tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post5605140580481133596..comments2024-03-28T06:13:46.092-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: I Spy A Trend.Dena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-11507576174231596942011-05-18T22:54:33.496-05:002011-05-18T22:54:33.496-05:00Yeah, I write what I want too, and hope that when ...Yeah, I write what I want too, and hope that when I get around to querying my writing will be 'in'. heheTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-20618494919072766652011-05-18T15:13:37.100-05:002011-05-18T15:13:37.100-05:00That's a really helpful post. I'll pass th...That's a really helpful post. I'll pass that around to the people in my program. We've been discussing this issue.LinWashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041832821260168483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-19687435585331358742011-05-18T14:00:34.572-05:002011-05-18T14:00:34.572-05:00I wish there were no trends, but alas that is the ...I wish there were no trends, but alas that is the way the market works. I just want a good story, that's all I ask for.Jenna Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329926652906059439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-46905309580642639682011-05-18T12:24:43.144-05:002011-05-18T12:24:43.144-05:00I confess, I follow trends. Not precisely because ...I confess, I follow trends. Not precisely because I have been working on the same project for almost a year now, but I pay attention to what's going on and sometimes that influences when I'll stop querying a project and move on to the next one. <br /><br />Someday maybe that trend-saturated project will have its day in the sun, but I think it's important to be aware of what agents and editors are seeing in their inboxes. After all, if there were twenty mermaid stories in your inbox one morning, which one would you choose? It's a tough thing for them, and good stories get skipped over all the time because of trend saturation.Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-90135098672120887912011-05-18T11:09:37.332-05:002011-05-18T11:09:37.332-05:00I try not to think about them. Who's to say yo...I try not to think about them. Who's to say your plot/characters/story are the NEXT trend? :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-50857445499659948992011-05-18T10:02:43.530-05:002011-05-18T10:02:43.530-05:00My current project isn't a perfect fit for wha...My current project isn't a perfect fit for what she described, but it ain't bad either. I just need to get it done.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-87459651649423506022011-05-18T09:41:15.595-05:002011-05-18T09:41:15.595-05:00Thanks for the link! Can't wait to read it.
I...Thanks for the link! Can't wait to read it.<br /><br />I have to write what I enjoy or I'd never get past Act I. We just have to hope for the best and try to make what we write our own. BUT, I think being aware of the trends is wise.Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-45311151843870797372011-05-18T08:28:44.308-05:002011-05-18T08:28:44.308-05:00I was joking with a friend that aliens and space o...I was joking with a friend that aliens and space operas would be the next big thing (guess that falls under her sci-fi comment) since dystopian writers need a new enemy to create conflict besides society itself. I picture the dystopian novels shifting to the moment when the interstellar bad guys show up and begin to devastate the world. Or, the world is in disarray and the aliens are nice and help save the crumbling governments etc...Kimberlee Turleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695299361596799423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-78778174541524373412011-05-18T06:42:00.210-05:002011-05-18T06:42:00.210-05:00That was such a great post, wasn't it? I don&#...That was such a great post, wasn't it? I don't worry too much about trends--I write the book that calls me the most, but still it is helpful to see a bit of where things are steering, and where they have been.<br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-89643468926351872352011-05-18T06:40:54.575-05:002011-05-18T06:40:54.575-05:00I wasn't surprised to read what she said about...I wasn't surprised to read what she said about YA paranormals and dystopians. Makes me glad I don't write them. <br /><br />I'd love to write a psychological thriller, but I don't know too many YA ones to study. My books tend to be more like romantic suspenses but not quite.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com