tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584986441435970939.post5900632277137507212..comments2023-10-15T06:31:49.268-07:00Comments on JUST THE WRITE CHARISMA: Do I Have a Target Audience?Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064541432630743730noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584986441435970939.post-63621703160785818112011-02-23T02:42:05.272-08:002011-02-23T02:42:05.272-08:00Good point, Martha. Several years back I found mys...Good point, Martha. Several years back I found myself reading Gilbert Morris' House of Winslow series and loving it. And my guilty pleasure reading is Nicholas Sparks :)Mike Dellossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323420902283524014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584986441435970939.post-43695252309457225762011-02-22T21:13:52.464-08:002011-02-22T21:13:52.464-08:00Oh, Jillian, I do read both. I love really scary s...Oh, Jillian, I do read both. I love really scary stuff. I've read Stephen King, but don't go see the movies, and I don't even begin to try to write horror or suspense and probably won't try mystery, but I love to read them. <br /><br />When I started writing historical romance, I knew not everyone liked historicals and not everyone likes romances. But I wrote the stories I wanted to write and let the audience take care of itself after that. A good story will sometimes get people to read a genre they don't usually read.Martha W. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584986441435970939.post-16171816853366789882011-02-21T13:27:06.270-08:002011-02-21T13:27:06.270-08:00Hi Greg,
I'm in a little bit of a different pl...Hi Greg,<br />I'm in a little bit of a different place. I think most women who write romance know who there target audience is.:) Of course I'd love to find out I have some guys reading my books as they come out.<br />I loved Mike Dellosso's comment:"I see myself as more their target author than them being my target audience."<br /><br />Because I think every author brings something unique to their writing along with their voice that too will also appeal to some folks and not to others. <br /><br />I wonder how many readers out there read both horror and romance?Jillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584986441435970939.post-82707591445191496692011-02-21T12:49:56.058-08:002011-02-21T12:49:56.058-08:00A good story finds its audience. Or the other way ...A good story finds its audience. Or the other way around:)Linda Rios Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793019055584701093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584986441435970939.post-29018678447845090652011-02-21T11:00:44.122-08:002011-02-21T11:00:44.122-08:00First off, I agree with the Two Mikes.
Second, th...First off, I agree with the Two Mikes.<br /><br />Second, thanks for the encouraging words, David :DGreg Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631434183155875197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584986441435970939.post-57909304068789702982011-02-21T07:49:48.914-08:002011-02-21T07:49:48.914-08:00Mr. Duran makes a good point, because you have to ...Mr. Duran makes a good point, because you have to be true to your artistic vision first and foremost, but I know that until I "met" you (if chatting on the internet actually qualifies as "meeting" someone) I wasn't sure that anyone would want to read the story that had been bouncing around in my head for years. I had a great "Christian Horror" story, but I didn't know of anybody who would be interested in such a tale. Since talking to you, and reading your fantastic book, I've found that I wont be writing a book that only I would want to read. I never wanted to compromise myself and tone down the Christian messages in my story, but I was afraid that no Christians would have any interest in reading it. <br /><br />I was afraid that I would have to go the route of writing a more "mainstream" book, with only strong Christian "overtones", but I was extremely reluctant to do such a thing. It just seemed to betray the whole point of my story, and it ultimately felt like I wasn't telling the tale that God wanted me to tell. <br /><br />So, following your example, and that of the other Christian authors you have hipped me to, I am writing the book that I NEED to write. If the story doesn't ultimately find a "target audience", so be it. I know there is a POTENTIAL audience nonetheless, and I hope it clicks with some of them. In the end, I have to write the story that is in my head, that God has given me the drive to tell. So, THANK YOU, not only for writing such an incredible book, but for staying the course and setting an example for other potential authors of Christian horror like myself!The Gill-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680794257168881000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584986441435970939.post-37509725151120571422011-02-21T07:18:49.458-08:002011-02-21T07:18:49.458-08:00I agree with Mike, story needs to come first. When...I agree with Mike, story needs to come first. When I published my first book, The Hunted, I was where you are Greg. I didn't have a target audience in mind. But as my books keep coming out and my audience grows it is defining itself. Some like my style, some don't. Those that do . . . they're my audience. I see myself as more their target author than them being my target audience.Mike Dellossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323420902283524014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584986441435970939.post-20451338689396541372011-02-21T05:43:41.215-08:002011-02-21T05:43:41.215-08:00Greg, I wonder that it is actually better to start...Greg, I wonder that it is actually better to start with "story" before "audience." If we allow our knowledge of a target market to shape our story, aren't we potentially sacrificing our own creativity on the altar of public opinion. Unless we are politicians, I think it's better to let our stories define our audience rather than vice-versa.Mike Duranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223354088258809968noreply@blogger.com