Writing to popularity

[SmilingLez]

It’s interesting reading through this thread, because so many people talk about “writing for themselves,” but the way people present their choices, justify their genres, and explain their motivations is shaped by the fact that they’re saying it in front of other authors on a commercial porn forum.

Popularity isn’t just about story topics. It’s also about how writers curate their own personas when they think they’re only talking about craft.

Sometimes the interesting part of a discussion isn’t what people say they’re writing for. It’s what they reveal while explaining why they write it.