How to Give Your Book a Purpose in Less Than 5 Minutes

Have you ever heard of “target audience”? This is the group of people you’re aiming to write your book to. 

But have you ever considered your target person?

*Note: This post here is a great one to check out before reading this one!

If you’ve threaded in your deep and personal story into your book, it’ll become a bestseller.

But now your next step is to direct that incredible story to one person, and one person only.

The International Bestselling author John Flanagan wrote The Rangers Apprentice series for his teenaged son who did not like to read. And guess what? All around the world, hundreds of boys picked up the books and read them! 

John Flanagan’s target person was his teenaged son. His goal was to get his son to learn to love to read books.

And it worked. All over the world.

So, what about you?

How can you do the same thing?

First, take your story. Take all the hurts and lies and truths you’ve experienced and shape it into the character arc for your book. And while you’re shaping it…shape it FOR someone. 

Someone out there needs your book. So plot it and write it and publish for them. THAT’S the purpose of your book.

Choose who it’ll be: If you’re story is about learning the real meaning of beauty, maybe your target person is a thirteen-year old girl trying to learn this truth in life. If your story is about a boy trying to make it onto the football team even though he’s really tiny, then your target person might be a twelve-year old boy who might not believe in himself.

Choose your person. One person, and one person only.

Think of what your book is about: the themes you’re trying to convey, the arc your protagonist goes on. Then, think of someone out there in the world like your protagonist who needs these truths. Who needs your book.

And write every single word of your book for them. 

In doing so, you’re going to change millions of people’s lives. Because you’re so focused on your one person, you will get to the heart and soul of all the hurt and pain, and you’ll be able to write your story correctly and make people really feel emotion when they read it.

Don’t write for a million fans to become famous. Write for one person to make your story known.

And here’s a bonus: you’re going to be so much more excited now to work on your book now that someone out there needs your story. 

Figured out your person? Now your story truly has a purpose.

Sorry that this post was shorter and more dramatic than normal (wait, who am I kidding, I’m ALWAYS dramatic) but I really wanted to just get this idea out there to you guys. 

Who is your one person? It’s time you figure it out! I’d love to hear who your’s is!

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