What is good for you creatively is usually bad commercially. You thrive financially by sticking to a series and not fiddling about too much. You do yourself harm by moving away from the series and the genre. By trying things not based in that particular mode of writing, you will just lose readers.
John ConnollyHe had quite liked the dwarfs. He often had no idea what they were talking about, but for a group of homicidal, class-obsessed small people, they were really rather good fun.
John ConnollyWhy is there always one bloke in these boy bands who looks like he came to fix the boiler and somehow got bullied into joining the group?
John Connolly"Sarge, mr. Nurd here is threatening to turn me to jelly." "really?" said Sarge. "what flavor?
John Connolly