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Thomas replied to the topic Is there such a thing as a "generic plot" ? in the forum Plotting 7 years, 11 months ago
In order to know if something is generic, we need to first know what the word means. We live in the Internet age, so that’s not hard to figure out.
Generic adv: a characteristic relating to a class or group of things; not specific.
Okay, maybe “generic” isn’t the right word. Fantasy is a class or group. So is Sci-Fi and stuff like that. The noun “generic” is probably what you’re looking for.
A consumer product having no brand name or registered trademark.
You’ve probably had a generic product before. Same thing, different name.
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