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Writing in two different genre
How does one write Mystery and Children's books? And shouth the author use a pen name on one of them?
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Permalink Reply by Kay Elizabeth on
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The best way to find out is to see what's topping the bestseller list in that genre/subgenre. When you have, study what's already out there and popular. That will give you an idea on how to shape your book. See if you can figure out why a book, series or author appeals. Your local library can be a good way to get hold of genre specific books without spendinga fortune, so go get a pile and read them. This article on reading like a writer explains more what I mean there.
You can't do a thing though until you make up your mind what genre you're writing in. Trying to write in two at once will be hard, especially if you want to combine them into a single book eg Children's Mystery. I'd tackle them individually.:)
You can use a pen name any time you want. That's your choice and a matter of personal taste. Hope that helps!
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Permalink Reply by Robert L. Allen on
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Thank You but that wasn't my concern. I have been told if I writing Mystery and want to try and get something published in another genre, such as a Children's book, not to use my own name.
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Permalink Reply by scribbler on
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That would have been a much simpler way to say it first time around LOL. ;)
I think that's nonsense. Use your name for both if you want to or a pen name for one. James Patterson has written a YA series called Maximum Ride and he didn't feel the need to change his name. What matters is the quality of the writing, not the name it's under.
Even famous writers will use a pen name to see if their books still sell. I think they get paranoid about whether people are buying the quality or the name. Stephen King used the pseudonym of Richard Bachman for example. Unless your mysteries were really disturbing, I don't think using the same name would dissuade a reader from buying your children's book.
Robert Allen said:Thank You but that wasn't my concern. I have been told if I writing Mystery and want to try and get something published in another genre, such as a Children's book, not to use my own name.
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I agree with you...Thank you.
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Sorry for the misunderstanding there, Robert. :) I would have given the same advice as scribbler.
If anything it may even be better to use the same name as success in one genre would encourage fans to read what you've written in another. I know I would be curious anyway. :)
Robert Allen said:Thank You but that wasn't my concern. I have been told if I writing Mystery and want to try and get something published in another genre, such as a Children's book, not to use my own name.
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What I'm concerned about is, when writing mystery, the language and sex. Not that the book is full of bad language nor a lot of sex, however I do have a character who enjoys beating around the bush with sexual innuendoes. And when writing for children, the book is free of all that. Again thank you.
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Permalink Reply by Callie Leah on
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You might try looking at books that are written like that. The first books I ever started writing were mystery, and that was when I was only a child, because my favorite books were Nancy Drew by Caroline Keene. Her books were easy enough for me to understand as a child, and yet the mysteries were insanely elaborate! I know there are other books too, just try finding them! :)
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