Jun 11, 2008
Writing quality is relative to the minds of the intended audience.
If writing is supposed to be clear and compelling, authors who ignore how readers think can only be good writers by happenstance.
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A point to be taken by those who preach as well.
what the heck are you trying to say?
Jenna,
I guess I’m proving my point by failing to write clearly. :)
Are you trying to say the same thing to different audiences… or just trudging through a terrible book? ;)
Ha! 22 points to Jenna for funniest comment of the day, “sly category.”
Writers are only as good as their readers. There is no point in writing something their readers do not appreciate.
I have no idea how most people who read my stuff THINK, (that’s probably a good thing)
BUT I do have a general feel for my writing in terms of both 1) my purpose and 2) my audience (in a more general sort of way)
Is this what you’re talking about?
I agree that a writer who does not examine his proposed audience and therefore write (or speak, as someone said about sermons); however, it’s always quite likely that a book will strike a chord with a totally different audience than intended. It seems to me the author has no control over such.
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