Classification Types
ADR’s specialized term for type of Original content that can be a novel, one shot, short story, an immersive serial, or any creative content you create on ADR.
A work written in traditional book format.
A novel is most characterized by its structured chapters and strong narrative. While works of other categories may also share this value, novels will also generally have a focused story with a beginning and end planned by the author, where each scene has a heavy contribution to the main plot or protagonist’s development. These works can be standalone or within a series, but the particular circumstance of a novel should start and end in itself.
Overall, a novel is often associated with an author’s way of telling their perspective on the real world and human nature, whether this is done consciously or subconsciously.
A long, ongoing work updated in regular installments.
A serial work may be episodic in nature and have a greater fixation on its world, its characters, or the work’s unique premise that novels would generally not delve into. Instead of introducing a unique narrative or discussing a specific topic through coded words and events, a serial work would revolve around a general theme or story.
Serial works are most characterized by their numerous chapters.
Chapters are parts or pieces of a story.
A work that generally starts and ends in a single chapter.
One-Shots can be independent or dependent on an already existing work of art. They are usually brief and focused on a single sentiment that the author wishes to express.
Sometimes one-shots are written as character studies or world-building snapshots that benefit a writer’s writing process
An academic paper on a specific subject.
An essay is a short paper that uses research and academic anecdotes to make an overall statement. More than just a persuasion piece, essays allow readers to get a wider perspective on a subject and insight into how to form an opinion based on them.
NOTE: ADR cannot completely guarantee for the reliability of resources used in these works. It is recommended that the user pursues these subjects themselves should an essay pique their interest, and not leave their interest at the essay in question.
A work in the public domain.
A classic is a work whose author has been deceased for more than 70 years and can provide a real time perspective on a specific period.
These works range from essays to fables, famed period pieces to controversial history anecdotes. Due to the passage of time, the language in these works can be more difficult to understand and insensitive compared to today’s standards, but such difference is important to acknowledge when examining the never-ending progression of humanity.
Classics are provided “as is” so as to preserve historical accuracy. It is up to the reader to decide how to interpret these works today.
An Immersive is a type of Original content story that invites users to interact with every aspect of its narrative, from branching stories to choose your own adventures, or even multi-media chapters.
Ratings
Suitable for all ages. They may contain some mild violence, but nothing graphic or disturbing.
May contain some more intense violence, as well as some mild language and suggestive themes.
May contain gristly intense violence, as well as more explicit language and sexual content.
Works that are restricted to audiences aged 17 and over without an accompanying parent or adult guardian. They may contain graphic violence, sex, drug use, and strong language.
Genres
Fast-paced story with battle sequences and dire situations.
The action genre is full of heart-pounding scenes, an emphasis on violence, and straightforward characters with clear motives.
Schemes and betrayals may be revealed along the way, but for the most part, action stories are addictive and easy to follow.
An epic story where the protagonist(s) strive to complete an impossible task, often times, within a limited amount of time.
Adventure stories usually involve a wide cast of characters as well as many twists and turns.
The protagonist(s) are often sent off on a journey to complete a task in order to save the world or something of equal stake.
A work of fiction meant to incite laughter.
Comedy works may include eccentric characters, ridiculous scenarios, or silly dialogue.
Many comedic works are also considered to be satire, taking a serious topic and spinning it on its head.
A work that uses fundamentally Eastern (Asian) concepts as its basis.
The Eastern genre is a wide umbrella used to indicate whether a work follows Eastern precepts/culture in a way that would leave Western readers lost without prior knowledge.
To name a few, these precepts may come from Hindu, Shinto, or Taoist lore. The mythical beasts and world setting norms directly reflect the culture of specific regions in Asia depending on the setting.
Eastern trends and subgenres in media may also be included under this umbrella such as system novels, infinite flow, or evolutionary apocalypse settings.
NOTE: The continent of Asia is immensely vast and full of innumerable communities and cultures. One story labeled as Eastern does not represent the entire continent just as one romance novel cannot represent the whole of human intimacy.
Works that do not adhere to science, usually based off of mythology and magic systems.
Fantasy stories take note of reality but also add a fantastical spin. While most are inspired or take place in popular mythology or folklore, some fantasy stories are built solely off of the writer’s imagination, and thus present a world that is completely new and inventive.
A fictional story that typically takes place in a past event of history.
Historical Fiction stories take place during a specific known event in history or simply uses the society of a specific time period as its setting.
Stories under this genre usually indicate that the writer has spent much time and effort in researching the time period of choice.
Works written with the intention to disturb or terrify.
Horror has many different subgenres and means for authors to torture their readers, but the overall goal is to leaving a lasting fear of the theoretical.
It is a speculative fiction that keeps one dreading and reading to see what happens next. Characters of this story type may experience gruesome events or have brutally traumatic backstories.
A heavy story with multiple layers that younger readers may find difficult to unpack due to inexperience.
Mature stories are rarely clear in their morals and often walk through the vicissitudes of life, leaving much to be contemplated.
They often poke at the question of purpose and meaning in life, depicting the confusing haze of events that one may face in their lifetime.
These stories are not fully philosophical, but they most often represent the human desire to simply be.
A story that greatly revolves around romantic relationships.<br/> <br/>
Romance is a popular genre of fiction that focuses on the development of a romantic relationship between people. <br/> <br/>They typically have an idyllic ending, with the characters overcoming any obstacles to their relationship and finding lasting love.
A story that revolves around a puzzling circumstance.
The mystery genre is most commonly associated with crime and detective tales, but the most striking characteristic of a mystery novel is the major mystery or circumstance that remains unsolved until the very end of the story.
A work that is based on real events and real people.
Non-Fiction stories may range from biographies with paraphrased interviews to blogs written on the fly. They may detail a specific event in history through the various accounts of different participants/witnesses compiled into a readable format by the author.
In all, these works are sure to include real people and real events.
A work that is based off a preexisting work or brand not related to the author.
This genre is essentially fan-fiction written in a way that is transformative enough to represent its own story, even if the characters/settings are of a different creator.
These stories should be ones that the original creators could not write or think of due to various reasons.
Speculative work based around scientific and futuristic concepts.
Sci-Fi is deeply rooted in scientific theory and speculative elements based on the current projection of technology.
The story may revolve around these elements, but the main appeal of Sci-Fi lies in its imaginative settings.
A work that revolves around supernatural creatures or events happening in the real world.
The supernatural genre goes against naturalist themes and presents a speculative form of fiction. It often involves deities, demons, spirits, and superhuman feats.
The biggest tell of a work under the supernatural genre is that it takes place in a world where there are still “normal”, non-supernatural entities.
This is the default copyright status where the creator retains all the rights provided by copyright law, such as distribution, reproduction, and adaptation. Others cannot use the work without explicit permission from the creator.
Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and can be used by anyone for any purpose without needing permission. This typically includes works for which the copyright has expired or works that the creator has explicitly relinquished into the public domain.
A set of free licenses that enable creators to grant some rights to the public while retaining others. These licenses help creators share their work with specific conditions.
This Creative Commons license allows others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the work, even commercially, as long as they credit the original creation. It’s the most accommodating of licenses offered.
This license allows others to remix, adapt, and build upon the work even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit the creator and license their new creations under the identical terms. All new works based on yours will carry the same license, so any derivatives will also allow commercial use.
This license lets others remix, adapt, and build upon the work non-commercially. Their new works must also acknowledge the creator and be non-commercial, but they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms.
This license allows others to copy, distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies of the work, not derivative works based on it. They must credit the creator but cannot change the work in any way.
A legal doctrine that allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the rights holders for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. It’s a flexible concept and determined on a case-by-case basis.
A general method for making a program (or other work) free, and requiring all modified and extended versions of the program to be free as well. It ensures that every user has the freedom to use, modify, and distribute both the original and modified versions of the work.
A publishing model that enables the free online access to scholarly research. This typically involves making research articles available without cost to readers, often through licensing terms that allow reuse and redistribution with proper attribution.