[Teatime]

Interesting to read this thread. Thinking about me specifically, maybe I gave the wrong impression when I said I wanted to try different genres - I don't mean I plan to write a crime novel after this current one. But I would say my work is far more influenced by the 'weirdness' of someone like Kazuo Ishiguro, who merges literary and sci fi, rather than, say, George R R Martin.
While I'm not saying that I've succeeded, that's certainly what I've tried to do with my first novel - it is undeniably sci fi (set in the future for a start!), but that is essentially because I felt that was the best place to say what I want to say. It is possible - maybe even likely - that my next novel will tone down the sci fi elements, keep the 'weirdness' elements, and keep the 'literary' elements as well.

So - there ARE consistencies, I just have a problem of classifying, I think!

Incidentally - to anyone, but John in particular - would you classify Kazuo Ishiguro as a sci-fi writer?
What about someone like Russell Hoborn (the person behind Ridley Walker)?

Thanks