tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926550086061629081.post7777891164185915823..comments2023-04-20T05:55:19.990-07:00Comments on Just the Beginning: Broadening Genre HorizonsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980991882557135963noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926550086061629081.post-79723519792473695222013-07-10T10:40:51.160-07:002013-07-10T10:40:51.160-07:00I do think it's important to read within the g...I do think it's important to read within the genre you write... BUT... I read this recently, and it made so much sense to me that I no longer feel guilty about reading books in genres I neither write nor edit. Basically, fill your creative tanks with culture you wouldn't normally gravitate toward. And if Joss Whedon thinks so, it must be so :)<br /><br />http://www.fastcocreate.com/1683167/how-to-be-prolific-guidelines-for-getting-it-done-from-joss-whedon<br /><br />I'm currently reading, and loving, MR PENUMBRA'S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE. Completely and utterly outside of the genres I usually read/write/edit. And so worth it!Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396823287745244542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926550086061629081.post-27025351537768150982013-07-02T17:05:15.543-07:002013-07-02T17:05:15.543-07:00Thanks for the recs! I've heard of WAKE and of...Thanks for the recs! I've heard of WAKE and of Courtney Summers, but haven't heard of the rest! (And as I just read and enjoyed my first steampunk, I'm particularly interested in that one!)<br /><br />Glad you're broadening your horizons to include some contemp as well. =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980991882557135963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926550086061629081.post-17163028049114592912013-07-02T13:57:21.739-07:002013-07-02T13:57:21.739-07:00You know I'm basically your flip in terms of m...You know I'm basically your flip in terms of my usual reads - reading contemp is my non-comfort-zone (although I am learning to love contemp!) Some of my favourite non-contemp reads are...<br />GONE by Michael Grant (YA SF)<br />WAKE by Lisa McMann (YA Paranormal)<br />THIS IS NOT A TEST by Courtney Summers (YA Zombie)<br />THE IRON DUKE by Meljean Brook (Adult Steampunk Romance)<br />UNWIND by Neal Shusterman (YA SF)Kat Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263183221725778043noreply@blogger.com