Am I Writing for Me or You?

The short answer is YES.

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I unabashedly admit that it is my goal to earn my living as a writer.

One of the themes I see repeated time and again is based on this question: Do you write for yourself, or do you write for your audience?

For some, this raises complicated issues about whether you are writing commercially, or writing for your own edification. For me…