I feel that if you made your writing too contrived to meet the market, it wouldn't be any good.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
You have to write the story that's at the front of your head. There is no point in trying to write for the market; it won't ring true.
A writer can't afford to just focus on writing and leave marketing aside in today's competitive market.
Forget market or publishers or whatever. Just write with fire and joy, and in my own experience, those are the stories of mine people have wanted to read.
I've always felt writing is an art. Publishing is a business. I felt strongly if I was going to write, I would write what I wanted to, and if the 'market' didn't respond, there was nothing I could really do about it.
I want my writing to reach people. I don't write for a market. I write from my heart, something that appeals to me. The marketing, segmenting etc., can be done by your publisher, not you.
If your purpose is to make money, you shouldn't get into writing.
I think it's a very bad idea for someone to start writing for a readership.
Remember to write for yourself, not for a market and give yourself time to develop your own style, your own voice. It takes a lifetime. Enjoy it!
I just wrote what I felt like writing since they seemed to sell.
Those who write may think they know their target market. They may even feel they can shape the work to fit it. If this is true of you, you have more control over your creative process than I do. Even so, I humbly submit that you try letting your writing shape your target market instead and see what happens.