Yes I'm sure you'll have a dedicated audience for that niche. But of course size preference is the one thing that divides us all, and you can never satisfy everyone no matter how good you are (or how hard you try). Min' for example wrote some marvelously creative stories back in the day, but his size preferences always took the edge off them for me. Which is just another case of each to their own, as it has always been.
I think you more or less nail it with those thoughts.chaser984 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2024 10:16 pmIf I had a few bits of advice to folks who want to write, here or anywhere else, is 1: Practice. You're not going to be the next Salinger or Austin right out of the gate. I'm 40 and have been writing as a hobby since I was 19. I have some Doom/Command & Conquer crossover fanfiction from way back in the day and it is execrable. I don't think I produced anything worth reading by the larger world until 2011 when I began writing my first Skyrim fanfiction. (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9810016/1/I-Companion)
2: Write for yourself first. If you're just going through the motions and aren't having fun with it, readers will pick up on that and be turned off.
3: Learn basic grammar and punctuation.
Do those three things and the readership will (mostly) take care of itself.
Bad (or lazy) grammar is a real turn off for me especially. I mean, you might have a brilliant and creative imagination, but if you write like you're texting someone on a stupid mobile phone.. Just forget it!

Good post you made there. Thanks.