Literary agent Kristin Nelson gives a 'heads up' from her NYC editor meetings as to what's hot right now. If you guessed erotica and urban fantasy, you're right!
Watching trends in the writing world is interesting. When I first because serious with writing last May, paranormals were all the rage. Not to say they're dying out, but apprently publishers aren't snatching them up as they once were (so says blog gossip). The same goes for chick lit. Writing trends, like fashion trends, come in cycles. While erotica is hot right now, will it be in 5 years? *shrugs* Who's to say. Right now, I'm going to write what my Muse feels like writing (which could be obsessed vampires, brooding aliens, regretful Southern co-eds, band geeks, dirt track hotties, nooners, crazy Southern grannies, or any other idea floating around in my wee little brain).
Does that mean something I'm writing may never sell? Of course. Would I be crushed if that happened? Can I get a 'hell yeah?' But that's the business part of this world. While rejection is a hard pill to swallow, it's a necessary evil. I have a dream agency (doesn't everyone?) -- if the dream agency rejects me, well, I'll be devestated for a few days. I may even cry about it. But in the bottom of my heart (the part that's not breaking from rejection), I know I've got to get back on the horse and continue to write. I'm determined to succeed, and that determination (though sometimes rattled by Writer ADD) will be with me for the long haul.
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I'm the opposite. Rejections don't bother me, its the acceptances that freak me out! They err, send me scuttling to the toilet!
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Writing is like women's clothes. Fashion changes constantly, and so does what the readers want. But then again, romance readers are generally women, so what did you expect? *lol*
ReplyDeleteTrends come and go. You have to write what your muse tells you, where your voice is strongest. Then ride the ever changing wave. It's an interesting business, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteAnd what's this I saw on Gena's blog about you making a sale? Where's the big news on your blog? Huh? huh? huh?
Honey, I'm soooo with you on the writer's ADD. I resemble that remark. LOL
ReplyDeleteJust keep writing. I think that's the key.
And I'm with Jaci--did you make a sale that we need to be hearing about from your lips????