Audience Quote by Martin Gore

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

— J. K. Rowling

Whenever you think you're writing what other people want to hear from you, and that it'll be commercial, you're doomed to disaster. Writing has…

— Terrence McNally

You have to keep your audience in your mind; if you're writing stuff that you know nobody's going to care about then you should…

— Paullina Simons

You're always hoping you can attract a bigger audience, but at the same time, I'd hate to give up what I write. If I…

— Donald Ray Pollock

I think about my audience when I write, to some extent. Thinking of writing for young adults, I try to keep the stories moving,…

— William Sleator

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

— William Landay

You want an audience. If you didn't, you wouldn't be a writer. The biggest motivation to write is the knowledge that someone will read…

— Andy Weir

I want my writing to reach people. I don't write for a market. I write from my heart, something that appeals to me. The…

— Ashwin Sanghi

You think you have some stable talent which will show no matter what you're writing, and if it doesn't seem to be getting across…

— Joan Didion

Write for yourself, not for a perceived audience. If you do, you'll mostly fall flat on your face, because it's impossible to judge what…

— Wilbur Smith

I write about what interests me. It's very dangerous when you try to satisfy an audience.

— Jonathan Carroll

I wrote for so many years in a bubble, the way everyone does, and there were large swaths of time where you think you're…

— Patrick deWitt