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Oh, Great! As though I don't have enough catalog work to do! Now I get to go fix MORE genre tags..... Speaking of shooting in the other foot, one time I recommended Martin's PS Longer Letter Later, making a comment about it being Epistolary Fiction. Couple of days on, she is back. And taking me to task because I don't have anything else like it! Yup, on the screen is Epistolary and one hit..... Robert Eiffert, Librarian Pacific Middle School, Vancouver WA Pac.egreen.wednet.edu/library Beiffert at egreen wednet edu Beiffert at Comcast net Amanda Credaro wrote: <snip> my guess is the correct term > would be Historical Metafiction . metafiction being (literally) "fiction > about fiction", so if there's a 'found manuscript' in the plot, then perhaps > the Historical is an appropriate appellation? But this would depend if the > author's "claims to be publishing" were from within the context of the > written work, or external to the work. In which case the correct term would > be Fraud :-) -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------