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The Question That Changes Everything: Who Are You Writing For?
Hi and welcome back to Flight School:
If you missed our live summer conversation, not to worry. I’ve edited it and present it here. Watch and witness writers discovering their true audience and experiencing real-time breakthroughs.
Our central question (thanks to Becky) was deceptively simple: Who do you want to talk to in your own writing? Stories found their direction and writers claimed their heroic journeys. It was pretty impressive to behold.
The Heart of the Conversation
Writers in our intimate group revealed their own specific audiences: an estranged son and fellow military "brats" (00:05:53), people struggling with workplace corruption (00:07:38), those without family creating community from isolation (00:17:16), and future grandchildren not yet born (00:20:13).
One writer shared her family's grace: "May we have eyes that see, ears that hear, hearts that love, and hands that help each other" (00:21:51)—which became the perfect opening scene for her memoir (00:23:33).
We also delved into the challenges of writing difficult topics, the legal realities of using real names (00:33:19), and the fundamental truth that scene writing—not idea writing—being what allows story to emerge in an authentic manner (00:30:26).
Three Key Takeaways
1. The More Specific Your Audience, The More Universal Your Impact
When you write to reach one particular person or group, emotional stakes become clear and you touch the human experience we all share.
2. Trust the Story to Drive Itself
Like a self-driving car (00:16:15), your story will find its way to the heroic destination if you commit to writing in scene—specific moments in time where something happens. Keep your hands off the analytical wheel and trust the process.
3. All Writing is Autobiographical
Whether writing fiction or memoir, you cannot write what you don't know (00:38:52), and you are always the hero of your story. The only question is whether you'll be tragic or transformed. The writing itself will show you.
Watch, listen, and when done, please join in the conversation.
✍🏻Your Turn:
Who do you want to talk to in your own writing?
Share your answer in the comments. Try to be specific, vulnerable, and see if the answer reveals itself through the question itself.
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jenniferlauck.substack.com/subscribe
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By NYT Bestselling Author, Jennifer LauckHi and welcome back to Flight School:
If you missed our live summer conversation, not to worry. I’ve edited it and present it here. Watch and witness writers discovering their true audience and experiencing real-time breakthroughs.
Our central question (thanks to Becky) was deceptively simple: Who do you want to talk to in your own writing? Stories found their direction and writers claimed their heroic journeys. It was pretty impressive to behold.
The Heart of the Conversation
Writers in our intimate group revealed their own specific audiences: an estranged son and fellow military "brats" (00:05:53), people struggling with workplace corruption (00:07:38), those without family creating community from isolation (00:17:16), and future grandchildren not yet born (00:20:13).
One writer shared her family's grace: "May we have eyes that see, ears that hear, hearts that love, and hands that help each other" (00:21:51)—which became the perfect opening scene for her memoir (00:23:33).
We also delved into the challenges of writing difficult topics, the legal realities of using real names (00:33:19), and the fundamental truth that scene writing—not idea writing—being what allows story to emerge in an authentic manner (00:30:26).
Three Key Takeaways
1. The More Specific Your Audience, The More Universal Your Impact
When you write to reach one particular person or group, emotional stakes become clear and you touch the human experience we all share.
2. Trust the Story to Drive Itself
Like a self-driving car (00:16:15), your story will find its way to the heroic destination if you commit to writing in scene—specific moments in time where something happens. Keep your hands off the analytical wheel and trust the process.
3. All Writing is Autobiographical
Whether writing fiction or memoir, you cannot write what you don't know (00:38:52), and you are always the hero of your story. The only question is whether you'll be tragic or transformed. The writing itself will show you.
Watch, listen, and when done, please join in the conversation.
✍🏻Your Turn:
Who do you want to talk to in your own writing?
Share your answer in the comments. Try to be specific, vulnerable, and see if the answer reveals itself through the question itself.
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jenniferlauck.substack.com/subscribe