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RE: Is my writing serving others? (Could it? Should it?)

in #writing8 days ago

Perhaps I can stir your thoughts a little: You MUST write for yourself, then the result may also be valuable for others. If you write for your readers from the outset, you serve a market, but as an impulse, as an eye-opener, it doesn't work.

What do you want?

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I don’t disagree with you. But I’d argue it should be treated as a means, not an end - otherwise, we risk shouting into the void.

I mean, you’re a writer: do you not shape your words deliberately, choose them carefully, so your reader can ride alongside your thoughts and see what you’ve seen?

What do you want?

The same thing we all (secretly) want: resonance.