It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. - Charles Darwin

CHANGE - such an innocent looking word - why does it make most of us need to change our undies?

Maybe it's because when we let change in we have to loosen our grip on control, and we humans have an unnatural fascination with control. How much more could we suck out of life if we embraced change?

This week I've decided to run with that thought. To apply it to my goals for writing, to see beyond what is traditionally considered a writer and delve into a world where people are open to many forms of writing.

I spent a lot of time at TAFE listening to,'publishing is hard,' 'don't expect to be published,' 'if you make it through the 5000 plus slush pile you'll be lucky'. Traditional publishing is a tough market place, but the beauty of change is that when it comes it allows us to do things in a better way. That's what's happening in the publishing industry now. The power of the few is being redistributed amongst the many.

Writers now have an ocean liner of choice if they are willing to try something new. We can choose to be heard on blogs, we can self-publish, contribute to on-line content, publish e-books, p-books, pod casts, audio books and the list goes on.

All we have to do is to be willing to be explorers in our own time. To slip our toes outside the door of convention and be willing to hitch a ride on an uncontrolled wave. What's the worst that can happen? We crash - is that really as bad as we think or is it really an opportunity?