Dec '25 • Creative Sparks
Let's Get Weird (In a Good Way)
You know what your writing might need right now? A little creative chaos.
Sometimes our best work comes from giving ourselves permission to write something completely unexpected, slightly absurd, or delightfully strange.
So, ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce you to this weekend's creative spark: The Genre Mashup...
Take your current project (or any story idea) and ask yourself: What if this story were told in a completely different genre?
- Your memoir becomes a detective story
- Your business book becomes a fairy tale
- Your romance becomes a thriller
- Your historical fiction becomes sci-fi
The exercise: Pick one scene or chapter. Rewrite just the opening paragraph in your new genre. Try writing by hand if you like; that adds an extra layer of mash-up from typing. Notice what changes. Notice what stays the same. Notice what surprises you. You can do this for 5 mins, 15 mins, or longer if the mood takes you.
You're not ruining your work - you're playing with it. And sometimes play reveals something your story or content has been trying to tell you all along.
Share in the comments if you would like to: What genre are you mashing up? Bonus points for the most unexpected combination!
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