Biting Off More Than You Can Chew? A Lesson For Writers.

Writers who enjoy their profession love to find new genres to branch out into. Fictional writers who dive deep into the world of non-fiction often find the path far more rocky than expected.

The same holds for non-fictional, technical, and poetry writers. Every writer wants to expand their horizon and avoid becoming stuck in the same category. Does this decision to branch out positively or negatively affect your writing style? Are you at the point of becoming a jack of all “writing” or a master at none?

Changing genres is more about growing beyond your current border and expanding into uncharted waters, hoping to create your next masterpiece. Many successful writers have made content in several genres without affecting their style within their original “playing field.”

Having written fiction, romance, suspense, and history, drifting over to the non-fictional became more challenging than expected. Within the mythical realm, I can create any character, any plot, on any far land I developed within my mind. My appeal to the readers who follow my work is their ability to connect to my fictional storytelling while enjoying the material. Non-fictional readers look for this genre for self-help, research, to increase their knowledge in the workforce, or to better understand the public.

Readers will not seek a fictional novel for scientific research or to understand the modern trends around the next-generation retail experience.

The decision to cross over from one writer style to another prompts us to rationalize why we are leaving our swimming lane. Will this decision alter our ability to write better fiction, or will this choice enhance our ability to write beyond our current capacity?

I often use the chocolate analogy to explain my point better. Most everyone loves chocolate. However, like a bookstore, chocolate has several flavors: dark, milk, and white, and many of these incredible pieces of joy come with almonds, nuts, and coconut. Finding the correct chocolate is a search similar to scanning the shelves at the bookstores. Chocolate creators often become masters of a specific blend of chocolate that appeals to a wide range of eaters. Yet, when a chocolate creator changes their brand or releases a new product with mixed results, many impact will this decision on their overall brand and product sales?

Deciding to jump into another genre may cause a “Biting off more than you can chew” dilemma instead of enjoying the proven creation your readers expect from you. Ultimately, there is no real good or bad decision here; enjoy the beautiful of “writing” with every bite :)

Love,

John

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