What kind of Fiction should You write? 5.0! [Quiz game ]

[Maelstrom-Fenrir]

Well that was fun.

Genre:
Gothic: 2,
Romance: 0,
Historical: 1,
Sci-fi: 0,
Literature: 0,
Ero: 0,
Fantasy: 1,
Horror: 2,
Suspense: 2,
Mystery: 3,
Comedy: 1,
Action: 1,
Childs lit: 1

Strengths vs Weakness:
Drama: 4,
Male Lead: Strong,
Plotting: Strong:
Character: 8,
Female lead: Acceptable,
Premise: Acceptable,
Description: 4,
Villian: Strong,
World Building: Acceptable

Well, seems I still need to work on description, as well as my female leads. The drama being low is a little surprising, since I've been told I've handled drama well before, as well as premise.

[Pyonkotchi]

I took the test twice and got lit for both :Y

most recent score card:

Literature - 4
Horror - 3
Childrens Lit - 3
Suspense - 2
Fantasy - 2
Romance - 1
Action Adventure - 1


Drama - 5
Characterization - 6
Description - 3
Male Lead - Strong
Female Lead - Acceptable
Plotting - Acceptable
Premise - Weak
World Building - Acceptable
Villain: Strong

im surprised i got a higher score for horror, im not good with details, at least not when i write :U
but i do like that kind of thing when im reading so i guess it works out ouo

[Darkmoonfire]

I took the test and here's my results.

4: Children Lit.
3: Comedy
2: Literature
1: Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense, Action-Adventure, Historical
0: Gothic, Horror, Erotica, Romance, Science Fiction
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Drama: 3
Characterization: 6
Description: 5
Male Lead: Strong
Female Lead: Strong
Villain: Acceptable
Plotting: Acceptable
Premise: Weak
World Building: Acceptable

When I first took the test with version 1.0, I only got one point in children's lit. and got higher scores in fantasy and mystery.

[OokamiKasumi]

Well that was fun.

Genre:
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Gothic: 2,
Historical: 1,
Horror: 2,
Suspense: 2,
Mystery: 3,

Strengths vs Weakness:
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Drama: 4,
Female lead: Acceptable,
Premise: Acceptable,
Description: 4,

Well, seems I still need to work on description, as well as my female leads. The drama being low is a little surprising, since I've been told I've handled drama well before, as well as premise.

Hmm... The way I calculated Drama, it's a combination of what you scored in Action, Love, and Violence -- all of those relying more or less on Emotional Impact: Drama.

You definitely want to work on Description. All of those genres listed above rely heavily on description to pull them off.

As for female leads, the main problem is that few genres actually have strong female leads, so there's no help for that.

I'm glad you liked the game!
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I took the test twice and got lit for both :Y
-- most recent score card:

Literature - 4
Horror - 3
Childrens Lit - 3

Drama - 5
Characterization - 6
Description - 3
Male Lead - Strong
Female Lead - Acceptable
Plotting - Acceptable
Premise - Weak
World Building - Acceptable
Villain: Strong

Just so you know, Literature is almost purely how willing to break the rules the writer is. (Literature rarely follows any rules.) However, the scores come from how well the writer does follow the rules, so the scores look low, when in fact I just forgot to rate Creativity, [face-palm] which you probably would have scored very high in.

Version 3.2 coming up! LOL!

im surprised i got a higher score for horror, im not good with details, at least not when i write :U but i do like that kind of thing when im reading so i guess it works out out

Horror isn't all that detail oriented -- not the way Mystery is. Horror is actually more Characterization and Drama oriented, though it does call for a little more than the average in descriptive detailing.

[Sunlit-Dreamer]

I showed my friends your "evaluation" and they were shocked. Because....you were spot on! Seriously, you were. Even I was surprised when you pointed out I have trouble deciding what to write about sometimes.
Anyway, "retook" the quiz when I saw you added on the weak/strength part. (As in I chose the exact same answers....as much as I hate the choices in the characters since I always change them in every story I write. XD)

Drama-2 Male Lead-Strong Plotting-Strong Characterization-6 Female Lead-Acceptable Premise-Acceptable Description-6 Villain-Strong World Building-Acceptable

Just goes to show I have a long way to go to improve. And I shall no longer curse myself for attempting to make stuff believable. I shall embrace it instead. Now if only I could be more firm with myself when deciding.

Thanks for the fun quiz and how informative you have been!

[ixWishing]

Lol, I got Children's literature ;p
Probably explains why I love watching Pixar & Disney films xD I was watching Up, Mulan 2, and Brave a week ago

This also means that you prefer stories focused on Character Growth.
-- I'm a Pixar/Disney/Studio Gihbli fan myself.

Thanks! Now I'm really tempted to start writing again ^^.I just like how characters would develop over time, in stories.

On the other hand, on my first try, I got a tie between Children's lit & literature.
But I ended up getting Children's literature since I chose that I liked Disney films, LOL.

[KittyKatStar]

Depending on how I feel I either get comedy or historical or even children's books.

But for scores, male/female lead are strong, villain modest, plotting modest, premise acceptable, world-building either strong or modest depending on how I answer. Characterization tends to be the highest.

It was really fun. Thanks for the awesome quiz. ^^ Sometimes it's hard to pick between a few since they're so close or I agree with more than one option.

[OokamiKasumi]

I showed my friends your "evaluation" and they were shocked. Because....you were spot on! Seriously, you were. Even I was surprised when you pointed out I have trouble deciding what to write about sometimes.

Really? Wow. (I guess all that writing experience does come in handy!)

Anyway, "retook" the quiz when I saw you added on the weak/strength part. (As in I chose the exact same answers....as much as I hate the choices in the characters since I always change them in every story I write. XD)

You know, I'm not thrilled with the character selection of my quiz either. I just jotted down the most common characters found in those stories.

Drama-2
Male Lead-Strong
Plotting-Strong
Characterization-6
Female Lead-Acceptable
Premise-Acceptable
Description-6
Villain-Strong
World Building-Acceptable

Keep in mind that's 6 put of 9 starting with 0, so those 6s are pretty damned good!

Just goes to show I have a long way to go to improve. And I shall no longer curse myself for attempting to make stuff believable. I shall embrace it instead. Now if only I could be more firm with myself when deciding.

Good for you! It can only make your work stronger.

Thanks for the fun quiz and how informative you have been!

My pleasure! I like helping my fellow writers.
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...[Children's literature] also means that you prefer stories focused on Character Growth. I'm a Pixar/Disney/Studio Gihbli fan myself.

Thanks! Now I'm really tempted to start writing again ^^.I just like how characters would develop over time, in stories.

Go for it!!!

On the other hand, on my first try, I got a tie between Children's lit & literature.
But I ended up getting Children's literature since I chose that I liked Disney films, LOL.

Literature, believe it or not is actually measured on how willing the writer is to break the rules -- in other words, Creative Writing.
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Depending on how I feel I either get comedy or historical or even children's books.

That just means you happen to like strong characters and happy endings.

But for scores,
male/female lead are strong,
villain modest,
plotting modest,
premise acceptable,
world-building either strong or modest depending on how I answer.
Characterization tends to be the highest.

Well, Comedy, Historicals, and Children's Lit all focus and rely on Characterization, so I'm not surprised.

It was really fun. Thanks for the awesome quiz. ^^ Sometimes it's hard to pick between a few since they're so close or I agree with more than one option.

I'm absolutely thrilled you enjoyed it!
-- I made the choices very close because many of the genres overlap in places. You really have to read through the choices to make an accurate one.

[FarahElshami]

GOD~ I just Downloaded it!BINGO!!! I write Novels and i CAN'T WAIT till i find out what type suits me =3 I think I'm better at Adventure or Romance, and sometimes Goth.....REAAAL Goth xD lol, well then, I will write another reply when I'm done, THANK YOU <3 <3

[OokamiKasumi]

GOD~ I just Downloaded it!BINGO!!! I write Novels and i CAN'T WAIT till i find out what type suits me =3 I think I'm better at Adventure or Romance, and sometimes Goth.....REAAAL Goth xD lol, well then, I will write another reply when I'm done, THANK YOU <3 <3

Looking forward to hearing from you after you play it. (Shouldn't take long...)

[FarahElshami]

okay I'm Done, xD i played it two times and at the first i got "children books" and at the second got romance xD but my second highest points were st the "goth" lol, i just love those sad dramatic goth scenes i loved and enjoyed it! keep it up! <3 <3

[Taffyhead]

The first time I took the quiz, I got Historical. It really surprised me, but I can't argue with it since I have a project where I'm writing fairytales set in different countries and different eras.
I decided to take the quiz a second time because I had more than one answer for some of the questions and I got fantasy. I can't argue with that either.
My scores the second time were:
Romance, Mystery, Erotica, Suspence: 1
Historial: 2
Literature, Horror: 3
Fantasy: 4

I'm a little disappointed that I got 0 for Comedy both times. I always thought I was kinda funny...

[Veniae]

I got Gothic. That's a bit surprising, because I've never tried writing Gothic, nor do I particularly enjoy reading it. But it's worth a try!

My results:
Gothic - 4
Action/adventure - 3
Fantasy - 2
Suspense - 2
Historical - 1
Mystery - 1
Erotica -1

Drama - 6
Characterisation - 6
Description - 7
Everything is Acceptable except for Villain and Novelty, which are both Modest.

Not so bad, I suppose?

In any case, it's a fun and interesting little quiz! Thanks a lot for creating it!

[Blane Doyle]

I tried the new version and got slightly different results. I went down one each in Romance and Sci-Fi (1-0 and 2-1 respectively and gained two in Suspense. I guess I answered two of the questions differently this time around (one I had no choice but to, as you removed the answer I chose for Leading Lady last time).

As for everything else:

Drama: 2/ Plotting: Modest/ Male Lead: Strong
Characterization: 5/ Premise: Acceptable/ Female Lead: Acceptable (I feel a strong need to change this one.)
Description 5/ World Building: Acceptable/ Villain: Strong
Novelty: Modest

... Not bad in my mind, honestly. I am perfectly ok with this (for now). I wish characterization was higher, but I know this is just a general number and someone who gets a 9 could write horrible characters while someone with a 2 could actually write very good ones.

But overall, this matches me pretty well.

[OokamiKasumi]

okay I'm Done, xD i played it two times and at the first i got "children books" and at the second got romance xD but my second highest points were st the "goth" lol, i just love those sad dramatic goth scenes i loved and enjoyed it! keep it up! <3 <3

I'm glad you liked the quiz!
- Children's Lit, Romance and Gothics are all Drama and Characterization heavy. This tells me that you prefer to focus on the characters and what they feel, rather than describe their surroundings.
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The first time I took the quiz, I got Historical. It really surprised me, but I can't argue with it since I have a project where I'm writing fairytales set in different countries and different eras.

Historicals are very strong in research and detailing. If you like keeping your facts straight in your stories, it's no wonder you scored well in Historical.

I decided to take the quiz a second time because I had more than one answer for some of the questions and I got fantasy. I can't argue with that either.

Historial: 2
Literature, Horror: 3
Fantasy: 4[/quote]
Fantasy... True Fantasy, not Action-Adventure styled fantasy, focuses on the Backdrop, or Setting more than the story or the characters. This is another tell-tale hint that you're strong in research and descriptive detailing. Horror also takes detailing, but along with Literature, they're strong in Characterization and Drama.

I'm a little disappointed that I got 0 for Comedy both times. I always thought I was kinda funny...

Comedy plays a little too fast and loose with the facts, so I'm not surprised that didn't show up.
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I got Gothic. That's a bit surprising, because I've never tried writing Gothic, nor do I particularly enjoy reading it. But it's worth a try!

Gothic - 4
Action/adventure - 3
Fantasy - 2
Suspense - 2

Drama - 6
Characterization - 6
Description - 7

Everything is Acceptable except for Villain and Novelty, which are both Modest.

Not so bad, I suppose? In any case, it's a fun and interesting little quiz! Thanks a lot for creating it!

Not bad at all!
-- Gothics are Description and Characterization heavy, but Action-Adventure actually has stronger character types than Gothics. Have you considered consider combining the two? This would strengthen your Villain.

Novelty however, is how willing the writer is to break the rules. You're pretty disciplined in your writing, so of course you're going to score a Modest.
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I tried the new version and got slightly different results. I went down one each in Romance and Sci-Fi (1-0 and 2-1 respectively and gained two in Suspense. I guess I answered two of the questions differently this time around (one I had no choice but to, as you removed the answer I chose for Leading Lady last time).

I really need to work on that character list. I'm still not happy with it.

Drama: 2/ Plotting: Modest/ Male Lead: Strong
Characterization: 5/ Premise: Acceptable/ Female Lead: Acceptable (I feel a strong need to change this one.)
Description 5/ World Building: Acceptable/ Villain: Strong
Novelty: Modest

... Not bad in my mind, honestly. I am perfectly ok with this (for now). I wish characterization was higher, but I know this is just a general number and someone who gets a 9 could write horrible characters while someone with a 2 could actually write very god ones.

That's exactly True.
-- I need to get with someone that reads obsessively so I can tweak that character list to a little more accuracy. It's close, but it's still not right.

...overall, this matches me pretty well.

Excellent!

By the way, I need a better word than 'Acceptable'. That's actually a B-grade, not a C-grade.

Strong - A
Acceptable - B <--
Modest - C
Weak - D

Any ideas?