Place for the Stolen
Like that one guy said: Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Welcome to the place where all things have been lifted, looted, and otherwise pilfered…Remember, possession is 9/10s of the law.
Dear Reader
All of this talk of flame wars and how authors should respond to readers has got me thinking. If you could write a letter to someone who reads your work, what would you say to them? Important note: this is not hate mail. Think of it, intead, as a love letter. Or, maybe, a statement of intent. The goal here is to focus on what makes you tick as a writer by laying out who you’re writing for.
This week, I challenge you to think of your ideal reader. Imagine who that person is and what they’re like. What do you have in common with them? What is it in that person that you’re trying to reach out and touch?
Now, write it out and tell them.
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Jenny Maloney
I write dark fiction that my mother hates. I also review mysteries for criminalelement.com. When not writing fiction/reviews, I'm creating plays at Springs Ensemble Theatre in Colorado Springs.
My ideal reader is pretty much someone like myself who likes similar stories to me… So I guess you could say that ultimately, I am writing for myself???!!
It's great that your ideal reader is yourself. I've actually written a letter to myself (mailed it and everything) telling myself what I liked about what I was doing and how I was doing it. Crazy, yeah. But sometimes it's good to hear that you're doing a good job – even from yourself. =)