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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/38234
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Great question! Don't worry too much, genres that we read are just an extension of how we feel about our history our future, and our day to day experiences. It furthers the mood of what you are reading, but does not define it.

1. Determine what the genre says about your story - does the genre highlight character emotion, or our feelings about a period in time.
2. Make sure you stay true to the elements that make your world. If you change the rules in your world, you have to have a solid reason that makes sense or you'll lose your audience.
3. If you're planning on be flexible, be flexible now. Incorporate the magical with the scientific if you plan to go sci-fi. Bring your characters into situations that force them into romantic, comedic or tragic moments. 

You don't have to be campy to thrust your characters into a new scenario. I always suggest putting your characters in an unpublished short story. Take them somewhere you'd never put them and see how they would act in that setting. Doing this a few times should loosing you up and make your writing sound more natural when moving from genre to genre.

Original score: 5