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Writing for a Specific Audience
43:41 - 50:39 (06:57)
In writing, it is important to consider the audience you are targeting in order to determine the level of expertise assumed and decide on how much terminology is needed to ensure the work is compelling without curtailing creative boundaries.
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In this episode, the guest talks about their experience with writing and shares how they overcame some initial self-consciousness in their writing.
43:41 - 46:26 (02:45)
Summary
In this episode, the guest talks about their experience with writing and shares how they overcame some initial self-consciousness in their writing. They also discuss their preference for cinematic writing with minimal exposition and background, similar to suspense novels.
ChapterWriting for a Specific Audience
Episode#497: Joyce Carol Oates — A Writing Icon on Creative Process and Creative Living
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The host and guest discuss the importance of considering a target audience when writing, especially when it comes to fiction and determining how much terminology to include in order to make it compelling.
46:27 - 48:30 (02:03)
Summary
The host and guest discuss the importance of considering a target audience when writing, especially when it comes to fiction and determining how much terminology to include in order to make it compelling.
ChapterWriting for a Specific Audience
Episode#497: Joyce Carol Oates — A Writing Icon on Creative Process and Creative Living
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The type of publication a nonfiction writer aims for can greatly influence their writing style and structure to appeal to a specific reader.
48:30 - 50:39 (02:09)
Summary
The type of publication a nonfiction writer aims for can greatly influence their writing style and structure to appeal to a specific reader. This can be seen in John McPhee's work for The New Yorker's readership and writers for pulp magazines having to simplify their sentence structures.