tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post5189801756710892466..comments2024-03-18T09:25:56.836-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: Should a Writer Stick to only One Genre or Not?Edie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-34271584433759224212014-11-22T21:54:15.515-05:002014-11-22T21:54:15.515-05:00If I enjoy an author, I'll always give their b...If I enjoy an author, I'll always give their books a shot. Then again, my tastes are eclectic. Like you, I'm drawn to suspense. If a story contains that element, I'm right there. <br /><br />Dan's book sounds amazing! I'm hopping over to Amazon to check it out.<br /><br />At the moment, I'm finishing up a Christian Speculative Fiction/Futuristic trilogy. My next project is a more contemporary story. Since I'm a Seat-of-the-Pants writer, your guess is as good as mine where it will take me. :)<br /><br />Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-86050083909610839532014-11-19T18:43:16.208-05:002014-11-19T18:43:16.208-05:00This is so true, Lynette and Dan! I struggled with...This is so true, Lynette and Dan! I struggled with this question so much when I first started writing. Now, I'm hearing this from so many and it is sound advice. Appreciate your insight!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555114982961724400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-14138811331628944172014-11-19T16:47:40.724-05:002014-11-19T16:47:40.724-05:00Like others have said, it depends on the books. If...Like others have said, it depends on the books. If I like an author, I'll try them in the other genre and see. I plan to write in different genres as well.Traci Kriteshttp://www.tracikrites.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-79247646903638099952014-11-19T15:36:16.144-05:002014-11-19T15:36:16.144-05:00I'll definitely look at an author's books ...I'll definitely look at an author's books in a different genre if I love the author. As someone who writes a lot of different genres, I sure hope other readers would do the same! I like what Ane said above: readers expect certain things from their favorite authors' books, but those expectations are not necessarily related to a specific genre. Rachelle O'Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414561666549371254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-6002904230610137442014-11-19T10:31:04.000-05:002014-11-19T10:31:04.000-05:00If I like an author in one genre, I'll take a ...If I like an author in one genre, I'll take a look at what they write in another genre and if the first page grabs me, I'll read it. :-) I also write romantic suspense but I also write sweet romance.Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-88284386212532004692014-11-19T08:00:04.582-05:002014-11-19T08:00:04.582-05:00Hey all, I want to thank you for stopping by. I al...Hey all, I want to thank you for stopping by. I also forgot to include the info in the post about where you can buy Dan's books. <br /><br />When Night Comes is available on Amazon here: http://tinyurl.com/mlp9xwd<br />Barnes and Noble here:http://tinyurl.com/ksemzaa<br /><br />I know you'll love it if you get it. I finished reading it a few days ago and highly recommend it. :)Lynette Easonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166079619694862119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-36736927785143453422014-11-19T07:58:49.433-05:002014-11-19T07:58:49.433-05:00I think branding isn't so much about genre as ...I think branding isn't so much about genre as it is about what readers expect in your books. If there is always lets say a plucky heroine, food, a dog, some romance, and a boat in all your books, you can write in almost any genre and still give your readers what they expect. Your brand isn't a genre, it's what's IN your books. Susan May Warren has written both contemporary and historical and so have a numbe or others.<br /><br />I write women's fiction. I also have one I've been working on here and there that is set in 1929. It's still women's fiction about 4 unlikely women friends whoband together to get through. It could be set at any time and contains the things my readers like. <br /><br />So is it stil WF? Yes. It's jsut set in a different year. And (this surprised me) has a smell element of suspense. Southern-fried Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274634359952391833noreply@blogger.com