{"id":1888,"date":"2009-10-12T23:45:16","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T03:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amberstults.com\/?p=1888"},"modified":"2009-10-12T23:21:14","modified_gmt":"2009-10-13T03:21:14","slug":"which-comes-first-the-market-or-the-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.amberstults.com\/?p=1888","title":{"rendered":"Which Comes First &#8211; The Market or the Story?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every writer has a different method for getting the words down for the story that needs to be told.<\/p>\n<p>Which do you think should come first &#8211; the market or the story?\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I used to write what I wanted and then tried to find a market for it.\u00c2\u00a0 I would spend a lot of time revising the piece so it would fit the market.\u00c2\u00a0 This was a bit of a waste of time and didn&#8217;t do much service to the story.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now I do a little bit of both.\u00c2\u00a0 I write what I want with an eye towards the market or the theme.\u00c2\u00a0 If it fits, then I submit it.\u00c2\u00a0 If it doesn&#8217;t fit, I save it until I find something that seems like a good fit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every writer has a different method for getting the words down for the story that needs to be told. 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