#AtoZChallenge: Genres–Prose

The A to Z Challenge asks bloggers to post 26 articles on a themed topic. It’s supposed to be every day except Sundays during the month of April but I did this last year, found it way to busy for the likes of me, and decided to post mine ‘about’ once a month. Yes, it’ll take me a couple of years. Sigh.

My topic, like the last three times I did the conventional approach, will be writing genres.

This genre:

Prose

Definition

Prose is ordinary language that follows regular grammatical conventions and does not contain a formal metrical structure. This definition is an example of prose writing, as is most human conversation, textbooks, lectures, novels, short stories, fairy tales, newspaper articles, and essays.

OK, not really a genre but an important style of writing. Authors may select to write prose as opposed to poetry.  

Tips

1. Choose between four common types of prose: Nonfiction, fiction, heroic, and prose poetry.
2. Voice is critical to successful prose.
3. Convey an idea, deliver information, or tell a story. This is the promise of prose.
4. Prose are often conversational in tone, a vehicle for connecting with the reader.
5. While you should think about flow and pacing, don’t worry about rhyme or metrical structure.
6. Avoid cliches.
7. Write clearly without repetition.

Popular Books

1. fiction
2. non-fiction
3. journalism
4. textbooks
5. encyclopedias
6. history
7. philosophy
8. law
9. essays
10. conversation

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More P Genres:

• Paleohistoric Fiction
• Paranormal 
• Picture Book 
• Poetry 
• Psychological Thriller

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Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy, the Rowe-Delamagente thrillers, and the Man vs. Nature saga. She is also the author/editor of over a hundred books on integrating tech into education, adjunct professor of technology in education, blog webmaster, an Amazon Vine Voice,  a columnist for NEA Today, and a freelance journalist on tech ed topics. Look for her next prehistoric fiction, Against All Odds, Summer 2020.