ABSTRACT
You will very quickly decide what genre or style of story you're reading. Is it a comedy? Drama? Dramedy? Is it a genre film—horror, cops, even a Western? Is it sui generis: something that is its own thing, perhaps an original work of art? You will react differently, and you want the audience to react differently, too. You may want to clue them in from the very beginning with a particular look in the lighting or the framing.
