tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post966448593028670065..comments2023-05-16T08:38:42.287-07:00Comments on *Headdesk*: A New Take on Writing for the MarketCreative Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960292977608812418noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-48009340697441819022009-01-13T13:54:00.000-08:002009-01-13T13:54:00.000-08:00Agreed. You have a lot of good thought here. I lik...Agreed. You have a lot of good thought here. I liked when you said, "So converting/imaging your book as, let say (theoretically of course), a movie might give you a clue of what genre/trend/audience does it serve."<BR/><BR/>Because, this is something I've done, and it helped quite a bit. It sort of forces you to think of the story in terms that you normally wouldn't have.<BR/><BR/>(and thanks forCreative Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960292977608812418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-70432949377920164642009-01-12T12:40:00.000-08:002009-01-12T12:40:00.000-08:00Oh certainly you have to keep the audience in mind...Oh certainly you have to keep the audience in mind. The curious thing about print, unlike all other forms of art (except for music) is that is a deeply personal experience for both the writer and the reader. <BR/><BR/>Were as other types of art are designed for mass consumption, for a sea of people as the audience, writing is like a phone conversation or a letter, a one-to-one thing. That may Rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493201776902196284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-49872034189601203272009-01-12T07:30:00.000-08:002009-01-12T07:30:00.000-08:00One definitely does serve the other. I have this g...One definitely does serve the other. I have this great quote by Joe Lansdale that goes, "Real authors create their own genre. Stephen King is his own genre. You have to throw out your conceptions of genre and develop a voice and an honesty about the human condition that becomes its own genre.” <BR/><BR/>So I think you're write about trendsetting - if you develop enough of a style, it becomes it'sCreative Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960292977608812418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-8596217084563278482009-01-11T13:18:00.000-08:002009-01-11T13:18:00.000-08:00Again, great post. I think one serves the other. T...Again, great post. I think one serves the other. That is if you write what you like and then market yourself successfully you may, in fact become a trend setter. It is all about the marketing. <BR/><BR/>Oh and I will add this annoying bit:<BR/><BR/>Tag, your it!Rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493201776902196284noreply@blogger.com