by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Whenever I talk to anyone about my writing, the question usually comes up: would I like to try writing anything other than mystery?
Then I explain that I actually have written something other than mystery. But it was a one-off, a ‘cozy zombie’ book (yes, I did make that genre up). But that was what’s called an ‘attack book.’ The story had been bothering me for years to write it, and finally I did to get the story to shut up.
What people seem most surprised about is that I don’t get bored writing my genre. That I’m not tired of writing the same types of stories.
I’ve always said that I found it a special creative challenge to work within the confines of genre and series.
In lots of ways, it’s much easier to write in a series. For one thing, it’s a good deal faster. You’ve already got your main/recurring characters. The setting will likely be the same. You put these characters into new situations in the same setting and have them respond.Continue reading
