Question

[mrissa]

For non-writers: if someone magically forced you to write something, what would it be and why? Length/category/genre/audience/etc.

For writers: if you could only work in one length/category/genre/etc. ever again, which would it be and why?

Does anybody feel that they aren't covered in either of those two categories, writers and non-writers? If so, can you explain why?

Myself, I think if I had to stick with one thing, it'd probably be YA fantasy novels. I'm glad I don't have to, but if I did....

I'd like to think that whatever I'm working on now will be the best thing I've written to date. But sometimes it's hard to compare adult SF short stories to YA children's novels to adult fantasy trilogies in that regard. Besides, I'm opposed to total orderings in general. We all know that by now, right? Mrissas Don't Like Total Orderings. Rule of life.

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

"If you could only work in one length/category/genre/etc. ever again, which would it be and why?"

Op eds, 700-1000 words. Because they're the most read, and potentially the most pursuasive. Although it would be hard to give up books, because you can develop arguments and ideas there that just can't be fleshed out in op eds.

Do I get some magical ability to get them published, too?

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[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Of course. Magical Mrissaland is not all hard choices.

My brother-in-law has approximately five books, but one of them is by you. Is that a good thing? Probably. I think so.