What is general literature?

General fiction is used interchangeably with the term popular fiction, and generally distinguished from literary fiction. But it is a "specific settings, roles, events, and values that define individual genres and their subgenres." These conventions, always fluid, are usually implicit, but sometimes are made into explicit requirements by publishers of fiction as a guide to authors seeking publication.

Screen writers have to ensure that their stories conform to the guidelines---the closer the conformity, the greater their likelihood of being published. The publisher, for its part, is trying to meet the desires of its readers, who often have strong and specific expectations of the publisher's stories.

Indeed, Writers, publishers, marketers, booksellers, libraries, academics, critics, and even readers all may have different ways of classifying fiction, and any of these classifications might be termed a genre.

And if you are looking for your answer for: what is ""General Fiction"" read the first paragraph and there you have it....

PS. BY: Markise D. Amerson

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