I'm currently finishing a futuristic, after selling my paranormal novella to Lyrical Press.
It got me to thinking.
I write several different subgenres. I like (make that love) my paranormals and that's my primary genre.
But there are times when I write something else. Like my futuristics, which have always been a love of mine. I also have the odd fantasy romance sitting on my drive. Another love of mine.
I just like to spin a good yarn, you see. Genre? Who cares. Seriously.
Of course, most authors are neatly pigeonholed into a specific genre. Frankly, I don't want to get shoved into a niche and end up "having to" write in that niche all the time.
No thanks. It's not how my mind works.
Sometimes a vampire will make an appearance, or an angel, a werewolf, a ghost… other times it'll be an alien, a fairy, or an elf.
I'm hoping people will like "Howl" when it's released, but I'm also hoping I can sell "Kamil's Legacy", my futuristic, and that people who liked "Howl" will also like my futuristics — because they like the way I write.
What about you? Do you stick with one genre? Do you diversify? Do you write mainstream one minute, and off the wall space opera the next?
I'd love to know, because surely I'm not the only one who writes in different subgenres.












Off the wall space opera…lol. Nope, none of those yet. But I tend to genre hop too. I think once I find my nitch I'll stick closer to one genre, but still dabble in others. Still pretty new to writing I've dipped my toes into several genres just to see what sparks and what fizzles.
Hope you had a great summer.
On a personal note, I've missed dropping by this summer. But with the kids heading back to school hopefully my stops will be able to be more frequent.