My third pick for The A.N. 10 is another popular favorite: “What Is Literary Fiction?” This post is the way that many people originally find my blog. (You wouldn’t believe how many people google the phrase “what is literary fiction?”!)
I wrote this one sort of framed as defending literary fiction, because I hear a lot of my commercial fiction writer friends dismiss it entirely. But then I went on to write its counterpoint, “What Is Commercial Fiction?“, because the literati are no less judgmental. And then I went on to write “The Differences Between Commercial and Literary Fiction” because I really just want everyone to get along.
Alas, when it comes to books and genres, I fear folks may never join hands and sing kumbaya. Until that fateful day, it’s fun to share my take on what makes things what. For those of us who just want to understand the labeling system and make sense of why certain books get called certain things, my What Is Genre series has become a really cool ongoing discussion.
The lit-fic post is linked below, if you’d like to join that discussion yourself; everyone is welcome! And don’t forget to subscribe to my blog to get the next 7 “A.N. 10” highlights in your email! (Put annie@annieneugebauer.com in your approved senders list to make sure my blogs don’t get lost in spam.)
What Is Literary Fiction?
