Comments on: Writing quality is relative to the minds of the intended audience. http://twentytwowords.com/2008/06/11/writing-quality-is-relative-to-the-minds-of-the-intended-audience/ Curious | Cute | Comical | Crazy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:33:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: On The Other Hand » Blog Archive » If you tell a story in the woods and nobody understands it, does it make any sense? http://twentytwowords.com/2008/06/11/writing-quality-is-relative-to-the-minds-of-the-intended-audience/#comment-21331 On The Other Hand » Blog Archive » If you tell a story in the woods and nobody understands it, does it make any sense? Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:27:57 +0000 http://22words.wordpress.com/?p=453#comment-21331 [...] way Abraham Piper puts it, authors who want to be understood need to consider how their readers think. Of course, a [...] [...] way Abraham Piper puts it, authors who want to be understood need to consider how their readers think. Of course, a [...]

]]> By: Brian http://twentytwowords.com/2008/06/11/writing-quality-is-relative-to-the-minds-of-the-intended-audience/#comment-21330 Brian Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:40:01 +0000 http://22words.wordpress.com/?p=453#comment-21330 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. 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.

]]> By: Elizabeth Patton http://twentytwowords.com/2008/06/11/writing-quality-is-relative-to-the-minds-of-the-intended-audience/#comment-21329 Elizabeth Patton Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:23:05 +0000 http://22words.wordpress.com/?p=453#comment-21329 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 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?

]]> By: leafless http://twentytwowords.com/2008/06/11/writing-quality-is-relative-to-the-minds-of-the-intended-audience/#comment-21328 leafless Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:33:43 +0000 http://22words.wordpress.com/?p=453#comment-21328 Writers are only as good as their readers. There is no point in writing something their readers do not appreciate. Writers are only as good as their readers. There is no point in writing something their readers do not appreciate.

]]> By: KP http://twentytwowords.com/2008/06/11/writing-quality-is-relative-to-the-minds-of-the-intended-audience/#comment-21327 KP Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:30:04 +0000 http://22words.wordpress.com/?p=453#comment-21327 Ha! 22 points to Jenna for funniest comment of the day, "sly category." Ha! 22 points to Jenna for funniest comment of the day, “sly category.”

]]> By: Travis Seitler http://twentytwowords.com/2008/06/11/writing-quality-is-relative-to-the-minds-of-the-intended-audience/#comment-21326 Travis Seitler Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:12:30 +0000 http://22words.wordpress.com/?p=453#comment-21326 Are you trying to say <a href="http://twentytwowords.com/2008/06/09/one-reason-authors-shouldn%E2%80%99t-assume-they%E2%80%99ll-be-interpreted-according-to-their-intentions/" rel="nofollow">the same thing</a> to different audiences... or just trudging through a terrible book? ;) Are you trying to say the same thing to different audiences… or just trudging through a terrible book? ;)

]]> By: Abraham Piper http://twentytwowords.com/2008/06/11/writing-quality-is-relative-to-the-minds-of-the-intended-audience/#comment-21325 Abraham Piper Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:04:05 +0000 http://22words.wordpress.com/?p=453#comment-21325 Jenna, I guess I'm proving my point by failing to write clearly. :) Jenna,

I guess I’m proving my point by failing to write clearly. :)

]]> By: jennapants http://twentytwowords.com/2008/06/11/writing-quality-is-relative-to-the-minds-of-the-intended-audience/#comment-21324 jennapants Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:56:38 +0000 http://22words.wordpress.com/?p=453#comment-21324 what the heck are you trying to say? what the heck are you trying to say?

]]> By: nephos http://twentytwowords.com/2008/06/11/writing-quality-is-relative-to-the-minds-of-the-intended-audience/#comment-21323 nephos Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:21:04 +0000 http://22words.wordpress.com/?p=453#comment-21323 A point to be taken by those who preach as well. A point to be taken by those who preach as well.

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