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The Genre Shuffle … Everyone Should Do It! … by Richard Keller

May 14, 2015 By: Patricia

Rich-KellerPat, thank you once again for dragging me into the world of the Internet in order to guest on your brand new website/blog/auction site/car repair knowledgebase. The Global Gigantic Spider Web is something new to me. I didn’t realize there was so much free porn; hence, the reason for the lateness of this essay. I meant research, people! Boy!

Soon enough, the fine people reading this blog can pick up an online, episodic serial written by myself and A.A. Blakey titled Her Father’s Wooden Leg. It’s my first foray into a comedic action thriller that doesn’t take place in outer space. In November I’m going to release a murder mystery/conspiracy novel titled Black November which takes place in a world where retail has taken over … Okay, that’s probably a misnomer. I meant to say an alternate reality where this takes place.

These are new genre choices for me. I’ve toyed with them but never got past the stage of fiddling around with the arrangement of paragraphs. This time around I’m making it happen. One reason is to get more frequent guest spots on this blog without threats toward Pat’s garden gnomes. The other reason is to shuffle the deck a bit with my writing skills. Something I allude to in a recent A to Z Challenge blog.

Many authors pick a genre and stick with it in perpetuity, even if their later works start to lose luster with fans. Then you have authors who decide to stretch their literary brains and try something new after ginormous successes. I speak of people like J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, and the person who wrote the Penthouse Forum. Independent authors are known for performing the genre shuffle as they leap between literary and speculative fiction on a regular basis.

WPP Logo - 200Before I decided to turn into a professional writer I thought science fiction was going to be the genre for all my novels. And while I still have the Saunders’ Savages novels and an online, scifi serial in the works, they aren’t going to be my bread and butter. I want to appeal to many audiences as the founder of Wooden Pants Publishing, and this means scifi, mystery, thrillers, and non-fiction – all with a healthy dollop of non-fact, low-cholesterol comedy. So, as long as it has a good beat and I can dance to it, I’ll be doing the genre shuffle. Give it a try yourself – I think you’ll enjoy it.

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Rich Keller is a man of many hats. He is a husband, father, author, comedian, founder of Wooden Pants Publishing, Assistant Director of Northern Colorado Writers, host of the popular NCW Podcast, and host and founder of the soon-to-be popular Between the Pages talk show on KRFC, 88.9 FM, in Fort Collins, CO. In his spare time, Rich tries to find out what all those ingredients are in American cheese, because they certainly ain’t cheese.

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Category: Books and Authors, Guest Blogger, Writing Tag: Black November, genres, Her Father's Wooden Leg, Richard Keller, Wooden Pants Publishing

Comments

  1. Margot Kinberg says

    May 14, 2015 at 2:29 pm

    Pat – Thanks for hosting Richard.
    Richard – I’m glad it worked for you to sample a new genre. I can see how it would be enlivening. I think if I ever get really good at writing crime fiction, I might try stretching myself that way. Right now, I’m just trying to get better at what I do.

  2. April Moore says

    May 14, 2015 at 9:51 am

    I think when authors can find a genre and can write it well, it’s smart to stick with it. For me, it keeps things interesting when I try new genres. Both of my books couldn’t be more different and I love that. I’m always excited to see what different genre I’m into next.

  3. Ann Best says

    May 14, 2015 at 9:40 am

    Hi, fellow Taurus. So nice to see your lovely face on my blog comments just now.

    What a wonderful guest post. Richard is such a lively man, as evidenced through his writing. I’d like to read what he’s written! And your latest is also at the top of my list. Just trying to catch up with some of LIFE’s “little” things. 🙂

    Have a great weekend. Ann

    p.s. I am so impressed with your new website, esp. as I’m certain I’ll never be able to try one again. I admire those who can. In fact, most of the current social media boggles me!

    • Rich Keller says

      May 14, 2015 at 11:25 am

      Ann, please take a look at my website for the books I have written. Send an email to woodenpantspub@gmail.com if you’re interested in one and I’ll send back a discount code. How’s that for service? 🙂

  4. Alex J. Cavanaugh says

    May 14, 2015 at 6:24 am

    I’m still writing in science fiction/space opera, although I’ve toyed with trying fantasy. Maybe one day. Glad it worked for you, Rich!

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I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. Read More…

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