tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post8736129149486430393..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: ABC's of Writing - (I)nvent Your Own VoiceScott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-86887933892667001172012-10-26T06:19:58.876-07:002012-10-26T06:19:58.876-07:00Cynthia,
What we do find is that we do write thing...Cynthia,<br />What we do find is that we do write things we like to read. Now with that said, it might not be the specific genre, but the type of writing. For example, I like reading historicals, but that doesn't mean I am good at writing them. What I like about historicals though applies to the level or writing I like and do. I write with a lot of layer and depth that you would normally find in historicals.<br />In terms of your second question, the issue is not the quantity of genres but the quality. When you see writers able to move into other genres, they are often bringing the skills they have from one into another. Personally, a great example of this is Lisa Kleypas. Her historicals are great and then she moves into contemporary bringing that same depth and world building.<br />Scott Eaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-51255108924819568322012-10-25T21:39:29.401-07:002012-10-25T21:39:29.401-07:00This 'ABC' is interesting to read. I wond...This 'ABC' is interesting to read. I wonder do you find that writers tend to write what they like to read themselves? I couldn't imagine writing horror, vampires, erotica or true crime and I don't choose these books when I read myself. But then I wonder if this makes me like the actors (Arnold Schwartzenegger comes to mind) who play the same or similar roles. They may play it well but each one is a reprise of the last. Should a truly talented writer be able to write different genres successfully? Many different genres?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com