I've often heard other writers say, "Try writing outside your comfort zone/genre." For me, I primarily write fantasy, although I have tried to write sci-fi, horror, and surrealist/absurdist fiction in the past as well. All in all, I stay in the realm of speculative fiction. However, I'm curious as to what my version of a romance or mystery story would be. Since I haven't written in those genres before, I'm sure the results would be pretty interesting.
This could be a fun challenge for us (I know this isn't the Challenge section, but just throwing this out there.) Why don't you try writing something in a genre you'd never normally write in for you next story? Just have fun with it and see how it turns out. I know a big factor for some is "write what I like" so it would be interesting to see your own spin on genres you normally don't like.
The main question is this: As far as your writing goes, do you ever step outside your comfort zone, or do you usually stick to your preferred genre (which I'm assuming is fantasy since you're all here )?
This could be a fun challenge for us (I know this isn't the Challenge section, but just throwing this out there.) Why don't you try writing something in a genre you'd never normally write in for you next story? Just have fun with it and see how it turns out. I know a big factor for some is "write what I like" so it would be interesting to see your own spin on genres you normally don't like.
The main question is this: As far as your writing goes, do you ever step outside your comfort zone, or do you usually stick to your preferred genre (which I'm assuming is fantasy since you're all here )?