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No, this isn't a "what do I do?" thread. How many of you have started writing a novel in one genre and after you've gotten deep into it realized that it would be much better in a different genre?
This happened to me with a shelved novel that I dusted off recently. I started the book with every intention of making it erotica. It's heavy in the erotica, but there's a rub with that ... while I'm capable of writing romantic scenes as well as those that are Steamy™ and explicit, I don't have a lot of interest in the romance genre and books with nothing but Steam™ don't hold my interest.
After I dusted off my novel and scanned through the outline for the remaining, unwritten parts, I realized I had a really interesting science fiction (bordering on science fantasy) novel. Trim out some, not all, of the erotica and the science fiction story leaps out. Since it's an early effort, the writing needs a lot of rework. After reading through and considering what to change, I'm excited about the story again. It just needs to be a different genre.
This happened to me with a shelved novel that I dusted off recently. I started the book with every intention of making it erotica. It's heavy in the erotica, but there's a rub with that ... while I'm capable of writing romantic scenes as well as those that are Steamy™ and explicit, I don't have a lot of interest in the romance genre and books with nothing but Steam™ don't hold my interest.
After I dusted off my novel and scanned through the outline for the remaining, unwritten parts, I realized I had a really interesting science fiction (bordering on science fantasy) novel. Trim out some, not all, of the erotica and the science fiction story leaps out. Since it's an early effort, the writing needs a lot of rework. After reading through and considering what to change, I'm excited about the story again. It just needs to be a different genre.