tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post3721298503828486194..comments2024-02-18T07:27:48.299-08:00Comments on Amparo Ortiz: Story vs. Market--The YA WayAmparo Ortizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751368034351196820noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-64091226692788471642010-04-28T14:14:03.026-07:002010-04-28T14:14:03.026-07:00I've done both, but what I've found is the...I've done both, but what I've found is the work I love to write the most is the work others enjoy reading. So, yeah, write what you love.Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-961648775498299902010-04-28T13:19:10.449-07:002010-04-28T13:19:10.449-07:00I'm so glad I brought the subject up this week...I'm so glad I brought the subject up this week! All this feedback really makes me see the bigger picture: in the end, write what you love, but also think about its sales potential. If you're trying to break into a certain market, follow the rules and break them at the same time. <br /><br />Just remember to never compromise until you're happy with what you've written, for yourself and for other readers. I guess that's the most important part of the writing process :DAmparo Ortizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751368034351196820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-18440886715350914232010-04-28T12:08:23.980-07:002010-04-28T12:08:23.980-07:00I think, honestly, that it's a little bit of b...I think, honestly, that it's a little bit of both. Of course, I don't think I could write a book that I wasn't wholly passionate about. But market does play into what I think about writing about. There's no point in writing a book my agent can't sell, you know?Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-1352984312589285572010-04-28T08:55:07.560-07:002010-04-28T08:55:07.560-07:00I'm lucky, because my passion for writing are ...I'm lucky, because my passion for writing are love/romance stories with a paranormal twist. It's HUGE right now, so I get to hopefully break into the business writing stories that I love, that happen to be selling huge right now.<br /><br />Only thing I worry about is the way there ARE a good deal of writers that write to a trend, and over-saturation can tire a fan base out. It makes me sad what people are starting to say about vampire stories. :o(Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726858055689145824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-87145533962095970442010-04-27T18:50:00.707-07:002010-04-27T18:50:00.707-07:00I don't think about the market I'm writing...I don't think about the market I'm writing for until I have a few chapters and have a feel for what I'm writing. But I always stick with my passion and not what is currently popular (which could be why I'm getting so many rejections) but HEY! the market is always evolving and if something is not popular now it will be later and I can requery then. But things are just 100X better when they are an expression of you than if they are an expression of a generic society. Afterall, would life be as great if everyone was just like you or looked exactly like you? No. Probably not. People like unique things. Unique people and ideas are like shiny objects, very appealing!T.J. Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916627399622909282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-9647227126407023312010-04-27T16:51:57.320-07:002010-04-27T16:51:57.320-07:00Probably both. But I would say I lean very, very h...Probably both. But I would say I lean very, very heavily on the story that I am just bursting to tell. No matter what anyone else thinks :)Crystal Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665844725894074136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-58711773551941822132010-04-27T14:14:30.824-07:002010-04-27T14:14:30.824-07:00Ooooh
As I'm trying to hone in my short story...Ooooh<br /><br />As I'm trying to hone in my short story writing skills (Or lack of!!) I think for me it's the story I want to tell fitting the market, e.g. one that would fit a women's weekly mag - but one where I could let my romantic and happy ever after soppy side rule! <br /><br />Something like that! LOL!<br /><br />I guess it doesn't harm to know the current trends in the genre you want to write in.<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-80049569307722460762010-04-27T12:58:49.277-07:002010-04-27T12:58:49.277-07:00The story I wanted to tell evolved itself, althoug...The story I wanted to tell evolved itself, although I knew it was going to be YA because my MC voice told me her age. Great link too, gonna check it out now:)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-46507436884335415672010-04-27T10:17:09.410-07:002010-04-27T10:17:09.410-07:00I actually went off-market a little and ended up f...I actually went off-market a little and ended up finding a story I really wanted to write. I thought I was being clever, not going the UF route. It didn't matter though--I had to write this story anyway!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.com