tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post2939535332145968756..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: Who For?Mirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-10664428427286480812013-10-13T20:28:12.383-07:002013-10-13T20:28:12.383-07:00Was asking myself that question, and a ghostly ref...Was asking myself that question, and a ghostly reflection of my younger self (aged 9) floated up. I write for that me.<br /><br />*Nora Barnacle ~ what a Dickensian name! Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-55628873110830501102013-10-12T05:50:03.130-07:002013-10-12T05:50:03.130-07:00A good question to ask yourself, though I worry le...A good question to ask yourself, though I worry less about that and more about making the story work :-) My father seemed surprised that he actually enjoyed my books even though they're "not for him." I suspect your father would have felt the same.Anna Staniszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316883819771607655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-38598142236888853882013-10-11T11:52:05.895-07:002013-10-11T11:52:05.895-07:00Exactly. I write for MG me. Exactly. I write for MG me. Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-82896631724426602022013-10-08T17:12:06.147-07:002013-10-08T17:12:06.147-07:00Well said, Ann.Well said, Ann.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-76855324217540372012013-10-08T15:15:45.890-07:002013-10-08T15:15:45.890-07:00Great post! I think we tend to not write for just ...Great post! I think we tend to not write for just a person or type of person, but I also think each writer has a natural voice and story telling technique that tends to fit one genre better than the other. I think when a writer finds where they're most comfortable writing, that's where they're going to hang out. C.R. Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034891037873664976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-25045627009786706782013-10-08T14:22:01.802-07:002013-10-08T14:22:01.802-07:00That Ulysses cartoon is hilarious. And I love your...That Ulysses cartoon is hilarious. And I love your reasoning for your audience.Amie McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160695804142859960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-23370469528476869712013-10-08T11:19:39.596-07:002013-10-08T11:19:39.596-07:00I have been thinking about this a lot lately, Mirk...I have been thinking about this a lot lately, Mirka. And a writer/editor friend of mine recently asked me the same thing about a PB manuscript I am currently revising. Very timely post--thank you!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-84866412639125546242013-10-08T10:36:09.585-07:002013-10-08T10:36:09.585-07:00The book I'm working on now I'm writing wi...The book I'm working on now I'm writing with my daughter in mind. Almost everything is for her tastes.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04406903657837367974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-89212084307440644282013-10-08T09:58:31.613-07:002013-10-08T09:58:31.613-07:00Exactly! I'll have to remember this, if I'...Exactly! I'll have to remember this, if I'm ever asked why I write for a younger audience than me. Though I still feel sixteen... ;)Leandra Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381034024025750992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-21852379500095341242013-10-08T08:51:03.220-07:002013-10-08T08:51:03.220-07:00Thank you :)Thank you :)Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-38169080675897799012013-10-08T08:15:11.053-07:002013-10-08T08:15:11.053-07:00I'm with you. I write for the younger version ...I'm with you. I write for the younger version of myself and hope today's teens are a lot like her. ;)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-46387070694662536012013-10-08T08:02:28.474-07:002013-10-08T08:02:28.474-07:00I think in one way or another we all write for our...I think in one way or another we all write for ourselves first and then for our intended audience.Ann Herrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041353495884375883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-55351769002580370192013-10-08T07:22:57.140-07:002013-10-08T07:22:57.140-07:00So true. It's the first rule of marketing--und...So true. It's the first rule of marketing--understand your audience. I think I write to the same kid too--that is me when I was little.Johnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08042379175433349768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-23931365105260852122013-10-08T06:17:19.073-07:002013-10-08T06:17:19.073-07:00(And congratulations!!)(And congratulations!!)MaryWitzlhttp://witzl.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-57831180833682564192013-10-08T06:16:49.675-07:002013-10-08T06:16:49.675-07:00Me too--I aim to write the sort of books I remembe...Me too--I aim to write the sort of books I remember wanting to read as a child. But I suspect if my father was still alive, he'd be broken-hearted that I wasn't writing the Great American Novel. :)MaryWitzlhttp://witzl.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com