: 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

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What is interesting to the reader completely depends on the reader (the targeted and reached audience). For instance, people at a library will like different kind of books than people commuting by train.

The only way to know if people find your book interesting is to let people read your book (or parts of it, and then hope it represents the full quality of your book).
Let 10 people rate your book (chapter) on a scale from 0 = most boring stuff I've ever read to 10 = most interesting I've ever read. Let 10 other people rate a book with a similar amount of pages. Don't disclose which is your book. Then perform a T-test between the two groups.

If you're targeting a wide audience use popular narrative techniques. You might look at popular recently publicized books for techniques and constructs.

If you're targeting a niche audience, use in-group language and technical terms. Communicating with an in-group language that is understood by the reader gives a sense of belongingness.

If target audience is only one person writing an interesting book is the easiest. When there are 2 or more persons there will always be disagreement.

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