suspenseful, using devices like plot twists and cliffhangers.

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Thriller

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Literary pieces that aim to scare and shock, featuring death and supernatural elements like ghosts and demons.

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Horror

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Writers use real historical events, settings, and characters to enhance the plot and setting.

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Historical

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Genre focused on love stories, can be light or dark.

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Romance

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Literary pieces in highly imaginary settings with imaginary characters.

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Fantasy

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Speculative stories based on modified rules of hard (geology, astronomy, physics) or soft sciences (psychology, anthropology, sociology).

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Science Fiction

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Umbrella genre including sci-fi, fantasy, and dystopian; stories may occur in alternate worlds with different rules.

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Speculative Fiction