tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154007749170767097.post9027559173078793347..comments2024-02-15T08:03:05.341-06:00Comments on Living the Dream: Day 53: But I Don't Want To Be Trendy!!!Leah Rae Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016306009472838900noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154007749170767097.post-13373402134139828962011-02-20T00:47:13.318-06:002011-02-20T00:47:13.318-06:00Aw never give up! All the agents say write your bo...Aw never give up! All the agents say write your book, no matter what. What the others have said, a great book will rise, no matter what the trend is1 <3KT Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142350855635462698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154007749170767097.post-55374078856168505702011-02-10T10:44:47.212-06:002011-02-10T10:44:47.212-06:00I agree with Jesilea. I don't believe in what ...I agree with Jesilea. I don't believe in what is supposed to be "trending." To me, that just means what teens happen to be picking up off the shelves. You can't write a book with trends in mind--it would kill you. I mean, I just finished a book on dragons and I'm writing one on vampires, and I don't care that "dragons are yesterday" and vampires "will be on the way out" by the time I finish it. I believe that I have a new way of looking at the material and THAT is what agents look for. From what I hear, it's not WHAT you write it's HOW you write it. ...erm, I'll get off my soap box now... :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154007749170767097.post-83529051030118274612011-02-10T10:34:26.893-06:002011-02-10T10:34:26.893-06:00I don't think writers should worry too much ab...I don't think writers should worry too much about trends. So what is there are a million vampire novels on the shelf, a truely good one will rise to the top. Chick-lit is dead? Well, I sold my chick-lit novel last summer just fine. Writers who chace trends will constantly be behind the times, because writing a novel is such a long process. I say, write what you love and what you believe in. Good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671439141193804688noreply@blogger.com