Calling all writers! What genre do you write?

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I'm interested in what genre other people on this site write? I like everyday drama which is just stories about people with their normal lives like their problems and how they overcome them. I can't stand writing (or reading) science fiction or fantasy, because it doesn't make sense to me.

What do you like?

Warm Air

<--- Writes horror, drama, fairy tales, science fiction and crime in the formats of short stories, novellas, screenplays and novels.

<--- A note about his science fiction. He eschews fanciful names & unpronounceable destinations in favor of "what if" futuristic-type dramas. In essence, it's like a story of, say, New York or Paris set in the not too distant future with real humans in unreal situations.

I write mostly peaceful storys... about the daily life of my characters, but also with a mysterious, often times, sinister twist...
No one really gets hurt in my storys, but alot of weird, crazy, bizarre things happen...
basicly it's what happens when you put all the mentally screwed up people in a single community, watched over by like, two docters... something like that... you get the idea...

I like sci-fi/fantasy specifically because it's so different from everyday life. It also opens up new and unusual opportunities for old questions or ordinary situations. Why write about what I can just walk outside and experience or log onto the Internet and see people arguing about?

My stories are set in a shared universe, so it's a mix of several genres, namely science fiction, horror, and thrillers.

I'm the opposite of the OP. I like exotic fantasy and historical settings and adventures far removed from my own mundane existence. Africa is probably my favorite continent to use as inspirational source material, though I also like Norse and Middle Eastern cultures.

I mostly write horror fiction, though years ago, I had worked on a couple crime novels that went nowhere. I had dedicated time to writing a horror novel in the past - which I'll hopefully get back to someday - but these days, I'm concentrating on short fiction.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Well, I tend to write a lot of poetry. Some fiction very few of it is. I also write fictitious stories, but most of that is realistic fiction. For example, I wrote one story fro mthe point of view of a kid whose mother suffers from mental illness.

Poetry, short stories, monologues

Avid reader and writer of fantasy here.

I don't really write any specific genre, although I do try to stay away from Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Horror (even though I do sometimes read those).

I like science fiction and fantasy set in completely made up worlds. I prefer to keep my writing on planet Earth, though, because making a while new world and planet is a confusing and difficult task, and just mentioning one or describing one is more than enough for me.

Gothic, sci fi, supernatural.

Multiple, I don't think there is one label that can be slapped on everything I've written. However, generally it tends to be fantasy or gothic oriented.

As of now i write blogs
and poems

but would love to write a fiction based on my lifes story

Any writers here whose books are published?/

I'm very diverse in my writings. I used to write mostly fantasy, then sci-fi. Some of the original sci-fi stuff is fantastic. Currently, I have almost finished a feature length screenplay, that is somewhere between drama and fomcom. I also have a cri.e thriller in the works. I enjoy the challenge of serious writing, as my naturally developed style is a blend of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Bill Bryson, and of course, my own special dial something.