Comments on: Writing for You…Or the People?

By: rudee

rudee — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:15:14 +0000

Be proud of launching a book. It is more than most of us can do. I am not an English Major so you have something going for you that most of us only wish we have so we could write better. There are people out there who do like to read things that aren’t fluff. Give me the facts, just the facts. If I see a blog with lists, I will skim over the list and then leave the blog.
RudeeG

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By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:08:31 +0000

@WhoIsDave So, really, you’re divided like me!

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:07:55 +0000

@SociallyGenius Mmmm….cake.

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:07:42 +0000

@jennalanger DVR Downton Abbey. You won’t regret it. I promise.

By: DMVM

DMVM — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:28:27 +0000

I guess the answer is two-fold. If you are being commissioned to write, then you write with the intent of meeting the clients needs, and if their needs are to pique the interest of cat ladies across the nation, then you may be compelled to write about frumpy sweaters, balls of yarn and hoarding (please note: I have no idea what cat ladies like, I am spit-balling here).

The other fold, is those of us who write for the love of writing, and getting our souls onto paper for the world to embrace. The Thoreaus of the world, those of us who like to march to the beat of a different drummer (me included), and blaze new trails that are yet to be discovered. We want to be the first. It was this culture, that drove independent film makers to pull box office share (and oscars) from the cookie-cutter neilsin rated focus group generated garbage that was out there. No offense to the Michael Bay’s of the world, I do need to get my Surround Sound, 3D fix in, but when I’m in the mood to really commit to being entertained, I gravitate toweards the unknown, I want to experience something I never have before.

I digress, in literature/writing, it’s all about genre. If you are talking how-to, then you have to write about what the people want to know. Everyone learns differently, and they gravitate to the authors and styles that they can comprehend and mimic. To succeed in this space, is to write about what the people want you to tell them. We all like to hear that we are right. Technology and Business Practices are so trendy, I feel to be successful you write about the trend. As a reader, you think “If I’m doing what these successful people are doing, then I am doing it right.”

But alas, everything hits its saturation point, everything pops, the money gets made, the businesses “get gained”, and the ride is over. Waiting, waiting for those Thoreaus out there, to write about that different drummer, who dare write about what they want. They spawn that new idea. The cycle repeats. The bandwagons begin to roll, the book shelves replenish, and somewhere in the world, an author, smiles. Because he/she gained the real reward. The reward of their soul becoming accepted, and the fruits of their labor have been repaid.

On that note, I am going to eat my sushi now.

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By: jennalanger

jennalanger — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:21:09 +0000

@ExtremelyAvg @ginidietrich I keep hearing about this Downtown Abbey show, but it’s on at the same time as Jersey Shore!

By: ExtremelyAvg

ExtremelyAvg — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:27:54 +0000

@TheJackB I’ve been blogging for almost 2.5 years now, everyday, and I’ve stopped caring about traffic. I’ve just given up. I don’t get much more than 50 -100 per day, or I would assume, since I stopped checking sometime last year.

I post my novels, one chapter at a time, and some random thoughts on the blog, but if I write something I’m really proud of I send it to Gini or Shonali. They already have lots of readers.

This past week I’ve written two short stories I’m very proud of (7.4K and 1K) and I’ve decided to try to sell them to magazines. The point is, my blog has giving up its dreams of a great readership, but it still serves a purpose. It makes me write. I love writing and that is enough.