Of course. It just requires an incredibly creative and artistic mind. Most new genres are a combination of other genres (these genres don't have to be from the same media. Look how silent film combined itself with expressionism in the 1920s) we've seen musicians come up with strange combinations that could only be described as it's own genre (for example station to station by Bowie) so why shouldn't authors embrace the idea of creating a new genre. Though if an author is going to do this it's best off happening as an accident. Let your world, and your story , and your characters dictate your genre.
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Reply to Do you think it's still possible to create new genres? by DiagonallyStripedRat
Of course. It just requires an incredibly creative and artistic mind. Most new genres are a combination of other genres (these genres don't have to be from the same media. Look how silent film combined itself with expressionism in the 1920s) we've seen musicians come up with strange combinations that could only be described as it's own genre (for example station to station by Bowie) so why shouldn't authors embrace the idea of creating a new genre. Though if an author is going to do this it's best off happening as an accident. Let your world, and your story , and your characters dictate your genre.