I keep arguing that your demographic of reader is going to be a big part of the numbers in the next five to ten years as the tech becomes easier to use, but authors by and large are in denial about that. Personally I'd love to tap into that, and basically be the producer who comes up with settings and characters and then lets readers buy…
I keep arguing that your demographic of reader is going to be a big part of the numbers in the next five to ten years as the tech becomes easier to use, but authors by and large are in denial about that. Personally I'd love to tap into that, and basically be the producer who comes up with settings and characters and then lets readers buy a license to create their own stories; that is, wholly legal AI generated fanfiction. I mean, free fanfic will always be there, and that doesn't bother me, but I see a lot of possibilities in the future along those lines b/c there are people who want the fanfic of their dreams but aren't writers (or don't want to be).
And that's a really good point about "write to market." It's a VERY successful tactic and has led to SO MUCH utter dreck entirely written by humans and devoured by readers. I've read some badly written books in my time because they just happen to hit that sweet spot of tropes and characters I want. 😂
I keep arguing that your demographic of reader is going to be a big part of the numbers in the next five to ten years as the tech becomes easier to use, but authors by and large are in denial about that. Personally I'd love to tap into that, and basically be the producer who comes up with settings and characters and then lets readers buy a license to create their own stories; that is, wholly legal AI generated fanfiction. I mean, free fanfic will always be there, and that doesn't bother me, but I see a lot of possibilities in the future along those lines b/c there are people who want the fanfic of their dreams but aren't writers (or don't want to be).
And that's a really good point about "write to market." It's a VERY successful tactic and has led to SO MUCH utter dreck entirely written by humans and devoured by readers. I've read some badly written books in my time because they just happen to hit that sweet spot of tropes and characters I want. 😂