A Criticism of Modern Writing

Originality

The ability to think creatively or independently

To have something that stands out against the others. Something which modern writing should have. After thousands of years of tropes and phrases, have we simply run out. Relying on the same formula we notice in a piece of writing that gets popular. We are so focused on success we have simply forgotten what made that literature great in the first place. Take any romance, fantasy, or post Hunger Games Dystopian fiction and you'll realize they are all pretty much the same. Same generic protagonist, same generic love-interest, side characters are becoming more same faced as well. But why, anyone that has some knowlege of literature is bored of and has grown to loathe this consistent redundancy. This is because creative writers have become less creative, they feel like they have to rely on the tried and proven cliche's to get their name across. Books aren't they only ones either, blockbuster movies, TV shows, games, hell, even the music industry. The imagination is the one thing that is infinite, the options out there are countless. We have the ability write about anything. So why don't we use this gift, and make something incredible.