I read online today that J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, is working on a crime novel. That’s just such a far shot from Harry Potter. I know authors can sometimes span a range of writing styles, however, I’m not sure if I could go from fantasy to crime novels(I don’t write fantasy, but I’m just using it as an example to make my point.)
I write romance, and I’d like to venture into women’s fiction someday. The two are related, and they overlap enough that I think I could do it. However, I’m not sure if I could go from writing a category romance and then do a fantasy or sci-fi novel.
Since writing is a creative field, the boundaries that some authors can expand into are limitless.