AriaKang You just described my battles.
Being different/niche has a lot of hits and misses, since it's seen as experimental or avant garde writing. The amount of mixed reception I've received on my stories has been interesting, since every reader experience has been different. Pretty cool actually.
That is one of the benefits of writing to niche or using fewer cliches. You tend to receive genuine, individual opinions than cookie-cutter responses. Readers are learning, seeing and feeling a new experience from the book for the first time or not used to. Some take to it guns blazing, others not quite so well. I tend to receive the contrast a lot. The ratings given certainly reflects this.
I wouldn't change it for the world.
Whilst some writers play it safe, I play with chance and a belief that the stories I'm pumping out are markers for a future generation of readers.
Right now, I'm experiencing an Edison moment of failure. I'll keep pushing a head with the mindset that I only need that one kick-ass opportunity to make an innovation milestone happen.
Like Freddy Mercury once said to his drummer, "I'm not going to be a pop star, I'm going to be a legend."
I keep this mantra at the back of my head to keep me going during times of failure like now. Certainly Queen was definitely not catering to the masses during their time of Rockdom. I'm aiming to be like them.
Shoot. Did I just derail this thread with irrelevant comments?
Ehem... as you were people...
Edit: :eyes: Holy crap. I just re-inspired myself to write again. Thanks for the comment and thread all.