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I realized the other day that a big chunk of my contribution to bkI content has been “horror”: I have 2 articles about vampires and our tag cloud contains HP Lovecraft, horror, vampires, Robert E. Howard, and Pseudopod.  The first thing that crossed my mind after that was “I bet these people think I’m one of those weird horror guys,” which was quickly followed by “Do I care?”

For the record, I both am, and am not, one of those guys.

See, when people ask me what I write, I say I’m a non-genre specific genre writer. In English, that means I jump genres for fun.  I try to write stories I want to read, and I want to read Horror.

…and Sci-Fi.

….and Urban Fantasy, and Crime Stories, and Noir Mysteries, and-

Well, you get the idea.

I’m just on a horror kick is all, writing-wise, mostly because of my Twilight rants. However, I watched the director’s cut of Payback the other night followed by Monsters vs. Aliens, and I’m worried I’m getting behind on my Deadpool comics.

I don’t understand people that limit themselves to a genre. There is too much stuff out there, good stuff, and your genre prejudices are going to get in the way of that.  One of the best Sci-Fi stories I ever read was written by a Horror writer. My Favorite fantasy stories were written by Sci-Fi writers.  One of the best Comic Book movies was directed by a guy that broke out thanks to Horror, and the next movie I want to see is a theater is Steampunk directed by a Crime guy.

Life is too short not to leave your comfort zone. You wouldn’t want to die without ever leaving your home town, not even for a vacation, would you?  I sure as shit don’t, so I moved 1200 miles away from home.  Yeah, it’s a little drastic, but even just a trip to the zoo in the city is a good enough change of pace for most folks.

Variety is the spice of life folks. I dare you to try something different today, be it a different hat, trying sushi, or just having one non-diet Dr. Pepper just to remind yourself what you are missing. At the very least, it’ll just make you appreciate life just a little more.

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