Cipiteca396
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The problem with this is that a concept can be cool, but there's no way in hell that means you'll be motivated to write it. Just like the Mecha Josei Sports anime above. You might spend a day writing things out, picturing interesting scenes, and outlining characters and their goals... But the next day you go back to doing the tired but compelling story that you've been working on for two years.I’d love to see the top genres put into a randomizer and you pick three and try to make them work. There’s so much to be said in every genre, the problem is relying on the familiar when writing. The most boilerplate concept can be made into something cool if you’re willing to write it that way.
That's why it's practically impossible to point out a genuinely overused genre. There are bad examples of those genres, and a lot of stories get made for those genres that aren't worth reading, but the same could be said for any genre. Like I said before, it's only overused if you don't like it. I'm perfectly happy reading trashy stories that appeal to me, but I can't work up any real desire to read a tragedy or horror story, even if its the best thing since Shakespeare.