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You may sit there and think, this newsletter is for new writers, or those who are new to the mystery genre, but you'd be wrong. Sit tight and keep reading.
Not all of us are born writers who know what their writing will be about before they even begin. Most of us don't even know what we like to write about. We think we know. Certain things we read inspires us. The writers we choose, the style of writing, the specific genre(s). Is it enough? Does it really show us what we enjoy?
I've always been obsessed with romance. It's my one true love when it comes to reading, I'll admit that. Of course, my thinking is, I read it, I enjoy it, therefore I must write it! I know it. I've enjoyed that particular genre for so long, that I cannot go wrong when writing in the same genre. Right? Well...
As time went on and I started writing, actually writing, I began to realize that romance, in all it's beautiful glory, is not my thing. I either cross the threshold into erotica or go off somewhere else with it. Neither of it made me happy because, it's not romance! This was my thinking - if I enjoy it so much, I must know how to write it. I cannot be wrong. One thing worth mentioning would be the fact that that sort of thinking made me blind to other genres. It made me afraid to try something new, or at least mix it up to see if that might improve my writing. That's why I was stuck with terrible romance stories which led nowhere.
Then I began writing for this newsletter and after the initial shock of thinking I didn't know anything about it, I realized that I did. It occurred to me that I had been my own enemy when it came to writing and trying something new. Didn't bother thinking outside the box, didn't dare to try something new because I thought I'd fail. Seeing how I already failed at one genre, my favorite, why in the world would I be able to write in another which, on the surface, didn't seem to interest me much.
I dared! I wrote a few pieces in the mystery genre and it was half decent. With that, my confidence came back and I explored a bit further. I've always enjoyed gangster movies and tried my hand in that. I loved writing again! It didn't matter what other people thought. It made me happy and I could see a better progress and a better chance of sticking with it. Now, my sub-genre is romance and the main one is crime/gangster. That doesn't mean that I'll stop there. No. I've found the key to the door which leads to other options. All I needed is a push to get me through it.
You, me, all of us writers, can be set in our writing ways. We think we know which genre suits us, but we may be wrong. We may end up wasting time on something that simply isn't our thing. Think long and hard about the books you read and consider the sub-genres in it. Are there any which might pique your curiosity more than others, even unknowingly? Try one! Any one. Don't be afraid to fail. Don't be afraid to post it on WdC to see the reaction of your fellow writers. Even if their reaction isn't what you hoped it'd be, you may find enjoyment in the writing. There will always be room for improvement. The question is, do you feel as if it might suit you?
Nothing else matters. Not the fact that you don't know much about it, nor that you have no clue how to really implement the requirements for it to make it important or the main genre. If you haven't learned anything, know this. Everything is allowed. There aren't any taboo subjects in writing. There aren't any written rules which state that you cannot write about something specific. It is your world. Use whatever you wish, whichever genre you wish to use and make it your own! Set that subconscious fear aside and give it a go, no matter what the consequence. Your port, your writing. That's all. That is all that's ever been. Yours. You are more than one thing. You are a writer who has imagination and the will to give writing a try. Might as well expand. All I ask of you is to try and, of course, watch the rating. 
'Til next time!
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