Do you take time to make sure you're writing stories in the right genre that best suit your talents?
I ask this because I'll see people post ideas that are more drama by nature -- but then they tend to be funny in posts and other ways. Or vice versa, write comedy and it's clear maybe they should be writing drama because that's how it reads on the page.
What I'm getting at is that I think sometimes we get stuck. We either love horror or sci-fi or action or comedy and start writing it. And we may continue doing that for years and years w/o success... and at any point.. did we stop and consider -- wait maybe my best talents are in another genre?
I like comedy. I've gotten positive feedback writing it, so I keep doing it. But irony my favorite genre is horror overall in films -- I wrote a few -- and so far I'm just not very good at writing them even if I can tell you what a good one is. I think it's because I want to add comedy to everything -- so I end up writing a horror/comedy.
Just something to consider if you've been stuck for 5-10 years with no success. Maybe the genre you think you are good at is the reason you're not getting to that next level. Maybe you would be a great thriller writer, but someone told you when you were 22 how funny you are....
I ask this because I'll see people post ideas that are more drama by nature -- but then they tend to be funny in posts and other ways. Or vice versa, write comedy and it's clear maybe they should be writing drama because that's how it reads on the page.
What I'm getting at is that I think sometimes we get stuck. We either love horror or sci-fi or action or comedy and start writing it. And we may continue doing that for years and years w/o success... and at any point.. did we stop and consider -- wait maybe my best talents are in another genre?
I like comedy. I've gotten positive feedback writing it, so I keep doing it. But irony my favorite genre is horror overall in films -- I wrote a few -- and so far I'm just not very good at writing them even if I can tell you what a good one is. I think it's because I want to add comedy to everything -- so I end up writing a horror/comedy.
Just something to consider if you've been stuck for 5-10 years with no success. Maybe the genre you think you are good at is the reason you're not getting to that next level. Maybe you would be a great thriller writer, but someone told you when you were 22 how funny you are....
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