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    Sci-fi Genre Deep Dive 3

    A good marketing opportunity for people to spot those less than 10 count genres to write a story for, no?
  2. Top 10 Most Read Science Fiction - Apocalyptic and Post-apocalyptic concerned with the end of civilization, either through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civilization after such a disaster. Example: 2012, The Day After Tomorrow, I am Legend The Falcon Banner by Topher Lydon Complete Shelter by Comicality Author Passed Away Hidden Sunlight by Stellar Complete The Mantis Variant - Book One by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete Dawn of Tears by dkstories Complete Z is For Zombie by Geron Kees Complete The Mantis Corruption - Book Three by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete Sigil of the Wolf by Topher Lydon Complete Miles To Go by Comicality Complete Safehaven by Comicality Author Passed Away Top 5 Most Read Science Fiction - Cyberpunk/Tech Noir is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting that tends to focus on a combination of lowlife and high tech. Ex Cyperpunk 2077, Bladerunner, A.I. Robocop (original) Metanoia by Thorn Wilde Long-Term Hold Chase the Morning by Thorn Wilde Long-Term Hold When the Party's Over by Thorn Wilde Complete Threads by Thorn Wilde Complete This Machine Kills the Machine by Thorn Wilde Complete Top 10 Most Read Science Fiction - Dystopian Stories set in a police state or dictatorship. Example: 1984, Clockwork Orange, Australia in 2021, Bladerunner The Mantis Variant - Book One by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete The Mantis Continuum - Book Four by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete The Mantis Corruption - Book Three by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete Master Dog by Mikiesboy Complete Corporate Galactic by astone2292 Complete Beyond Imagination by W_L Abandoned Reaching Xiava by astone2292 Complete Ten Years After by Mawgrim Complete The Wrong Guy by Kyle Aarons Complete Apart by northie Complete Top 9 Most Read Science Fiction - Hard Science Fiction "Hard Science" Fiction. Stories whose scientific elements are reasonably detailed, well-researched and considered to be relatively plausible given current knowledge and technology. This genre has a very, very strong aversion to anything fantasy or anything that can't be explained directly with ties to known science. Example: Jurassic Park, The Martian Hidden Sunlight by Stellar Complete Veil of Shadow by Stellar Complete Lucid Truth by Stellar Temporary Hold It All Started With A Shuttle Flight by P. E. Knapp In Process Dreams of Humanity by dkstories Complete Beyond Imagination by W_L Abandoned Our Hopes for Tomorrow Began Yesterday by JamesSavik Temporary Hold Dreams of a Father by dkstories Complete Leaving Club Leo by C James Complete Top 9 Most Read Science Fiction - Libertarian Sci-Fi is a subgenre of science fiction that focuses individualism and private ownership of the means of production. Ex: Atlas Shrugs, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Of Pride and Power by W_L In Process Psionic Corp – No Return by Myr Complete A Bad Day to be WET by Myr Complete The Truth is Out There by Myr Complete Just a Milk Run by Myr Complete A Bad Way to Wake Up WET Part 1 by Myr Complete A Bad Way to Wake Up WET Part 2 by Myr Complete A Tempest in a Teapot by Myr Complete Sci-Fi Flash Collection by Myr Long-Term Hold Top 9 Most Read Science Fiction - Military Sci-Fi in essence, the addition of science fiction elements into a military fiction story. These stories are told from the point of view of the military, or a main character who is a soldier in the military. It usually includes technology far superior to that of current day, but not necessarily implausible. (Note that some military science fiction stories fit at least somewhat into the "hard science fiction" subgenre as well.) ex - Battlestar Galactica It All Started With A Shuttle Flight by P. E. Knapp In Process Terran Confederation - Jeremiah by Myr Complete A Bad Day to be WET by Myr Complete Just a Milk Run by Myr Complete A Bad Way to Wake Up WET Part 1 by Myr Complete The Flash of Brilliance by W_L Complete A Bad Way to Wake Up WET Part 2 by Myr Complete A Tempest in a Teapot by Myr Complete Sci-Fi Flash Collection by Myr Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read Science Fiction - Science Fantasy is a mixed genre within speculative fiction that simultaneously draws upon or combines tropes and elements from both science fiction and fantasy. Ex: 2012, The Day After Tomorrow, Star Trek, Star Wars Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two by Adam Andrews Johnson In Process Twinks in Space: Destination Unknown - Part One by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete Crave by LitLover Complete Canaan Club by Westley D. Temporary Hold Goon by dkstories Complete The Holly and the Ivy by Aditus Complete Kabal by Aditus Complete Here Be Dragons, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees Complete We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees Complete Re-Emergence by Kyle Aarons Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read Science Fiction - Soft Sci-Fi stories in which the science involved is not detailed, typically dealing more with cultural, social, and political interactions often set in near future. The Brilliant Boy Billionaire by Altimexis Complete Ancalagon by Cia Complete The Case of the Short, Short Prince by Geron Kees Complete Denied by Cia Complete The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X In Process Journey Beyond the Sea by Geron Kees In Process Attunga by Palantir Complete The Journal of Chris Williams by WolfM Complete The Brotherhood by The Writer X Complete Mparntwe. by Palantir Complete Top 10 Most Read Science Fiction - Space Opera Space opera emphasizes science fictional space warfare often with risk-taking space adventures and chivalric romance. Set mainly in outer space, it features technological faster-than-light travel, weapons, and sophisticated technology, on a backdrop of galactic empires and interstellar wars with aliens, sometimes even Far, Far Away. Ex: Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactaca, Babylon 5. Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two by Adam Andrews Johnson In Process The Falcon Banner by Topher Lydon Complete Hidden Sunlight by Stellar Complete Veil of Shadow by Stellar Complete Sigil of the Wolf by Topher Lydon Complete Lucid Truth by Stellar Temporary Hold It All Started With A Shuttle Flight by P. E. Knapp In Process Terran Confederation - Jeremiah by Myr Complete Dreams of Humanity by dkstories Complete A Bad Day to be WET by Myr Complete Top 2 Most Read Science Fiction - Space Western Sci-fi story with western elements Example: Firefly Terran Confederation - Jeremiah by Myr Complete Mercy by SteveTrevor Long-Term Hold Top 2 Most Read Science Fiction - Steampunk Sci-Fi Historical usually set in Victorian age or 19th century American West and based around steam technology. Ex: Wild Wild West, Timekeepers Fortitude by Cia Complete Run Out of Steam by Brayon Complete Top 0 Most Read Science Fiction - Utopian the Idealized "perfect" human society. Example: Star Trek, 3001: The Final Odyssey No stories
  3. My Xbox Gamer Achievement score is over 208,000, so I hear you. The points from creating content with a bias towards stories. Create more stories, post comments and reviews on stories, etc. Blogs and normal posting increases it too.
  4. When you look at the left side of that screenshot above, you see the rank levels and names. https://gayauthors.org/profile/2370-jason-rimbaud/badges/
  5. You should post a story with it in the World Building Category (not fiction) https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/category/149-world-building/ Select the World Building Genre Type. Then you should create a World. (Worlds are unordered stories existing in the same world. Series are directly connected ordered stories. ie A Trilogy or such) Then add your new world building story to the World. And your main story. Here is an example of how I did my own world. One of those is a world building entry and two short stories:
  6. Top 10 Most Read Romance - Contemporary Romance Set in the present time, focusing on the romantic relationships of characters in modern settings. No going back by Robert Hugill Complete The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Temporary Hold The Best Year by Krista Complete An English Teen, Circumcised in the USA by Riley Jericho Complete Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox Complete Indian Summer by Backwoods Boy Complete 18 Weeks of Twoey by skinnydragon Author Passed Away A to Z by Parker Owens Complete All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes by JLynch Complete After We Danced by Mark Ponyboy Peters Complete Top 10 Most Read Romance - General Romance Stories that focus on relationship The Freshmen by Mark Arbour In Process You're so Weird by Arch Hunter In Process The Making of a Slave by and9993 In Process The Best Year by Krista Complete Shadow Effect by kbois Complete Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn Temporary Hold Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie Complete Andre and Chris by Paladin In Process Dichotomy of Love by Mrsgnomie Complete Bearpaw: An Old West Tale by Headstall Complete Top 10 Most Read Romance - Historical Romance Set in a specific historical period, often featuring historical events and figures. The Freshmen by Mark Arbour In Process Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour In Process Gap Year by Mark Arbour Complete Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour Complete Paternity by Mark Arbour Complete Black Widow by Mark Arbour Complete Odyssey by Mark Arbour Complete 9.11 by Mark Arbour Complete Millennium by Mark Arbour Complete Bearpaw: An Old West Tale by Headstall Complete Top 10 Most Read Romance - Paranormal Romance Involves supernatural elements such as vampires, werewolves, or witches in romantic relationships. Parasitic Love Redux by mastershakeme Complete Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold Shadow Effect by kbois Complete Cernunnos by astone2292 Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Love in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Rising in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Lost Inside by Cia Complete Hypnotic by Cia Complete Top 6 Most Read Romance - Regency Romance Regency romances are a subgenre of romance novels set during the period of the British Regency (1811–1820) or early 19th century. Regencies usually feature a great deal of intelligent, fast-paced dialogue between the protagonists and very little explicit sex or discussion of sex Odyssey by Mark Arbour Complete HMS Belvidera by Mark Arbour Complete St. Vincent by Mark Arbour Complete Master and Commander by Mark Arbour Complete The Wardroom by Mark Arbour Complete Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus Complete Top 1 Most Read Romance - Rock Star Romance Romantic stories involving characters in the music or entertainment industry. Roadie In Love by Lee Wilson In Process Top 10 Most Read Romance - Romantic Fantasy Combines romantic elements with fantastical settings and magical elements. Oregon in the Fall by drown In Process The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X In Process Adam's Grace by CasualWanderer82 Complete Higher Education by WolfM Complete Gone Away, Gone Ahead by Mawgrim Complete To the Weyr by Mawgrim Complete Re-birth by Justin4Fun Complete Spirit of Fire by Stellar Complete Incandescence by Demiurge Complete Threadfall by Mawgrim Complete Top 10 Most Read Romance - Romantic Sci-Fi Blends romantic elements with futuristic or science fiction settings. Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two by Adam Andrews Johnson In Process Denied by Cia Complete Twinks in Space: Destination Unknown - Part One by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete Shelter by Comicality Author Passed Away Crave by LitLover Complete Hidden Sunlight by Stellar Complete Veil of Shadow by Stellar Complete W-A-R by Mikiesboy Complete Lucid Truth by Stellar Temporary Hold Aeris - Guardian Force by Brayon Long-Term Hold Top 9 Most Read Romance - Romantic Western Romantic stories set in the American West during the 19th century. Bearpaw: An Old West Tale by Headstall Complete Lone Wolf Ranch by Justin4Fun Long-Term Hold Mr & Mister Danvers: Initiation by LJCC Complete The Mistress by vanalas Complete Forever My Love by vanalas Complete A Love to Last by vanalas Complete Boundaries: An Old West Tale by Headstall Complete Silent Heartbeats by vanalas In Process Mercy by SteveTrevor Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read Romance - Sports Star Romance Sports star romance features at least one main character who is an athlete or involved in the sports industry. These stories typically combine romance with drama, competition, and passion, as the characters face challenges both on and off the field. Some common themes in sports star romance are enemies to lovers, opposites attract, and second chances. The Best Year by Krista Complete The Field of Love by Billy Martin Long-Term Hold Tuct Side by Westley D. Long-Term Hold G-rowing Pains by WritersBlock404 Long-Term Hold Row Row Row your boat by WritersBlock404 Complete Waiting for the Sign by dkstories Complete A New Dream by EricMorrison Long-Term Hold Hard Knocks by dkstories Complete A Chance At Love by wolfwriter Complete Rising Star by dkstories Complete
  7. Correct. A handful of possible links for a specific reader IF they have reading history is on is significantly less than a minimum of 30 additional links per page to links that vast majority were not using when they were there. Also, give the attitude a rest. You can get those links when you click on a story.
  8. Top Read Poems by sub-genre since Mar 2024. Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Ballad a poem that tells a story and was traditionally set to music. Usually follows a form of rhymed (abcb) quatrains alternating four-stress and three-stress lines. Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Temporary Hold 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods by AC Benus Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Temporary Hold A year of schoolwork: poems I submitted for a grade by MythOfHappiness Complete Bragi's Bagatelles by Parker Owens Complete Song of the '70s by AC Benus Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Blank Verse a poem with regular metrical but unrhymed lines, almost always in iambic pentameter. By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Temporary Hold 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus Complete Seasoned to Taste by Aditus Complete Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods by AC Benus Complete Terpsichore Behind the Mask by Parker Owens Complete The Foretelling by Headstall Complete Haiku, Secret, and Wisdom by Headstall Complete Breathless and Mendacity by Headstall Complete Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Cinquain a short poem consisting of five, usually unrhymed lines containing, respectively, two, four, six, eight, and two syllables. Cinquains may be paired and manipulated to create longer forms. For example, the mirror cinquain has lines of syllables 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 2, 8, 6, 4, 2. Cinquains are often used in teaching schoolchildren early forms of poetry. No stories Top 1 Most Read Poetry - Confessional Features intimate and personal revelations, often drawing on the poet's own experiences, emotions, and struggles. The Walled Garden of Enchantment by AC Benus Complete Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Ekphrastic Poetry Responds to or describes a work of visual art, capturing the essence of a painting, sculpture, or other visual medium through words. No stories Top 5 Most Read Poetry - Epic Poetry a lengthy narrative poem, typically set in the far past, involving heroic and extraordinary adventures and dealings of people with gods or other superhuman forces. Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Temporary Hold Pride Month, and other Haibun by AC Benus Temporary Hold The Walled Garden of Enchantment by AC Benus Complete Lorca's "Ode to Walt Whitman" by AC Benus Complete Lorca’s "Love from the Darkness Sonnets" by AC Benus Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Free-Verse poetry that follows natural speech patterns, but does not rhyme or follow a regular meter Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy Temporary Hold Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Temporary Hold Occasional Poetry by Parker Owens Complete timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy Complete The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete Cozy Contemplations by Headstall Long-Term Hold One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus Complete Musings of a Messed Up Mind by Mikiesboy Long-Term Hold Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Ghazal A poetic form with rhyming couplets and a repeating refrain, often exploring themes of love, loss, and longing. It has its roots in Arabic and Persian poetry. No stories Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Haiku a short poem of three lines with five, seven, and five syllables respectively. While there are several schools of Haiku writing, the most faithful to the original will use some aspect of the natural world as its subject, and will not contain any personal references to the writer/observer. tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy Temporary Hold By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Headstall's Poetry Prompts by Headstall Complete NaPoWriMo - 2017 by Emi GS Complete Poems and Short Quips by MacGreg Long-Term Hold April Musings by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold My Twentieth Year by AC Benus Complete Musings of a Mongoose by Cynus Complete NaPoWriMo-2016 by Emi GS Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Limerick a poem that is typically humorous and bawdy, written in five-line, predominantly anapestic trimeter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second and fifth lines rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme. tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy Temporary Hold Timmy's Journal by Mikiesboy Complete Kavya, My Poetry by asamvav111 Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete JUMP! NaPoWriMo 2022 by Aditus Complete Alex's Little Book of Poems by Alex Complete Limerick's loony bin and other crazy sh% by Aditus Complete My Poems, Satires & Other Lyrical Nonsense by D.K. Daniels Long-Term Hold Bible Sex Laws - An Exploration in Limericks by Refugium Complete Ode to a Perfect Willy by Riley Jericho Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Lyric a poem that expresses personal feelings or emotions, typically written in first person. There are several general groupings of lyric poetry, including elegies, odes and sonnets. Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus Complete a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Birds by Parker Owens Long-Term Hold June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Mixed Forms a mixture of two or more forms of poetry Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus In Process The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process Translation Trashbin by AC Benus In Process Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus Complete Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus Complete Doing It Again - NaPoWriMo April 2024 by Mikiesboy Complete Calliope's Carousel by Parker Owens Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Rhyming a poem containing two or more words that repeat the same or similar sounds in the final syllable, usually placed at the end of lines placed so they echo each other Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Temporary Hold Seasons Of The Son by Lee Wilson Complete 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Seasoned to Taste by Aditus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Sonnet a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, typically containing ten syllables per line, traditionally using iambic pentameter. A sonnet must contain a turning point (or, volta), in which the thread of the theme changes direction. There are three main sorts of sonnet: Italian (or, Petrarchan), Shakesperean, and Spenserian; each of these has a different rhyme scheme. The Italian rhymes ABBAABBA CDCDCD or ABBAABBA CDECDE; the Shakespearean uses ABAB CDCD EFEF GG; the Spenserian ABAB BCBC CDCD EE. Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Temporary Hold 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Translation a poem translated from another language The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus In Process The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process Translation Trashbin by AC Benus In Process The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus Complete Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus Complete a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Temporary Hold Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus Complete Miracles by AC Benus Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Temporary Hold
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