Thread: Do you write in your favourite genres?
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Old 01-17-2011, 08:23 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by kcmay View Post
If I were to try to write, say, paranormal romance, I would utterly fail because I have no passion for the genre.
I just tried doing exactly that. Paranormal romance is the big thing nowadays and I thought that writing a free short story would be a good way to gain new readers.

The problem is, it just didn't interest me. I thought of various ideas and started to write down a few paragraphs, but there was no passion in it for me as you say. I was forcing myself to write.

I went back to my fantasy book and the words started flowing again. At this point, I think having some interest in the genre is vital. It was an interesting experiment though.
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