Choose a Genre or Not?

When I started self publishing in 2011,,,,,it was all about Branding. I thought I was a Christian Writer....then the Walking Dead appeared on tv and I wrote a short Zombie Story Zombie Zoo Which got a 5 star review. I sold a copy within 24 hours of publishing. So without thinking I switched from Christian Writer to Zombie Writer. I believe in GOD and the Bible, but I went where the money was. I started selling books everyday. I knew this was it. I wrote five short stories of Zombie Zoo. I then started the series Me Vs Zombies

Welcome To Zombie Zoo

Me VS Zombies Series

I thought I had everything figured out. I was a Zombie writer. I was selling books and receiving royality checks and life was good.

As one gets older, life changes. I was not burned out writing Zombie Stories, but a family member got sick and my writing time was no longer. I continued to write,but then other ideas came to mind. I wanted to write a book series on the beach, like a good beach read. I wrote a few non-fiction books on me being sexually abused by my grandfather. My mind was racing with ideas. Stories plotted, stories started.

So the question is: Should one stick to one genre or write whatever one wants to write?

At one time I would say is keep to one genre. Now I am saying write what your heart tells you to write. You are the only one that can write your stories. No one else can write what you write.

That is exactly what I am doing this year. I am writing what I want to write. I am writing from the heart.

The Series The Way is a 4 Book Series that I am writing.

This is set at the last days, Before Jesus comes, before the Rapture. I have the rough draft complete and working on the rewrite. Yes it will be under the Christian Genre, but also it will be under Romance and Suspense

So when choosing a genre, books are crossing genres, So I am not thinking just one genre I am thinking of how to cross over the series into other genres.

Think outside of the box when choosing your genre

With Self-Publishing there are no rules. Write what you want. Publish what you want. You have only yourself to answer to.

So what is your genre? Let me know in the comment section

Writing When Sick

I didn't feel good the last two days. I slept a lot, but I was still thinking about my writing. I did sit on the couch with my laptop and did some writing, though that I know that I need to do rewrite, but I did write. Today I feel better and hopefully I will get more pages into the computer. I started the rewrite of a novel that has been rejected 20 times and I will get it back on the market. So that I it. I am going to start writing and get this done. What are you working on??? This is a new year.....New Beginning. Let us follow our dream together check out my other blog: http://iamwalkingwithgod.blogspot.com/ Write Something Today

WRITER'S UPDATE: REWRITES

SO FAR THIS MONH...I HAVE WRITTEN 65 PAGES.... NOW TODAY....I AM GOING TO WRITE THOSE 65 PAGES WHY? I DON'T LIKE THE HOW THE BOOK STARTS I HAVE REWRITTEN THE BEGINNING...LIKE AT LEAST 4 TIMES.....SO HERE GOES #5 THIS IS WHY MY BOOK IS NOT PROGRESSING I KNOW I SHOULD KEEPING WRITING TO THE END....AND NOT REWRITE... BUT EACH TIME I WRITE THE NEW BEGINNING...I THINK THIS IS THE ONE SO TODAY IS OCTOBER 10TH. STARTING REWRITE #5 WISH ME LUCK

Don't Be Scammed

This is my number one pet peeve on being self published. There are people, website, and courses out there, that want your money. THINK BEFORE YOU SPEND! There are websites out there that will charge you for services that you can learn to do yourself. If you don't want to learn these things that is fine, pay for it. But if the reason that you are paying for services is because you don't t think you can, you are totally wrong. I have said this before and I am saying it again. I knew nothing when I started in 2011, I had a computer. I had no idea how to send a file via e-mail. I had no idea what to do one I got the file back from the formatter. How do I get it uploaded on Amazon. I had no idea that I had more than one drive on the computer. I downloaded a file and had no idea where it went. If you are thinking that you can not learn this. I am proof you can learn if you set your mind to it and are willing to learn. Don't...

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