People write for different reasons. A few make their living by writing content for ads, newspapers, newsletters, etc. Even fewer make a living writing fiction. Most writers know they will not make a living writing. Why they feel compelled to write varies from writer to writer.
I began writing to produce income after I retired. I sat down to write science instructional books and started writing stories. Learning that I had chosen an even poorer way to make money than teaching or working for a non-profit made me feel less regret about not following my creative calling earlier in life.
From my blogs, I get the greatest response from my science blog. I spent thirty plus years teaching science. There is a lot I don't know. But considering the state of the average person's science knowledge and the fact that we all forget what we learned in school; basic science facts can be interesting.
With non-fiction accuracy is an obvious goal. Fiction also needs to be accurate. I hated a kid spouting homemade facts in the classroom. I would see those facts on tests. If someone speaks with authority, no matter how wrong their facts are, people will assume they are right.
There are two ways to create accuracy. The first one is experience. The second best is research. The quality of that research may or may not affect sales. But it does affect people. Many problems in world building as well as in society are a result of ignorance or stereotypes.
I read the following blog post about a book printed by Simon and Schuster this year. In reading a blog post by agent Janet Reid, I came across the fact that the big five expects to sell at least 12,000 books of any title they print.
We all will have different opinions; but, we can all agree that the better your research is; the easier it will be to get your reader to believe your story. The quality of the research determines how people perceive your story.
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