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Switching genres

Young Adult From Middle-Grade Bestseller to Young Adult Debut

Bestselling middle-grade author Megan E. Freeman shares her writing process of going from middle-grade bestseller to young adult debut.

Megan E. Freeman

Writing Techniques 5 Ways Poetry Influenced My Debut Novel Talya Jankovits

Memoir What Filmmaking Couldn’t Teach Me About Writing Memoir Larkin McPhee

Science Fiction/Fantasy Finding Common Ground Between Nature Writing and Fantasy Fiction Jarod K. Anderson

Writing Techniques The Muse Who Wouldn’t Pick a Lane: Writing Across Genres Michelle M. Pillow

Writing Techniques Tension, Twists, and Happily Ever Afters: 5 Things I Learned in Switching Genres Kathleen Barber

Romance From Historical Romance to Contemporary Fiction: Reinventing Your Writing Career Without Losing Readers Julia London

Genre How to Write in Different Genres Jennifer Chen

Be Inspired The WD Interview: Chuck Wendig Kristin Owens

Write Better Fiction Shelley Noble: On Writing in a New Genre Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Inaccurate Genre Labels Amy Jones

Write Better Fiction When You Outgrow Your Genre: Tips From a Romance-Turned-Literary Novelist Anna Schmidt

Write Better Nonfiction Nothing Is Fiction Fred Waitzkin

Writing Techniques Shelf vs. Screen: Smallville Creators on Co-Writing a Novel Alfred Gough and Miles Millar

Publishing Insights Breaking Out by Changing It Up: Write Something New Karen Dionne

Publishing Insights 4 Tips for Changing Genres Within Young Adult Brigid Kemmerer

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