Trends in Fiction: Should They Stay or Should They Just Go Away?

[walkwithheroes]

Not too long ago (maybe a month or so) several different editors, reviewers, and other staff from literary magazines and publishing houses were asked about what types of stories (short stories and novels) they were receiving. They were also asked what types they were growing bored and/or tired of reading.

Top Five:01. Zombie stories - Zombie

Comments

[liliannabelle]

Wow, thank you so much for posting this, it's fascinating, and so informative. Zombie stories! That never would have occurred to me, lol, but I can see it now.

To me it is kind of freeing, because I feel like sometimes my stories are just romance, and I should be trying to incorporate more plot stuff, like time travel or steam punk. This makes me feel better that I can just relax more and include plot if it comes to me. Not that I'm aiming to get published any time soon--more like in 30 yrs as a retirement plan :D but I am endlessly fascinated by developments in the fast-changing world of publishing these days--both from a practical pov and also socio-culturally.

Like, in RL, I have writery friends and they are SO nose in the air about epublishing, like it's beneath them, but I think they are behind the times. Epublishing has changed the world. There is some fantastic stuff out there!

[walkwithheroes]

No problem. I thought it was an interesting read and wanted to share. I'm a huge reader, so I've noticed a lot of these trends lately. If I read one more 'girl/boys meets supernatural love interest and it turns out girl/boy holds the key to something major" I might scream

[liliannabelle]

Ugh--I can totally see how classics would get rejected today :( that makes me sad.

[walkwithheroes]

It makes me really sad - especially when you consider that the group has done it several times, and always with the same kind of results.