Do you judge an author’s capabilities based on their chosen genre?

A while ago I wrote a blog post about writing the book you want to write, rather than the book you think other people will read. I’ll link it below if anybody is interested. However. recently I’ve been thinking…

Do you think some genres are better received than others?

I seem to get the impression that people make automatic assumptions about an author’s capabilities based on the genres they write.

For example, I’ve witnessed some readers judging writers who write erotica or horror, based on nothing other than their chosen genre. I get that some genres aren’t for everyone. But I’m intrigued.

Do you judge an author’s capabilities based upon the genre they write?

Write the book you want to write.

#bookgenres #books #writers #writing