Explore a New Genre of Writing
Whether you’re a novice or seasoned writer, exploring a new genre is a smart thing to do. If you like picture books, horror stories, poetry, or romance novels you’re in great company, but stepping outside of your comfort zone has some great benefits. There’s a whole world of options waiting for you!
Stretch Your Creative Muscles
I have a (rather pathetic) two years of middle school basketball experience under my belt. Our team was really good! I was not. But when we trained, we didn’t just play basketball. We ran for miles to build endurance. We did speed drills. We jumped rope.
Jumping rope didn’t make me an excellent jump-roper, but it made me lighter of my feet to catch a rebound. Speed drills didn’t make me a sprinter, but I got to the end of the court fast. You get the point. Reading Skippyjon Jones may not make you a children’s book author, but it will make you laugh – and humor is a powerful component in writing.
As a writer, exploring different genres can help you discover talents and interests you didn’t know you had. You’ll also learn something new that you can take into your own work! I’ve always loved poetry, and kidlit. Well, this weekend I picked up a thriller just to shake things up.
New Genres Create New Opportunities
If you want to try something new and don’t know where to start, flash fiction is a fun area to jump in. There’s a lot of opportunities to compete and share your work! I highly recommend WOW – Women On Writing for the ladies out there. The genre is up to you! You won’t know where the road goes until you start to walk down it. Or jump rope down it. Or sprint.
Until next time,
Invent your story
