Someone once said, and has now been quoted endlessly, that
“variety is the spice of life.” That may be true, but sometimes one can have a
bit too much spice in the dish and muddle the flavors. Variety, to the writer,
can be a double-edged sword.
Most writers excel at a particular type of story but that
doesn’t mean they don’t yearn to expand into other genres. As Rayne Forrest, I
write contemporary romance, romance set in the near future, and sci-fi romance.
Yes, I touched the fringes of the paranormal with A Hidden Heaven, but I don’t
go there often. At least not yet. I think I’d like to visit the genre. My alter ego did quite well with the Sundown saga.
So here’s a question I ponder. How much variety is just
enough? How much variety is too much? One of the accepted rules of writing is
if you want to write in a variety of genres, you need more than one pen name.
I certainly agree with this IF you want to write traditional
heterosexual romance AND gay romance AND something like inspirational stories.
Some things don’t mix well. That could be just a wee bit too much variety. And since I write both het and m/m, it's under different names using something we writers call "branding."
It's enough variety to keep the creative needs of this writer happy.
It's enough variety to keep the creative needs of this writer happy.
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