Should you write stories you enjoy, or should you try to target a specific audience? This is the question that has vexed writers since the beginning of time.
I know there are authors who try to write stories for a
specific audience, and I’ve never understood how they do it. I have trouble sometimes figuring out what I’m
thinking, let alone what folks who are not me are thinking. Some folks are great at it, but I don’t
happen to be one of them.
But beyond that, I can’t write a story unless I enjoy that
story. I know that many who write to
certain audiences enjoy what they write, but if I try to write with a specific
audience in mind, I find myself tripping up over whether or not I’m still on
the path. With the sole exception of
Wrongful Death, which I enjoyed anyway and really only had to regress in years
to my teenage days, I’ve never tried writing with any demographic in mind. I just wrote stories I wanted to read. Maybe I’m eclectic and no one else likes what
I come up with, but I am not able to write anything decent if I don’t enjoy it.
Am I the only one in this boat? What I’d really like is to hear from those
who write with a particular audience in mind.
How do you tailor your work? And
is it still enjoyable to write?
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