Image by Bartek Zakrzewski from PixabayYou Don’t (Necessarily) Have to Stay in Your Laneby Steph Beth Nickel

As a writer, you’ve likely heard the advice to “stay in your lane.”

This is conventional wisdom that encourages us to write only one genre of novel, stick with nonfiction on a single topic—or clearly related topics, become known as an expert in our field, etc.

However, despite the fact that there are good reasons to do so, it is not the best advice for all writers.

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