I was more interested in people writing outside of preferred/favourite genres rather than people writing in genres they've never read before.
In the example I gave, I've read many books of a more general fiction genre. However, I tend to gravitate towards Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror.
But I take your point, reading in a particular genre does allow you to understand its form better, so that you can follow or break the "rules" in a deliberate manner.
Regards
Caleb
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