CupcakeNinja
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So yeah. How hard do you think it would be?
I ask because I'm reading a webtoon right now about a mediocre author who finds some dead author's things in a box and can suddenly write a lot better. In the current scene, he's talking to some arrogant piece of shit former classmate of his and the guy is saying, "you're a fantasy author, but how hard can it be? Its fantasy, its not like you have to think too deeply about it."
The MC replies, "How do you know when you haven't written fantasy before?"
Granted, writing fantasy IS easy. Compared to other genres, that is. Why? Because you can basically write anything you want. The laws of physics itself can be your bitch. Thats not to say the story is going to be good, as this isn't the only factor. But fantasy is probably among the easist genres to write simply because of how much freedom it gives you.
And of course, some people will find writing fantasy hard, but still.
Now, that aside, i feel like i could write most any genre DECENTLY well as long as i take it seriously instead of fucking around like i usually do for my more comedy-centric stories. They may not be great, or even very good, but they'd be stone-cold decent if nothing else.
Romance/erotica? Action/Adventure? Sci-fi? Historical fiction? I feel like i can do any of those so long as i actually do a bit of research to support then, especially for the historical ones. And i already write stories with several of these aspects. They aren't pure romance, or action, but yeah.
The only genres i feel would be very challenging to me right now? Detective/mystery and suspense/horror. And even then, mainly the detective stuff because I never read those types of stories. But hell, even I've read Goosebumps before. So while those are more for kids, i think i can get the hang of it if i read more horror. But Detective works i think would be hard no matter what cuz that requires so much thought if its an adult-oriented series and i just dont like to do that. Think
So anyway, yeah. How hard do YOU guys think it would be to write outside your main genres? Have you tried? What was your experience?
I ask because I'm reading a webtoon right now about a mediocre author who finds some dead author's things in a box and can suddenly write a lot better. In the current scene, he's talking to some arrogant piece of shit former classmate of his and the guy is saying, "you're a fantasy author, but how hard can it be? Its fantasy, its not like you have to think too deeply about it."
The MC replies, "How do you know when you haven't written fantasy before?"
Granted, writing fantasy IS easy. Compared to other genres, that is. Why? Because you can basically write anything you want. The laws of physics itself can be your bitch. Thats not to say the story is going to be good, as this isn't the only factor. But fantasy is probably among the easist genres to write simply because of how much freedom it gives you.
And of course, some people will find writing fantasy hard, but still.
Now, that aside, i feel like i could write most any genre DECENTLY well as long as i take it seriously instead of fucking around like i usually do for my more comedy-centric stories. They may not be great, or even very good, but they'd be stone-cold decent if nothing else.
Romance/erotica? Action/Adventure? Sci-fi? Historical fiction? I feel like i can do any of those so long as i actually do a bit of research to support then, especially for the historical ones. And i already write stories with several of these aspects. They aren't pure romance, or action, but yeah.
The only genres i feel would be very challenging to me right now? Detective/mystery and suspense/horror. And even then, mainly the detective stuff because I never read those types of stories. But hell, even I've read Goosebumps before. So while those are more for kids, i think i can get the hang of it if i read more horror. But Detective works i think would be hard no matter what cuz that requires so much thought if its an adult-oriented series and i just dont like to do that. Think
So anyway, yeah. How hard do YOU guys think it would be to write outside your main genres? Have you tried? What was your experience?