Coffee is the great incentivizer in the office.
Don't ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what.
My advice is to write about what you are interested in. If you read science fiction and fantasy, then write in that genre. If you read romance novels, then try writing one.
Master the rules of the game until you can play it better they can.
We're all homos. Homo sapiens.
People are dying who haven't had that opportunity to say yes to the Lord.