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Q&A Write for an audience or find an audience for your writing?

I've never written for anything other than personal enjoyment or for a predefined context before. I have ideas and partial drafts for several books and want to finish at least one this year. My co...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by linksassin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-20T00:53:24Z (about 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:03:24Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/42731
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:03:24Z (about 5 years ago)
I've never written for anything other than personal enjoyment or for a predefined context before. I have ideas and partial drafts for several books and want to finish at least one this year. My concern is about how I need to change my writing when I intend for it to be read by a larger audience, particular how do I ensure it has a clear target audience?

**When writing a story is it better to choose a target audience and keep it in mind while writing, or to write whatever and then figure out the target audience?**

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-02-28T03:09:31Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 5