tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post4007658403709664365..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: What's The Difference Between Paranormal Romance And Urban Fantasy?Karen Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-37836436912594350082019-09-18T13:02:06.094-07:002019-09-18T13:02:06.094-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Lena Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245410010463646537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-72812204258138185072013-03-18T14:24:00.351-07:002013-03-18T14:24:00.351-07:00Hi Grace, excellent point.
I think the category i...Hi Grace, excellent point.<br /><br />I think the category is flexible. To me, "Crashed" reads like urban fantasy. True, strictly speaking, it isn't paranormal but I think the events (and I know this amounts to hand waving on my part) have the _feel_ of the paranormal.<br /><br />From my reading it seems that scientists haven't reached any sort of consensus on what the mind is, Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-47675380037663164782013-03-18T10:24:05.547-07:002013-03-18T10:24:05.547-07:00Out of curiosity, what shelf would you put Crash b...Out of curiosity, what shelf would you put Crash by Robin Wasserman on? It seems to be "urban fantasy" to me, but it revolves around cyborgs, not anything paranormal. <br /><br />Or how about Genius Wars by Catherine Jinks, which is decided YA, but also is about your normal genius kids fighting a personal war against evil in an urban environment? <br /><br />I'm genuinely curious asAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750868575773584054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-73902418636754234702012-11-10T19:57:04.259-08:002012-11-10T19:57:04.259-08:00Yes! I've read a few books that would into tha...Yes! I've read a few books that would into that category. Your novel sounds awesome btw :)Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-16009912887008820082012-11-10T19:32:37.808-08:002012-11-10T19:32:37.808-08:00I'd like to nominate a new category - paranorm...I'd like to nominate a new category - paranormal thriller. ;-)<br /><br />The way I describe my novel Akeldama is that it's a thriller that happens to have monsters.RD Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152909771651635284noreply@blogger.com