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I Have Many Muses Part-2

1/27/2012

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In a previous post I went over the fact that I have many muses, which provide me with a steady stream of writing ideas and as a result of this I never experience writer's block. However, I stated that this creates a big problem for me.

My problem is that, as a result of my muses, my writing is eclectic. It's all over the place, from romance to horror, from fiction to non-fiction, from fantasy to science fiction, from wholesome family stories to naughty stories. Thankfully I can pick and choose which stories to write and, of course, to publish. But if I were to restrict my writing to say only the Nell stories that many of you have loved reading in The Sun Zebra, I would not write much. The Nell stories are just a fraction of who I am, the rest of what I write is very different. And herein lies the problem.

The cardinal rule of this business is: writer, know thy reader. If you write wholesome family stories and your readers expect more of that, you cannot put out say a horror or erotica book. It would drive your readers away in droves. Well this is just the problem I have.

The stories in my book The Sun Zebra are about family and love. But I have stories about murder, mayhem, monsters, and ghosts. I have stories overflowing with sexuality, and stories with bleak "unhappy endings." I even have a collection of essay and poems! How am I supposed to publish all this without rubbing my readers the wrong way? Some people have suggested that I create a new alias for myself but that would just multiply the work I have to do, which is already far too much on top of my day job.

So I wanted to know about others in my situation. Are you an eclectic writer? If so how do you deal with publishing in several genres? Please leave a comment and let us know.

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Barbara Alfaro link
1/28/2012 12:04:29 pm

I loved "The Sun Zebra" but I also enjoyed reading many of your other darker works, whether poems or short stories. As "the experts" about publishing are so often so wrong, why not simply publish in the different genres, using your true name? Supposedly, because I have no name recognition, am not a household word, my memoir "Mirror Talk" would not sell. It is selling. Why let others "typecast" you - like a fine actor who has a gift for comedy but is only cast in tragic roles because that is what his audience is used to? Go your way, write your stories, and each kind will find its own readership. Audiences, whether sitting in a theater or reading a Kindle, are a lot more intelligent than "experts" realize; they won't be undone by variety.

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Rolando link
1/29/2012 06:20:16 am

Thanks for your comment Barbara. I guess I am going to have to do just that. I am eclectic and my readers will have to accept me the way I am.

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3/15/2012 06:35:09 pm

Thank you for sharing superb informations.

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