Don't follow the latest writing fad

That’s right! Old Harry Potter has been done and done and done again. Put it to bed y’all! Writers are supposed to be creative creatures, but many of them—even the ones with a lot to offer—-blindly follow the latest writing fads. Who’s to blame for all those knockoffs that clog the shelves in bookstores? Well, you might not know, but I do. It’s all those desperate, money hungry authors! “Desperate, money hungry authors” applies to all those authors who bend to the pleadings of agents or publisher and prostitute themselves in search of a few bucks. For god’s sake folks, our profession is supposed to be the epitome of creativity, but more and more, in desperation, we see good, creative authors selling their very soul to the devil–well, maybe not the devil, unless you classify agents and publishers as such, but the bottom line is this: Knockoff novels are about as creative as an Elvis impersonator is to the real Elvis.
Give it up, folks, and take the “Soul for sale” sign off your back. Start being creative again.