Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Jibber Jabber - What Are You Saying?

My son is 18 months and he's progressing well for his age, however, there are times when he says words I can't understand. I want to understand, but because he's still learning, things are not as clear.

Have you ever heard a baby try to form a sentence? They try really hard and they believe you understand what they're saying, but you don't.

It's frustrating for both you and the baby because:
1) You really want to help, but you can't.
2) The baby wants your help, but can't tell you

As writers, we need to understand the one thing that will determine the success of our writing careers: our readers.

People are just like babies because they need your help, but in order for you to help them, you will need to write a clear message in order to reach them.

Here a some things you need to consider when writing:
  • Have a specific target group
  • Understand and meet the needs of your target group
  • Solve their problems
  • Get your work edited
  • Make the revisions after it's been edited
  • Do this for all of your writing projects
Let's face it, what good is your writing if you can't reach your target audience?

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