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Tact is after all a kind of mind reading. Sarah Orne Jewett

I want SO much to write like this.

Welcome aboard @JGTurla :) What a great title! Agent Pete used to have a Youtube channel called Pop Ups and this episode had a top children's book editor on as a guest: Great advice from Julie!

I'm with @Bloo and @Aethalope . I'm thinking the same thing. The more you focus writing on your particular audience, the more you're characters POP :) And if they love it, that audience becomes your word of mouth. I love that Andy Weir vlog...

I think you've got it, @Bloo. That raving 10% is who will drive your word of mouth, care enough to challenge you when you're flagging, and offer insight and encouragement for the way forward. Tangentially to this topic, have you seen this talk...

Guess I don't read enough King, coz I wouldn't expect something like that from him. Is the quote from On Writing? Without context, I've an entirely different take on the statement. It seems like he's telling us not to write to the lowest...

Write the story you want to tell and want to read. Write it to be accessible to as many readers as possible. Read widely in your area of writing. Know your likely readership, but don't pigeonhole them. Don't pick and choose who they are and slant...

I feel very grateful that for some reason I was raised to believe that I had permission to explore the creative world. I’m very aware of what a privilege that is, because most people don’t grant themselves that permission, and I really think...