Every writer has a preferred genre to write in whether it is Fantasy, Literary Fiction, YA Adventure or a myriad of others.  I also believe that every writer has a genre that they avoid like the plague.  It might be Romance (eww, mushy stuff) or Westerns (hate horses and cowboys) or Horror (afraid of being afraid).  Whatever it is, most writers, myself included, would never dream of venturing into those forbidden areas. I should say, I used to be one of those writers. For me there used to be several “Forbidden” genres.  I would never consider horror or YA or erotica.  They weren’t my bag, so to speak.  In one case in particular (YA), I’m ashamed to say I thought […]