How difficult have you found it to do something different than usual? ie: going from first person to third; research; selecting names; contemporary to steampunk; subgenres; subplots. What do you do different from one story to the next? I write contemporary romance but I've been reading a lot of paranormal romance and thought I would take a shot at it and I'm finding world building outside of my skill set. Anyone else have a problem jumping genres?
Kenneth R2012-02-16T06:34:50Z
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Various genres feed one another. I've written for the stage, screen, radio, and page, both fiction and non-fiction. Each genre has its specialty; the challenge is to discover that special component and strive to grasp it. For instance, screen writing requires the royal "we" related to what is seen and the present tense. By writing for the screen, one can quickly learn a tactic that can be applied to narrative fiction: a different sense of time and a rarely used voice. Writing for radio is especially helpful for the author of fiction: the emphasis is exclusively on the ear, what is heard and subsequently felt. Writing to affect a reader's emotional response while using only the ear as a resource is challenging, but well worth the effort. Playwriting is helpful to the fiction writer as the emphasis is placed on dialogue. Many writers of fiction have problems with dialogue because it is direct and immediate action: what is said reflects what a character is thinking, and thought is action. By focusing on dialogue in one genre, the writer can secure greater confidence in writing dialogue in fiction. Go forth and prosper. Writers have no cause to be "type cast."
I don't really have a usual genre. I like to switch genres after each story usually. I've written a few alternate universe fantasies, and a few murder mystery/crime novels. And I just finished my first urban fantasy. It is a little difficult trying out different genres, but it's also refreshing and exciting. Normally I always write in third person, but I recently tried first. I found I enjoy it well enough, but still prefer third. I do a lot differently in different stories, especially the different genres.
I don't have a problem jumping genres, but I do have certain genres I just don't do well with. Any sort of romance or realistic fiction, just really don't work out for me.
My usual genre is Horror/Supernatural and Omniscent narrator. I've written a few historical and criminal stories, and even fewer with First person narrator. The thing about Historical and Criminal is that you have to research a lot - even more than Horror and Supernatural, among others - so it makes it slightly more challenging. Now, omniscent and first-person narrators are very different. In omniscent, you get to know EVERY emotion being emitted by all the chracters, while the first-person centers on the main character's thoughts rather than everyone. Personally, I find it hard to write first-person.
Overall, yes, I have written outside my comfort zone.
My personal favourite genre to right is fantasy romance but I'm trying to step out of that cliche and go for 1800s romance as there are hardly any left and they're great! I also like mystery and I have an idea for a detective/super agent novel.
so yes, I do and it is helpful!
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