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Tatiana Omari Professor McDermott English 510 11/07/2023 Journal Eight: Target Audience What is a Target Audience? A target audience is a specific group of people that share the same interest. Those interests can be the result of various things such as: shared culture, shared age group, shared gender/sexual identity etc. In literature, those interests can also be in addition to genre specific elements : fantasy, romance, historical fiction and etc. Having a target audience is a helpful tool for readers as it can aid in the writing process. Knowing this information is also a marketing tool highlighting the likes, dislikes, and perspective of the readers. Keeping the author in alignment with their audience. What elements of an audience does any writer have to keep in mind while creating a literary work he or she intends to publish? Some of the elements of the audience that the writer has to keep in mind are style, tone plot, character development, and setting. These elements can morph into a story that fits into a specific genre. For Example: “Interview with a Vampire” by Anne Rice takes on a mysterious tone, we see a glimpse in changes of characters such as Louis and Claudia before and after being turned, there’s a change in settings which embodies the differences in time frame emphasizing the

immortality of the Vampires. All of these factors are shared elements of other vampiric stories. These elements differ a bit making the experience different yet, authentic to and audience of that particular genre. My Target Audience My target audience would be BIPOC and Alternative Adults. Most of my work thrives to showcase the different side of the BIPOC experience with the inclusion of otherworldly elements that isn’t typically found in BIPOC Literature. It’s hard to define my work being that It’s a mixture of a few different fiction genres. However, the main characteristics of my world can be described as Fantasy, Romance, and Urban Fiction. As it’s an intertwining of magical ideology, love stories, and glimpses of life in an inner city setting. What are the conventions and/or expectations of your chosen genre (e.g., literary, horror, thriller, romance, young adult, historical)? Is there a particular age, gender, or political/religious viewpoint or demographic the ideal reader for your target audience might have? When writing romance there’s typically two major components. (1) Two characters falling in love (2) A optimistic ending. Throughout the romance narrative there are multiple elements that morph the story into a unique story line. However, the overall plot is centered around the love story (Timgrahl). Other conventions included in romance are:  A protagonist that prevents the main characters from falling in love. This can be as the result of another person, personal issues, or differences in lifestyle.

 Helpers: Those who want this relationship to flourish and go out of their way to support the relationship.  External Needs: Which is something outside of the relationship that drives the main characters.  Secrets: Which is something found in many love stories. Whether is a secret that society if keeping from the characters or the characters are keeping from one another (Timgrahl). Fantasy writing is a bit different from writing romance. It has the added element of world creation, the use of elements that are earthly, and/or concepts that aren’t set in our current reality. Fantasy writing is described as fiction with strange or otherworldly settings or characters. It depends on magic or the impossible. It can be split into two sub-sections (1) low fantasy (2) high fantasy. Low fantasy is described as a world governed by the laws of our current world, but strange things occur. High fantasy is formed in a secondary world, one of the author’s creations that’s occupied by supernatural beings and creatures. Urban Fiction, also known as street fiction, is a genre based on realistic characters and realistic environments that showcase relationships, experiences, and other characteristics of life in the urban environment ( LibGuides: Street Lit/Urban Fiction: Characteristics ). Most urban fiction stories that place in large cities where there is a variety of cultural, social, political, and economic differences and challenges. Most of the conventions in this type of writing are:  Fast Paced Story Line with the inclusions of flashbacks.  Vivid descriptions of the environment including the lack of resources, poor housing, and poverty.  The street itself acts as a setting where many things occur in the storyline.

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