In The Demons’ Head: What Your Type of Writing Means For Your Career
April 7, 2017
I’ve been a little quiet over the last couple of weeks. That’s because I was attempting to get into the swing of a new job. However, this is the second week for said job and I’ve sort of managed to get myself into a routine. So because of that I’m trying to get a lot more accomplished. That’s why I’m attempting to write quite a few blog post together, and today I’m starting with a new post today talking about what the type of writing can mean for your career.
April 7, 2017
I’ve been a little quiet over the last couple of weeks. That’s because I was attempting to get into the swing of a new job. However, this is the second week for said job and I’ve sort of managed to get myself into a routine. So because of that I’m trying to get a lot more accomplished. That’s why I’m attempting to write quite a few blog post together, and today I’m starting with a new post today talking about what the type of writing can mean for your career.
Now to an extent I don’t know that I have a lot of pull to be talking about this particular subject but there’s a reason that it has come up. That’s because there’s a chance either later this year, or maybe next year I was going to write a non-fiction book. I’ve even got a tentative title picked out for it. But this subject goes beyond just fiction and non-fiction, it goes into Genre. Let me explain.
I’ve spent the last four years pursing a career and a fanbase in the horror/ supernatural thriller genre of writing. So with that I’ve written a lot of things and attempted to tailor some of my online presence to hit that target audience. Because of that, I realize that if tomorrow I randomly released a romance novel with zero advance planning or marketing push, people might question where the hell this was coming from. But what does that mean for my career as a whole.
Well it means a couple of things, or it could depending on the way that it’s handled. You see, either I can write the romance novel and release it, and likely, I won’t receive a single read, or who the hell knows it could take off and go viral whose to say. But either way there is some backlash. That’s because some of those romance writers might be looking for more romance by me, and they’ll find titles like “LeatherBound” and my next novel which I don’t want to let the title out on just yet. Both of these books are very much supernatural/thriller style books. Because of that those readers who were interested in another romance book from me would probably get very disappointed.
Now, I understand that you might feel that this means that you’ll be completely stuck in whatever genre you begin your career in. However, self publishing and the rise of independence had in a way, helped solve some of these problems. That’s because now writers have the ability to write, and release their books in a way that they can coordinate and thus, get the fanbases that they need to interested in them. Thats all without changing pen-names or anything like that. That’s why in the future there’s a chance that I might release a love novel, or a funny comedy, or something of that nature but I’m going to make sure that my audience is well aware of this before it happens.
So, if you’ve stumbled across this blog post and you’ve asked yourself, what to do next. Just remember that you have control if you’re an indie writer. That’s because you’ve given yourself the control of your career, and all of the good and bad that comes with it. With that everyone I’m going to close out this post with a piece of advice. Don’t be afraid to write whatever you feel is a good story. Always write what you feel you can do your best, and then learn how to market it. Because there’s always a market for good stories, though finding the readers is hard. However, there will never be enough of a sustainable fanbase to allow you to write shitty books because you thought they would sell.
Join me next week as I get a little personal and talk about some of my biggest fears. That’s going to be next week. Until the next time you want to take a trip through the gates of hell and into the demons’ head, I’m Kyle Robinson wishing you a safe trip back to the surface.
Now to an extent I don’t know that I have a lot of pull to be talking about this particular subject but there’s a reason that it has come up. That’s because there’s a chance either later this year, or maybe next year I was going to write a non-fiction book. I’ve even got a tentative title picked out for it. But this subject goes beyond just fiction and non-fiction, it goes into Genre. Let me explain.
I’ve spent the last four years pursing a career and a fanbase in the horror/ supernatural thriller genre of writing. So with that I’ve written a lot of things and attempted to tailor some of my online presence to hit that target audience. Because of that, I realize that if tomorrow I randomly released a romance novel with zero advance planning or marketing push, people might question where the hell this was coming from. But what does that mean for my career as a whole.
Well it means a couple of things, or it could depending on the way that it’s handled. You see, either I can write the romance novel and release it, and likely, I won’t receive a single read, or who the hell knows it could take off and go viral whose to say. But either way there is some backlash. That’s because some of those romance writers might be looking for more romance by me, and they’ll find titles like “LeatherBound” and my next novel which I don’t want to let the title out on just yet. Both of these books are very much supernatural/thriller style books. Because of that those readers who were interested in another romance book from me would probably get very disappointed.
Now, I understand that you might feel that this means that you’ll be completely stuck in whatever genre you begin your career in. However, self publishing and the rise of independence had in a way, helped solve some of these problems. That’s because now writers have the ability to write, and release their books in a way that they can coordinate and thus, get the fanbases that they need to interested in them. Thats all without changing pen-names or anything like that. That’s why in the future there’s a chance that I might release a love novel, or a funny comedy, or something of that nature but I’m going to make sure that my audience is well aware of this before it happens.
So, if you’ve stumbled across this blog post and you’ve asked yourself, what to do next. Just remember that you have control if you’re an indie writer. That’s because you’ve given yourself the control of your career, and all of the good and bad that comes with it. With that everyone I’m going to close out this post with a piece of advice. Don’t be afraid to write whatever you feel is a good story. Always write what you feel you can do your best, and then learn how to market it. Because there’s always a market for good stories, though finding the readers is hard. However, there will never be enough of a sustainable fanbase to allow you to write shitty books because you thought they would sell.
Join me next week as I get a little personal and talk about some of my biggest fears. That’s going to be next week. Until the next time you want to take a trip through the gates of hell and into the demons’ head, I’m Kyle Robinson wishing you a safe trip back to the surface.