You can not please everyone. Who you are writing for?
The key to successful writing is to understand who you are writing for.
If you are interested in writing, it’s not enough for you to have a vivid imagination and time to put words to paper.
You can start by letting your ideas pool and then create a storyline that you can work with. But, in order to successfully do this, you need to consider who you are writing for.
There’s a big difference between the style of the Harry Potter series and the Da Vinci Code. The difference isn’t in the writer or even defined by the genre, it’s in who the target audience is.
Understanding who will be reading your novel ensures you create a story that they will enjoy reading. This approach ensures you are aware of the most appropriate writing style to keep your reader engaged.
The Message
Once you’ve established your target audience, you need to answer this question: what message are you conveying?
There’s a big difference between creating a factual story and a fictional one. A factual story revolves around the facts, your aim is to tell the story compellingly but stay true to the facts. A fictional story gives you a license to write almost anything. But this is where writers often lose focus.
That’s why you need to establish a core message first.
Are you writing about love? Perhaps you’re looking at your vision of the future, or want to write a classic action hero story.
Your message can even be a feeling that you want to convey, such as awe, or even to make people feel connected.
You must know what your message is before you start writing. This will ensure your writing stays true to your message.
When you know the message you’ll find it easier to write and you’ll know exactly who you are writing to.
It’s more than just a genre of people, knowing your message allows you to visualize your readers, enabling you to write to them as though they are friends.
Choosing The Tone
Once you’ve established your target audience and your message you’re going to need to consider the tone.
In some cases, this is defined by your message.
For example, if you’re looking to write a historical romance then the style of writing is already dictated by the speech patterns of that era.
But, a modern romance has a very different tone, as does a futuristic thriller or love story.
Alongside this, you need to define what point of view you intend to adopt. Are you writing as the main protagonist or as an innocent bystander? You need to define what perspective you’re adopting to ensure you maintain this throughout the novel.
How bibisco can help
bibisco is especially helpful at this stage.
It has a premise tab that enables you to define the purpose of your novel in one sentence. That’s your message.
bibisco also offers the opportunity to define the conflict within your novel. By interviewing the characters, you can get to know them thoroughly and identify the central issues to be resolved in the novel.
Conclusion
Successfully writing a novel requires you to define who you are writing for.
This creates the definition of the novel and the direction.
These are the two most important elements and it’s worth taking your time working these out.
With them done properly, the art of writing is surprisingly simple, you simply need the right novel writing software to support your ideas.
You can’t please everyone, but you aim to please yourself and your intended audience, bibisco can help you achieve this.
