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Storytelling 101
Marketplace for Your Book
Before you pen your first word, it might be a good idea to identify what your marketplace might be. For this book I chose a wide-ranged audience for the following reasons: Post World War II “Baby Boomers” now approaching seventy. The impact of this book would be greatest on this group of readers since they refuse to give up their youths and grow old gracefully. The author, a member of that generation, refers to them as the “adventures forever group”. The story does not exercise a dominant male over female role but rather quietly suggests a certain moral equality between two major characters, even though the male character is a king. This is most appealing to the ever-increasing female labor and corporate marketplace. TARGET AUDIENCE The target audience is age 18+. The manuscript can be rated as GP but is really an adult fantasy/adventure. It is just a story with…
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Storytelling 101
First Cut In Presenting Your Work
As an author, there are several steps we must learn along the way with respect to having someone look at our work. It is not enough to be a good writer. I have had the opportunity to sit with writers who were presenting their work and I have drawn up a list of things that a writer, young or old, should pay attention to: If you are able, state in an overview of your work what compelled you to write your story. What is the purpose of your book? What is the basic theme of your story? Summarize your story in 250 words or less. This item has posed a significant problem for many authors who sit before an audience and try to explain what their story is about. They understand their work but seem to forget that their audience may not be familiar with their story. Authors sometimes begin…
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