Ep 024 | The Merry Writer Podcast

Just a reminder: There will be no Friday blog posts for the next few months while I’m on my sabbatical.

So I am now back on The Merry Writer Podcast and today Rachel and I tackle the question:

Episode 024

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Andrew McDowell

I certainly feel that authors should try different genres in order to challenge themselves, and avoid, as you say, stifling creativity. That would be like typecasting.

9 September 2020 at 10:29 pm Reply
1. Ari
  
  Thanks Andrew, definitely. Challenging ourselves is important if we want to grow as writers.
  
  4 December 2020 at 2:53 pm Reply
  1. Andrew McDowell
    
    You’re welcome.
    
    4 December 2020 at 4:38 pm
Christopher Farley

I’ve started 7 novels and each is as different from the last. Please note I said ‘started’, Ari. The one I’m working on is the longest so far: 35,000 words but I became stuck. Then I took notice of Raymond Chandler and introduced someone with a gun…well, that helped.

The day i finish a novel (if ever), then I’d probably follow that with one in the same genre.

Great podcast.

Take care.

9 September 2020 at 6:42 pm Reply
1. Ari
  
  Thanks Christopher, I am glad you enjoyed the podcast. I know the feeling, I have several novels started but not completed. I even gave up on one that was at 220,000 words. I may eventually go back and fix it and split it into two novels since that is a LARGE book otherwise.
  
  4 December 2020 at 2:51 pm Reply