Before I sit down to post, I read through all the posts that have gone before me. Yes, I know, I should cruise by every day to look, but honestly, I’d never get any work done that way!
Instead, I find myself always trying to write a ‘week in review’. This week, there’s no pressure, as Lori’s post from yesterday was a culmination of everything to come before.
But now. What do I write? something…new? Unrelated to something else entirely?
You got it folks, I’m no longer talking about just the blog here. I’ve written no less than four books in the past few months that all tie into the same worldbuilding. (And the one I started writing that DIDN’T tie in, I made sure didn’t contradict the worldbuilding, because it was ‘close enough’ to confuse readers. And myself.)
But now, I have to go beyond that worldbuilding scheme and write something entirely new. (pushing my comfort zone. pushing my wordcount. pushing myself.) I’m taking the plunge and working on The Single Title. Two of them, in fact. (Because I can’t narrow down my choices any more than that.)
And I’m looking at my options, and I’m looking at Lori’s post from yesterday and realising I can write whatever I want. Whatever genre, whatever character. And I’m thinking of branching out from my nice safe haven of Fantasy books into the weird unknown of: Science Fantasy.
ok, so I’m taking babysteps 
Want an example of science fantasy? StarWars. I never would have thought of it, either, but there it is. The Force, good v. evil, saving the world, even the epic journey…fantasy elements. But with light sabres, which are pretty freaking cool, and space travel.
And I’ve taken baby steps with the blogpost, too. I still managed to tie into the earlier posts while making myself something new. Hopefully it works well both here and in the Single Title
My question for today:
What do you think about writers who branch out? Does it annoy you when a writer you’ve grown to love in one genre reaches into another? Or does their writing trump all? Y’know, in case I take another babystep and go from fantasy–science-fantasy to maybe…futuristics?
February 9th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
You know, from an epublished author, I’m fine with whatever they do. Because I expect it here. In NY not so much.
I’m doing a sci fi right now, not funny at all, not my style, and I totally wonder what everyone will think.
February 9th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
Yay futuristics! I don’t mind people branching out, even in print. I know other people do but to each their own.
February 10th, 2007 at 1:16 am
I don’t mind the branching out either. That’s what made me read paranormal in the first place because a fav author wrote one. I think it’s cool to stretch the imagination!
February 12th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
I like authors who switch it up and aren’t one note wonders.