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Old 07-17-2016, 01:45 PM   #32
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Not really. It's very poorly to just say. "By the way I'm a werewolf." There should be world building, background information and rules have to be written about the universe it's set in. ...
An author could change one line and publish the same book in a bunch of different genres!

"By the way I'm a werewolf." (Paranormal romance)
"By the way I'm an alien." (SF)
"By the way I'm an elf." (Fantasy)
"By the way I'm a zombie." (Horror)
"By the way I'm a woman." (F-F romance)
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