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Articles on the Writing Craft Getting Started 101 Putting Real People in Your Writing
| Putting Real People in Your Writing |
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| By 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 wheelchair. 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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