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Switching genres

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

Author Kathleen Barber shares five things she learned in switching genres from writing suspense to a romantic comedy.

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

Writing Techniques How to Write Your First Novel for Adults Georgia Clark

What's New 6 Tips for Switching Genres Juliet Blackwell

Write Better Fiction How to Choose a Genre When Writing (Sometimes the Genre Chooses You)Catherine Ryan Hyde

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