Posts Tagged ‘genre’
Should You Write in Multiple Genres?
A while back, I had the opportunity to attend the Northwestern Christian Writers Conference (virtually, thanks to COVID-19). In one of the panels, another writer asked a relatively innocent question: Is it okay to write in multiple genres as an author? When sticking to one genre makes sense The host of the panel had a…
Read MoreWhy Classifying Books By Genre Needs to Die
If you go to agent or publisher websites, a common call is for writers to create something entirely fresh, something that doesn’t fit the usual molds. But even with those statements, I’m not at all convinced that the publishing world or general public has abandoned genre classifications as much as agencies and houses would have…
Read MoreShould You Specialize As a Writer?
Finding writing work often is a challenging task. But as you’re looking for jobs, you’ll realize that you can either specialize in one area or take more of a jack-of-all trades approach. Is one any better than the other, and do you have to choose between them? Why it’s awesome to specialize One big advantage…
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