tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post712854829046357226..comments2024-02-02T23:22:33.356-08:00Comments on From Sarah, With Joy: Challenge: Write in the Genre You Could Never WriteSarah Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-54913825801229024382013-06-28T15:13:30.966-07:002013-06-28T15:13:30.966-07:00YA absolutely terrifies me the most.
When I decid...YA absolutely terrifies me the most.<br /><br />When I decided to start writing in 2006, everything was adult oriented which directly due to the fact that I had a lot of residual anger to get rid of.<br /><br />Once I decided to get serious about my writing in 2009, I felt most comfortable in writing adult fiction.<br /><br />The main reason why I can't/won't write YA is directly due to the fact that I'm purely incapable of reining in my thought process to make it palatable for that genre.<br /><br />The closest I've ever come to writing in that genre was a short story that I wrote in '07 that was published in '09 that dealt with the four seasons of a mountain compared to the four stages of life.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-74846716452786793782013-06-28T00:37:58.737-07:002013-06-28T00:37:58.737-07:00I didn't think I could write erotica until a w...I didn't think I could write erotica until a writing tutor challenged me to try. Now I KNOW I can't write it! I do think it's a good idea to try something different though, even if it's just as a quik break from our more usual style.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-26107560813725864352013-06-27T08:44:02.468-07:002013-06-27T08:44:02.468-07:00Fantasy or Science Fiction. I'm not good at co...Fantasy or Science Fiction. I'm not good at coming up with cool names for technologies, so sci-fy is scary. Fantasy is difficult because literally anything can happen, and I don't want the reader to be like "Well, why couldn't they just do this? It would make everything so much easier."Kyle Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567036917033549600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-33907940673083340832013-06-27T06:55:18.688-07:002013-06-27T06:55:18.688-07:00I think are stories are hard to write if you have ...I think are stories are hard to write if you have no experience of it apart from books and movies. Even then they tend to end up as either glamourising or being preachy.<br /><br />moodmooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-7411210008816574232013-06-26T23:59:00.619-07:002013-06-26T23:59:00.619-07:00Fantasy and science fiction. Too much world-buildi...Fantasy and science fiction. Too much world-building for a minimalist writer like myself! I wouldn't know where to begin.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-59270085160454810302013-06-26T22:26:03.004-07:002013-06-26T22:26:03.004-07:00I think that would be a great exercise!!! It would...I think that would be a great exercise!!! It would help us grow by doing what scares us - my favorite writing advice ever btw. Hmm... I may have to take you up on that idea!Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-57052508521277532972013-06-26T17:10:58.074-07:002013-06-26T17:10:58.074-07:00I think it would be difficult to write in a genre ...I think it would be difficult to write in a genre you know nothing about.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-15178404435030395272013-06-26T15:42:59.923-07:002013-06-26T15:42:59.923-07:00I couldn't write sappy romance or horror or pa...I couldn't write sappy romance or horror or paranormal stuff-- just too outside my zone of interest! Christian romance would be very difficult. I agree!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-17528711883654936882013-06-26T14:48:07.246-07:002013-06-26T14:48:07.246-07:00Great question, Sarah! For me, sci fi and horror. ...Great question, Sarah! For me, sci fi and horror. I don't think I'm clever enough to write sci fi and as one of your other commenters wrote, writing horror would scare me. Just thinking about it scares me!noelle44https://www.blogger.com/profile/00333648063604618407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-53744783945642213712013-06-26T14:40:50.466-07:002013-06-26T14:40:50.466-07:00Horror. I can't read it so I know I can't ...Horror. I can't read it so I know I can't write it.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-73506126583722931422013-06-26T12:58:48.309-07:002013-06-26T12:58:48.309-07:00Romance and Science Fiction kind of intimidate me....Romance and Science Fiction kind of intimidate me.<br /><br />Historical fiction, on the other hand, is one of my favorites. I love researching though :)<br /><br />I think writing short stories would be a great idea! It definitely pushes you out of your comfort zone and expand your horizons, creatively. Samantha Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370961661054617338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-73246719795901568802013-06-26T12:25:08.175-07:002013-06-26T12:25:08.175-07:00I'm a genre hopper. My first MS was contempora...I'm a genre hopper. My first MS was contemporary, then I went to Sci fi. The latest is a fairy tale retell. I learn so much each time I switch. Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-42430939805548674722013-06-26T10:43:53.936-07:002013-06-26T10:43:53.936-07:00My challenge to write is horror. I end up scaring ...My challenge to write is horror. I end up scaring myself. So I stick with non-scary paranormal, but thrilling.<br /><br />Hugs and chocolate,<br />Shellyshellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-47596093766984462172013-06-26T07:09:59.428-07:002013-06-26T07:09:59.428-07:00Literary fiction would intimidate me the most. Alt...Literary fiction would intimidate me the most. Although I'm all about characters, I'm also a lot about plot too. And I'm with you on the research involved for historical fiction. I'd love to write it one of these days when I'm making enough money to do the research involved to write the historical novels.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-81101940127113203752013-06-26T04:41:34.504-07:002013-06-26T04:41:34.504-07:00I think Christian Romance would intimidate me, as ...I think Christian Romance would intimidate me, as well. I'm very spiritual, but not strictly religious, and I'd be so afraid of causing offence by not portraying characters correctly.<br /><br />I'd also be nervous trying to write erotica, because I'm sure I'd be really embarrassed to think of friends and family reading it.Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.com