Target audience and the publishing world

Anne Boleyn was an important figure in history as she was the first woman to capture Henry’s interest so much that, a battle to overrun the church was started so that he could annul his first marriage to Katherine of Aragon. It changed the situation for women in England, meaning that any woman could be overturned. It was the first step in Henry’s journey of making women he fancied Queen of England – all in the gain of trying to have a son. She was also the first wife to be beheaded, though not the last and this would appeal to an audience passionate about history or simply having a loose interest in it. Anne’s story is compelling and the mystery around her accusations will draw in this type of audience..

This would also work in the publishing world as it would be a different take on her story – from my view and from my own research. People interested in history and this time would automatically be interested in the type of writing and therefor become a target for publishing companies. It could possibly appeal to anyone interested in the royal family, as she was a part of aristocracy and would appeal to students or Secondary school students studying this part of history, therefor sparking interest in the publishing world for this target audience.

Issues

One of the issues that seems to come up when beginning to write this true story, is how much my creative side wants to just write and write – whether what I’m saying is true or not. There is a lack of dialogue in my research, as this is an aspect hard to find within historical study with this time period. This brings the itching urge to write something in its place, when that would be inaccurate. What dialogue I have found, I have stretched and used to my advantage but feel it is lacking.

Another issue that arose, was creating my writing to be a story rather than only facts. I didn’t want my story to sound like a history book and in order to overcome this, I needed to build detail. I needed to focus more on dramatizing the writing. For example, I knew that when Anne is taken to the Privy Council, she is interrupted while watching a tennis match. I wanted to write about the reactions of people around her when it happens, or how people are acting before it happens, but there wasn’t much I could find. This left me to interpret the moments on my own, putting myself in the situation of someone around the Queen when she realises that she is about to fall from her position. I’m still telling the story and it’s true, however I’m using descriptions and my own mind to build up the scene.