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Q&A How do I know what I'm writing is interesting to the reader?

I'm starting to wrap up the gestation period of my first book - right now I have a notebook filled with a lot of observations of life and topics I want to deal with in my book. I'm now starting to ...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by jack gallerdude galler‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:33:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/32111
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar jack gallerdude galler‭ · 2019-12-08T07:33:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm starting to wrap up the gestation period of my first book - right now I have a notebook filled with a lot of observations of life and topics I want to deal with in my book. I'm now starting to piece these bits together into a bigger picture, and soon I'll have the first drafts of the plot together. Then I'll be on to actual writing.

But something's keeping me awake at night - how do I know that what I'm writing is interesting to the reader? I find this stuff really neat, but I'm worried that won't carry across. The creator of _The Room_ found his work as interesting as the creator of _Star Wars_, but the results couldn't be more apart.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-12-21T19:13:50Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 24