Outside The Genre Box

But for me, I think it is!

It might have been in the seventh grade when I first learned the word genre, but I understood it immediately. I had been heavily reading and loving books for two years, mostly Nancy Drew mysteries, with a sprinkling of Hardy Boys and Babysitters Club. In 1990, the motion picture Misery came out and changed things for me. I was a month away from being 11 years old, and in addition to being an avid reader, I also loved movies. So when I saw the first…