Writing Poll: Crossing Genres

6 comments:

  1. Four manuscripts in and I think I'm pretty much stuck in space opera.

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  2. I've written non-fiction about gaming, historical fiction about the California missions, a YA fantasy with a scifi backplot, a Cold War novel set in Vienna, a terrorist attack on the Las Vegas Strip, a genre non-specific about a war hero suffering PTSD treated using Native American medicines, and my wip is the story of a heroic California historical figure.

    They key is not to worry about the genre! It's worrying about telling the story.

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  3. the easy part for me is sci fi and fantasy are considered very similar, though they really aren't... i just have to build up my series, then i will have 2 groups of fans, right? ha!

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  4. It's great that most of the authors in your poll write different genres. I'm looking forward to experimenting with some different genres once I finish my series. One book to go!

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  5. Oh, I got here too late to vote in the poll! But yes, I do write in multiple genres, and I agree that I'll cross that bridge when I come to it with regard to potential publishing/readership issues. I have several favorite authors who write in different genres and it's never bothered me personally, if I enjoy their writing.

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  6. I think the few times I followed an author across a genre jump, I was a little unsettled by it. But, unsettled can be a good thing too.

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