Edit like an Editor: A Wattpad Featured Guide ✔

Part ii: Wattpad's Genres

Below are detailed descriptions of the genres Wattpad offers with examples and suggestions to learn more about each genre.

I invite you to comment your favorite books you can categorize in any genre listed below. And if you know of a book on Wattpad that helps writers and readers to better understand a genre, let me know so I may add it in to this part!

Action:

"Looking for danger, risk, and excitement? Find your hero in the best action books for teens and adults from your favorite authors."

Action fiction is the genre that includes spy novels, adventure stories, tales of terror and intrigue, and mysteries.

This kind of story utilizes suspense, the tension that is built up when the reader wishes to know how the conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or what the solution to the puzzle of a thriller is.

Example: "The Hunt for Red October" by Tom Clancy.

Adventure:

"Go on an epic journey with these free adventure books. Travel to the realm of heroes, villains, pirates, and other fairy folk."

Adventure fiction is a genre of fiction in which an adventure, an exciting undertaking involving risk and physical danger, forms the main storyline.

Think of an adventure as a journey.

Example: "The Lord of the Rings" series by J.R.R. Tolkien.

ChickLit:

"Discover your next favorite chicklit author with these tales of dating, drama, and disasters. Book your next experience in classic trials of modern womanhood."

ChickLit or Chick literature is genre fiction, which "consists of heroine-centered narratives that focus on the trials and tribulations of their individual protagonists."

The genre often addresses issues of modern womanhood–from romantic relationships to female friendships to matters in the workplace–in humorous and lighthearted ways.

New Adult fiction (also known as NA or post-adolescent literature) is a recent genre of fiction aimed towards post-adolescents and young adults ages 18 to 30.

The genre tends to focus on issues prevalent in the young adult genre, as well as focusing on issues experienced by individuals in between the area of childhood and adulthood, such as leaving home for university and getting a job.

To learn more about how to write new adult fiction, check out NewAdultReads' book, "Writing New Adult Literature."

Example: "The Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger.

Classics:

"Immerse yourself in must read classic novels and literature that have stood the test of time."

A classic is a book accepted as being exemplary or noteworthy. The ability of a classic book is to be reinterpreted, to seemingly be renewed in the interests of generations of readers succeeding its creation.

Example: "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll.

Fanfiction:

"From Supernatural to Harry Potter, One Direction to Percy Jackson, read the best fanfiction from whatever fandom you are in."

Fanfiction (also abbreviated to fanfic) is fiction about characters or settings from an original work of fiction or real-world entity, created by fans.