Please Write In The Genre You Love

Choosing your favorite genre will make you a more productive, happier, writer because writing is a huge time commitment and time is valuable.

It’s the only resource that we use but can never get back, and you have to spend your time doing what you love.

Your decision to work on a script means you’ll be spending anywhere from one month to two years or more on a script. Heaven helps you if you don’t love it and go into production.

How Do You Find Your Favorite Genre?

If you’re unsure what genre is calling you to your destiny, try these three exercises.

• Rank your top five favorite movies. The films that you could watch over and over, or quote every line.
• Watch movie trailers on YouTube and make notes of the genre or type of stories you gravitate towards.
• Answer this: If you could’ve written one film from the past hundred years. What would it be?

Finding Your Writer’s Voice

Many writers spend far too long trying to find their voice. If you be quiet and listen, your voice will find you.

These questions will help guide you towards your voice as a writer. Every writer’s voice is different, and your life experiences form it. Barry Jenkins grew up in Florida before he wrote Moonlight. His life experience gave him a specific tone that only he could portray.