Stay True to Your Art and Not the Trends

Writing as an art provides valuable expression for society.

While everyone has different reasons for writing, true artists shouldn’t write what others want.

Some say, “Write what people want to read according to the trends,” which might expedite making money, yet isn’t a true artistic expression.

What Art Is

Art is an expression the artist wants others to understand or experience.

True art expresses a unique and original message or meaning to others, as this is the artist’s work and contribution to society and community.

Writing can be an art form, expression through the written word; an article is a piece of art, expressing the artist’s unique creation to others in society and humanity.

Notes on AI Art

Some may specialize in AI art as though it were written word art, yet without human expression, it can only be AI art at best.

The imitation of art by robots doesn’t express what a unique human would, rather, it expresses the culmination of all human information and knowledge — see the difference?

Business/Trades or Art

Again, there are many types of writers, especially online, so I’m not saying one is good or bad, just clarifying the difference between art and business.

Business writing, technical writing, and marketing are different in the traditional meaning of art; even non-fiction is different than fiction in its measure of artistic creativity.

Having a skill or trade with words is great, yet it isn’t art any more than a house painter or the trades are art. However, I do believe each trade and work effort is a form of art in some measure, as each person’s unique efforts are added to society on many different creative levels.

Art, as a creative way of expressing a society or people, helps people reflect upon important things that bring value overall. It helps people understand themselves better and what they are part of in the bigger picture.

True Art is Powerful

True art helps people be free.

Art helps us express things otherwise not possible.

The powers to be want to control art because it influences people so strongly. It is a threat to their illusions and deceptions.

This is why tyrannical countries stifle art and put fakes and sellouts in the mainstream as artists. True art can still be found locally and regionally at smaller levels, but will never be allowed to organically reach the masses, even through online channels.

Conclusion

Stay true to what you want to express, rather than writing what other people want. Whether many people want to read it or not, writing artists need to express their unique views and creative meanings, as this is what brings value to others.

In the end, this is the true strategy of success with writing as an art form.

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