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I found my Genre for the "Church of Suffering." +NEW CHAPTER release. (Writing Book.6 - Part. 5) (TCE+017)
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I found my Genre for the "Church of Suffering." +NEW CHAPTER release. (Writing Book.6 - Part. 5) (TCE+017)

It's called the "Morality" Genre. I've been haunted by the search. I was feeling like one of those angsty, genre-bending indie-authors that don't fit in a box because they're not skilled enough to.

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Dec 01, 2023
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1. Story Grid’s Key Characteristics of the Morality Genre:

I compiled the key characteristics onto a single sheet for my reference, like so:

There’s a whole list of genre articles to go through on the story grid site. Knock yourself out.

below, paid subscribers get more insight into the genre, and a brand new chapter draft from Book.6 - “Church of Suffering”

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