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#WritersCoffeeClub 20. Are Novel genres helpful or constraining? A bit of both?

Genres were invented for marketing: they segregate shelf space in bookstores so readers can find the general area with stuff they like. (We have vastly more powerful classification tools but they're not simple and easy to use.)

But a book's genre is a diagnosis, it should never be a prescription.

ebook stores use tagging with multiple categories instead, which (if done right: it seldom is) is more effective.