Something New

Beingcreatures of habit, we humans really don't like doing something new, while atthe same time our hearts yearn for it!  Yet,doing something new isn't just a good idea, it's essential for our lives tomove forward; else we become complacent and stagnant in our creativity andvitality. 
As awriter, I'm always on the lookout for new story ideas, new trends,  and newmovements in the publishing and writing industry.  I cannot allow a small measure of success inone area, keep me in that particular area, because the whole platform willshift, and I'll fall to the wayside when that area haspassed.  I have to be adaptable, moveableand amenable to change; else I'll become complacent and stagnant in mycreativity and vitality as a writer.
What washot yesterday (genre, writing style or trend), will be cold tomorrow, BUT willeventually be hot once again, at least if it was a good idea.  Vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, grandlove stories, epic fantasies, outlandish sci-fi's, memoirs, historical fictions,superheroes, period pieces and fairy tales have all come, gone and will comeagain.  They're what we call "cyclictrends".  If you write in one of theprevious trends, and the trend has currently passed, put in on the shelf for a while,but don't get rid of it; the trend will return – eventually.  Outdated writing styles will come back with aflare, and what you thought as something of the past, will become retro and chiconce again.  However, be careful that youdon't spend all your time chasing trends, but being ahead of them.  Know your market, know what's out there, anddon't stick your head in the mud thinking you're an island onto yourself.  If you don't flow with the changes, you'llbecome complacent and stagnant in your creativity and vitality.
Till nexttime,~T.L. Gray