: Re: How do I know what I'm writing is interesting to the reader? I'm starting to wrap up the gestation period of my first book - right now I have a notebook filled with a lot of observations

You really don't know.

But here's the thing. There are 7.5 billion people on the planet. Let's say that you want to sell 100,000 copies.

That means you only need to be interesting to 1/75000 people.

Your story interests you. Are you so special that you find something interesting that 75000 other people don't? Maybe. Who knows.

Just write the thing. You have so much ahead of you in that process... and it will so look different at the end from where it's at anyway. Just write it. Don't let fear that 'people won't like it' stand in your way.

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