Character Quote by Julianna Baggott

I do think you learn things about genre storytelling, but you also have to be careful not to learn too much.

— David Eick

Basically, I just write whatever story grabs me rather than considering the genre.

— Sarah Pinborough

I always think it's interesting to switch genres, because if I read a script and I know exactly how to manifest a story, I…

— Marc Forster

I'm interested in genre in a way, I suppose because you have a framework of something and you can just twist it to explore…

— Lynne Ramsay

When you're outside of genre, you can expose more vulnerability.

— Jenny Hval

As a rule, I don't worry about genre. I just want to tell a good story, with characters that interest me and my readers.

— Stephen King

Genre might certainly increase some of your narrative freedoms, but it also diminishes others. That's the nature of genre.

— Junot Diaz

I tend to focus less on genre as a starting point and more on idea or intention and let the idea dictate genre.

— Vivek Shraya

Part of the job is knowing how to use this medium in the most effective way for the story you're telling, so for me,…

— Alan Menken

My goal is to try to avoid a genre.

— Mat Kearney

I start writing with an open mind without thinking about genre and realise, only after writing, that it falls under many genres.

— Karthik Subbaraj

Readers want more of the same from you. So stick to one genre.

— Ruskin Bond