Hello and welcome to the Novel Kicks Writing Room. 

How are these Wednedsay’s coming round so quickly?

The exercise today is one I find interesting and I hope you do too.

Genre is an important aspect of a novel. However, what happens when we change things around a little?

Pick one of your favourite novels. Once you’ve done that, rewrite one of the scenes. The twist…change the genre and the events. For example, if your book is a mystery, try writing the scene as a comedy. For example, what would Jane Austen’s Emma be like if it was a crime thriller?

I’ve included some titles below if you can’t decide which book to pick.

Bridget Jones’ Dairy  (Helen Fielding) – Contempory Fiction. 

The Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King) – Thriller. 

David Copperfield (Charles Dickens) – Fictional Autobiography 

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