Learn English – the right word for this sentence

To be adventurous is to be willing to try new things (not necessarily action-packed).

In publishing, you'd almost certainly want to consider "Scooped"; Securing or creating important original content only to discover that another person has beaten you to the presses.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoop_(term)

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Here's the actual definition from the OED

"A piece of news published by a newspaper or broadcast by a television or radio station in advance of its rivals. Reporters at the city's three tabloid papers usually compete for scoops."