One of the most frequently given pieces of advice is to write from where you're at. A second trite phrase is likening our books to children. You can probably understand why. In fact, that is where a dilemma arises. Writing is intensely personal, and yet to achieve success in this modern media-ridden world involves bearing your soul to the world.
That is the point at which a writer must make a decision.
They have to do their agent/publishers’
bidding and bend themselves into
a pretzel to achieve success, or they stick to their reasons for writing and
risk anonymity.
Back to the baby analogy. It would be naive to believe that your
work won’t require some adjustments, but you have to decide when a story stops
being yours.
Writing, as with all
arts, is subject to ‘fashion’ – the prevalent opinions of the day. Critics,
publishers, and reviewers jump on current bandwagons. If your work does not fit
the fashion, then you’ll be out of luck. That is the biggest test of whether or
not you keep going.
God Bless
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