
You’re writing an intense novel about vampires. You’re exploring deep themes of family loyalty and courage. You believe adult readers will love this high-action somewhat violent novel.
But your protagonist is an eight-year-old boy who is struggling to deal with his new life in this not-so-brave new world.
This is a big problem.
And it’s similar to what I see week after week as I critique novels by aspiring writers.
I get that you have a killer idea and you’ve worked hard to come up with a great, compelling plot with lots of action and twists and complications. But before you began, did you even consider who your target audience might be? Continue Reading…