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?

Write To Save Your Readers

Do you have any problems in your life? Maybe you don’t have enough time to clean your home. Maybe it’s a sickness, an unruly child, or a broken relationship. Whatever the case, you need a solution. Do you have a solution to your problem? Have you searched for one?

If not, I encourage you, to educate your way out of your problems if possible. Note however, not all problems can be solved this way. It may take time or you may need to learn something from your struggles.

As a writer, the best thing you can offer your readers is a solution to their problems. Many people will read and as long as you have passion for your readers and accurate information, you can help them to dig out of their pits of despair.

What kind of problems do people experience? In most cases, people want to:

• Make more money
• Save money
• Save time
• Avoid effort
• Escape pain

If you can use your writing to do one or more of the above items, and influence your readers to take action, you will become viewed as an expert in your field and a good writer. Wouldn’t that be outstanding? In the meanwhile, as you’re trying to help someone else, you may find the solution to your problem(s)!