Happy Easter. I hope that some adorable bunny hops on over to your house today and brings you colored and chocolate eggs and beautiful bouquets. And I hope that you experience the joy of delighting someone with something colorful, beautiful and maybe chocolate. <\/p>\n
Make it a day of giving and you, too, will be blessed.<\/p>\n
Isn\u2019t that what writing is all about? The point of writing for publication is to present words (articles, books) of interest to others or for the pleasure of others. But it is difficult to do so without also pleasing oneself. Writing, for many of us, is a passion. Thirty-five years ago, I found a way to turn my passion into a career and I know that some of you are on that path today. <\/p>\n
I\u2019ve met would-be writers and authors along the way who refuse to consider their audiences. They only wanted to write for themselves. We all know people in this category\u2014they live for themselves without regard for others. And if they also write, they write for themselves without considering what their audience wants or needs. And then they wonder why they aren\u2019t blessed by acceptance or book sales. <\/p>\n
If you want to publish a book or write articles for magazines, and things aren\u2019t going so well for you? Stop and think of Easter\u2014the other giving season. Examine your motives for writing and take a second look at the message or the theme you are presenting. Reconsider your audience. Are you approaching the right audience with the right message or information? <\/p>\n