Readers Discuss Self-Indulgent Authors
This is sort of a follow up to the video where we talked about self-indulgent readers (readers who pick books mainly for entertainment). Watch that video here: • Is Modern Fiction Too Self-Indulgent? In this video, I will mainly be responding to comments from my audience on the topic of author motivation. Are they writing for themselves or for the audience? Does it matter? My Substack: https://substack.com/@alisonwritesessays Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/alirisdal George RR Martin Substack Post: https://substack.com/home/post/p-1818... Cozy Creative Youtube Channel: / @lidiyafoxgloveauthor Time Stamps: 0:00 Previous Video 1:24 Soap Box on Another Topic 6:50 Comments Start

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