Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!
Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!
The awesome co-hosts for the July 2 posting of the IWSG are Rebecca Douglass, Natalie Aguirre, Cathrina Constantine, and Louise Barbour!
The awesome co-hosts for the July 2 posting of the IWSG are Rebecca Douglass, Natalie Aguirre, Cathrina Constantine, and Louise Barbour!
July 2 question – Is there a genre you haven’t tried writing in yet that you really want to try? If so, do you plan on trying it?
I can’t say that there’s a genre I want to write But I always said that I can’t write science fiction, but guess what? I wrote it. At least a very watered down version. My book, The Rise Of Jake Hennesssey, was set twenty or so years in the future. I tried to figure out what changes might have happened to the small town of Oak Grove, where the Jake Hennessey and Harmony Duprie books took place.
Three years later – did I get it right? Well, I’m glad I didn’t include any predictions on politics. I wouldn’t have anticipated the current political climate. But, it can change again before the 20 years is up. And the technological changes are still a possibility.
Will I try again? Well, since then, I’ve gone semi-historical in The Edwards Investigations mystery series, and looking into the future isn’t compatible with that premise.
Check out what some of the other authors have to say about writing in a new genre. Check out some of the links below.
And, as always, please stay safe until next time.
Maybe that’s why so many scifi writers going really-really-really far future. @samanthabwriter from
Balancing Act
Even a book I wrote about 10 years ago has elements that are outdated.
We should’ve had hoverboards by now! Yeah, with science fiction, it’s a crap shoot whether you will predict the future right or not. That’s why I write space opera set in a galaxy far, far away…
Yes, using an imaginary world makes it so much easier!
Way to take a risk and write a book set in the future. I don’t think anyone could’ve predicted the world or the American political scene!
I didn’t predict it, but I think the story unfolded in a too-realistic fashion, considering recent events.