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Real
People
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© 2004
Janet Sue Terry
With all the negative issues in the world today, readers want an uplifting
experience. They want to see the good guy win, to see him find love
even if he's a hunchback. They need books about romance between real
people. Real people are fat, bald, handicapped, have a nose that's
too big, a butt that's too flat, or some other defect.
A big percentage of readers are baby boomers, widows, young professionals,
and single parents with cell phones pressed to their ears. People
don't have time to socialize. However, we all yearn for romance.
People want to believe they can find love. Readers feel good inside
when the hero gets the girl or vice versa. Even if the hero is blind,
or deaf, or in a wheel chair. Real people aren't perfect, and they
don't have to be to fall in love.
Moral of the story, know your audience. Who will buy your book? How
will readers relate to your story? How will they feel about your book
once they finish it? Will they tell their friends about the book?
Will they recommend it to others?
Authors want to keep their readers. Readers buy more books. Readers
become fans. We all need more fans.
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