The notion of authors having a style has been criticized for many reasons, one of those being the singularity of style in each literary work. I suggest approaching this from a different perspective, and analyzing the author’s work from the point of view of genetics and the different drafts of a manuscript (which writers have considered valuable since the early 19th century).= I propose the idea of a genetic style, understood as a singular rhythm of production and signature of a literary work. Genetic style includes how the work is made, manners of writing, and the time necessary to generate the work, all of which combine to form a unique style relative to the writing of the work.