Audience Quote by Harlan Ellison

In truth, I never consider the audience for whom I'm writing. I just write what I want to write.

— J. K. Rowling

You write for two people, yourself and your audience, who are usually better educated and at least as smart.

— Tony Hillerman

I don't write because there's an audience. I write because there is literature.

— Susan Sontag

Whenever you write, whatever you write, never make the mistake of assuming the audience is any less intelligent than you are.

— Rod Serling

I think all writers write for an audience. There is no such thing as writing for yourself.

— William S. Burroughs

I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.

— William Landay

I write because I need to share my thoughts with the audience.

— Paulo Coelho

I write for myself, first and foremost and I also write for people, mostly women, who just want to be seen and heard and…

— Roxane Gay

I've always been the audience that I wanted to reach, so I write for myself.

— Len Wein

I never have an intended audience. I just write, you know.

— Alice Walker

I don't write for an audience. I write for myself. And if I imagine an audience at all, it's the characters, but I know…

— Ursula Hegi

I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am.

— Erica Jong