Switching genres

[Reshbod]

I have a three part Loving Wife series, the last one being published in 2020. It's my most popular stories and I still occassionally get comments wanting followups. I haven't been able to add anything and think the story has played out. However, I have started a story that is kind of a continuation. It involves the daughter of the original character going off and doing her thing. But instead of being a Loving Wife, it begins as an age-gap story involving a college girl and a much older gentlman. Then, if her story continues she could begin hoping genres, possibly the second would be a fetish story and on like that. I haven't seen many series that do this but find the idea interesting. I'm not sure a lot of readers would be into this idea, but it might get me out of my dryspell of the last few years.

Just curious if many have tried this and if it worked out well or not.

 

[NuclearFairy]

I think, it might work best if each story is independent from the previous ones, while still being enriched by them.

I'm not sure if I'm explaining myself properly... Essentially, if you make each story a stand alone, that still builds on the ones before it, without needing them, I think genre hopping would be a good idea. That way, people could just read the ones in the genres they like, and the story wouldn't suffer much from it.

Dang it, still not sure I explained what I mean. Maybe I should go to bed and let the more awake authors try.

 

[dirk2024]

I have a three part Loving Wife series, the last one being published in 2020. It's my most popular stories and I still occassionally get comments wanting followups. I haven't been able to add anything and think the story has played out. However, I have started a story that is kind of a continuation. It involves the daughter of the original character going off and doing her thing. But instead of being a Loving Wife, it begins as an age-gap story involving a college girl and a much older gentlman. Then, if her story continues she could begin hoping genres, possibly the second would be a fetish story and on like that. I haven't seen many series that do this but find the idea interesting. I'm not sure a lot of readers would be into this idea, but it might get me out of my dryspell of the last few years.

Just curious if many have tried this and if it worked out well or not.

Just because the characters are related, doesn't mean their stories need to be attached within the same series.

You can create an authors note in the new story, letting readers know how your new character came about and point to the other series.

 

[Britva415]

I have a three part Loving Wife series, the last one being published in 2020. It's my most popular stories and I still occassionally get comments wanting followups. I haven't been able to add anything and think the story has played out. However, I have started a story that is kind of a continuation. It involves the daughter of the original character going off and doing her thing. But instead of being a Loving Wife, it begins as an age-gap story involving a college girl and a much older gentlman. Then, if her story continues she could begin hoping genres, possibly the second would be a fetish story and on like that. I haven't seen many series that do this but find the idea interesting. I'm not sure a lot of readers would be into this idea, but it might get me out of my dryspell of the last few years.

Just curious if many have tried this and if it worked out well or not.

It has been six years. I highly doubt anyone will react negatively.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Just curious if many have tried this and if it worked out well or not.

Sort of like what @NuclearFairy said…

I have a few series which are made up of standalone stories featuring many of the same characters and the same scenario. They vary from First Time, to Romance, to Anal, to BDSM, to Fetish, to Exhibitionism / Voyeurism. I’ve not had any complaints.

If I’m writing a series in which each Lit story is effectively a chapter, all telling a contiguous tale, then tend to pick a category and stick to it.

 

[Bamagan]

I have a three part Loving Wife series, the last one being published in 2020. It's my most popular stories and I still occassionally get comments wanting followups. I haven't been able to add anything and think the story has played out. However, I have started a story that is kind of a continuation. It involves the daughter of the original character going off and doing her thing. But instead of being a Loving Wife, it begins as an age-gap story involving a college girl and a much older gentlman. Then, if her story continues she could begin hoping genres, possibly the second would be a fetish story and on like that. I haven't seen many series that do this but find the idea interesting. I'm not sure a lot of readers would be into this idea, but it might get me out of my dryspell of the last few years.

Just curious if many have tried this and if it worked out well or not.

Category hopping seems to be a mixed bag, according to those who've tried it. Some of the categories tend to be avoided by certain readers, so if you jump to things like Fetish or Non-con you can expect some folks to be unwilling to follow. On the other hand, you may get positive exposure to a largely new audience.

Interconnected but standalone stories are likely to be better received than Ch. 4 (or whatever) when such things appear in a new category, since there are many readers who won't usually jump in at the middle somewhere, and may not care to look up the previous works.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I have a three part Loving Wife series, the last one being published in 2020. It's my most popular stories and I still occassionally get comments wanting followups. I haven't been able to add anything and think the story has played out.

Okay, you've already answered the first part of the question. There's no connection between that story and the new one.

However, I have started a story that is kind of a continuation. It involves the daughter of the original character going off and doing her thing. But instead of being a Loving Wife, it begins as an age-gap story involving a college girl and a much older gentlman.

You've answered the second part of your own question. Why so many writers think the world revolves around LW escapes me. The new story is obviously, Mature.

Then, if her story continues she could begin hoping genres, possibly the second would be a fetish story and on like that.

I wouldn't have a continuous story. It's better, I think, to keep category kinks as stand-alone stories. If readers really like the character, they might follow, but a lot of category specific kink-meisters are very specific, and want their kink kept pure.

I haven't seen many series that do this but find the idea interesting. I'm not sure a lot of readers would be into this idea, but it might get me out of my dryspell of the last few years.

That's good, but there's no need to tightly connect your stories. You might know, but current day readers won't care about the character's genesis.

Just curious if many have tried this and if it worked out well or not.

I've got a stack of stories where I know the interconnects, as will loyal long-term fans, but for new readers of stand-alone stories, the older stuff is irrelevant.

 

[BobbyBrandt]

Start by reviewing this article on writing a series.

You need to be clear on whether your intention is to write associate episodes or to serially write interdependent chapters. In the first case, genre hopping is tolerable. Not so much with the second.