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Re: Do you write what you want or what others want?

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tmazonga wrote: 23 Jan 2018, 06:53 I write what I want. But once I start writing, some little voice inside of me takes over. It dictates what I write and I go with its bidding. Some sometimes, a story I initiate ends up in a manner I never envisaged.
I love this! That's true guidance right there! When I'm really in my zone, the same rings true for me. I'm like "where did that come from?" Gotta love intuition!
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DATo wrote: 24 Apr 2015, 20:30 I write for my own enjoyment. If my work is appreciated by others then that is a bonus for which I am very grateful.
100 percent agree! Write for your own enjoyment--other's appreciation is just an added bonus!
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zeldas_lullaby wrote: 25 Apr 2015, 00:55 I write what I want. If I were to "sell-out," so to speak, I'd write an angsty YA book about a heroine who feels that no one understands her. Oh, and she has a supernatural/psychic ability, but instead of appreciating it, she feels like a freak because of it. Oh, and she meets a guy and they fall in love within two days, even though he's a letch. (But he's really good looking, and he smells like "boy!") Oh, and there are snobby bee-yatches at her school and hunky jocks with bad attitudes. Oh, and she has to figure out which student is the psycho killer, but she only uses her psychic powers, like, one time in the whole book. Oh, and the ending is entirely unbelievable--just thrown in there because someone had to be the bad guy.

Huh. Thanks for asking that question--apparently I needed to blow off some steam.
May I ask what YA book you're referring to? And... The Thorn Birds is your favorite book? I just read that last fall, and loved it! Great literary taste! :)
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I write what I want, but I don't center it upon my tastes. I let it take on its own form.
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I'm going to write about what touches me personally. That is going to allow me to respond more honestly and give the most thorough opinion on whatever the topic is. If the public agrees and shares my views than that wonderful and might even open up a dialogue, but if not then we can agree to disagree and continue on.
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I write for me, of course, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't at least think about how other people would like it. But that's part of the challenge in writing. I think if you just write without thinking about the reader, then you probably aren't going to write something other people enjoy reading.
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I have to write to my own tastes. I have a lot of trouble with self-motivation due to mental illness and possible ADD-type executive dysfunction so writing about something I'm not interested in is just not going to happen.
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I only write about personal experiences which have affected my life in some way. I always hope that others will appreciate my work but writing for myself is always first.
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I mostly write what I want, but if I'm doing it for monetizing purposes or something like that I will write whatever I think people might want.
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I mean, it totally depends on what you are writing and if you are free to decide what you want to write.
On almost every writing advice page, people say "Write what you want to write because you can't please everyone and it's not fun to try either" and I agree with that.
Usually, you've got way more fire when you work on something you want to do instead of working on something you are assigned or otherwise obligated to do.
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I write whatever interests me. In my opinion, it's no fun writing something other people want you to write, because then it feels forced. Plus, I wouldn't have any motivation if I were to write was others fancied from me.
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I am not into writing as yet, though I know I would only write what is in my heart. It would help me create a niche other than focusing on what others want.
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I write what I'm interested in. If that matches what readers like, then that's a bonus for me.
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Personally I do a little bit of both. At the moment I’m writing in the erotic romance genre which seems to be a hot ticket. But I try to put some of my preferences into my writing. Of course I also tend to keep out things I’m not that fond of despite seeing it in other novels.
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I mostly write what I want. I feel that chasing the big trend leads to arriving late to the party with a book that's not great because your heart wasn't in it.
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