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So this question is pretty important for a writer to consider.  As a matter of fact, I write to no one but myself.  If you don’t like what I write than you don’t have to read it.  I believe that writer’s shouldn’t have target audiences, but readers should have target books.  Why should I strive to meet a specific demographic standard?  Why do I need to write for a person who I probably don’t care about?

I believe that readers should have target books instead.  Everyone has their own opinion about what they read, why should I try to satisfy someone’s opinion instead of them satisfying their own?  Why do I have to do all the work.  As a matter of fact I don’t think about my target audience as another person, because if I did I would have multiple personalities.  I don’t write for anyone but myself.  I’m actually really glad that people chose to read my stuff, no matter how small of an amount that is, because that means their are people in this world with the same views as me.  I am not alone.

You know what I also hate?  How people categorize their styles and how people are prejudice about what books someone reads.  It makes perfect sense for a girl to read Twilight, but when a boy does they just get pummeled with dirty looks and rude comments.  It’s just perfectly acceptable for the nerd to read Harry Potter, but when the popular girl who no one expects starts singing wizard rock they all look at her funny.

The same goes for authors.  I hate explaining to people why I write what I write.  It is in my mind, I put it on paper, end of story.  “But I always thought you wrote fantasy.”  Can’t I write a small romance once it my life?  I don’t like how people are placed in a social class by what they write or think.  Yes I write a little fantasy, does that make me a D&D playing fanatic?  NO!  Yes, I sometimes write romance, does that make me gay?  OF COURSE NOT!!

Why do we have to be so prejudice and why do authors have to sensor themselves for others?

(In case you were wondering, I got the idea for this post from Jake Miller in his post: here

Here’s where I talk about being lonely

And where I discuss more on Twilight

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