It was a question I had not pondered before, but my answer leaned into the category of diversity--and the idea that I write different types of books for different publishers: some are relational, some theological, others are more in the vein of general interest or even academic. I'm not sure that's a sane answer, but it's one that I've lived with now for some thirty years as I continue to write devotional work, academic, self-help, travel, and fiction in the genres of mystery and science fiction and literary.
Last week I had a short story accepted for publication that is romance, so I guess I write romantic fiction, too. (My wife thinks I know nothing about this subject and believes I am a fraud. But since she doesn't read what I write, what does she know?)
I also had two essays accepted for publication last week on outdoor/sporting related subjects . . . so I guess I write outdoor and recreational work as well.
All of this to say that every day is an adventure. I never know what I'm going to get into when I wake up at four a.m. to begin my next writing session. I might write a chapter. I might write an essay. I might write a poem. It could be a short story or a 2000-word essay on some subject I know nothing about (such as Jungian psychology or the chemistry of chicken feed). If an idea grabs me, I start writing (or I start learning) and I go with it.
Last year (2014) I had four books published and anticipate at least six in 2015. But It's always fun to look back and give thanks for what can be accomplished through blood, sweat and tears . . . which are a writer's greatest friends. (There's no such thing as a "muse" . . . only hard work and discipline.)
Gotta feel the gratitude in these . . . and thanks for reading.
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