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How to Make Readers Care About Your Writing
One underrated element all expert writers pay attention to.
“I love to write. But it has never gotten any easier to do and you can’t expect it to if you keep trying for something better than you can do.” — Ernest Hemingway.
It’s said that the better you write, the more you struggle. And the more you struggle, the better you become.
It’s a virtuous circle.
But the struggle never seems to make most writers better. In fact, we struggle to merely sustain what we do.
We stare at a blank sheet for hours because the ideas that sounded so good in our heads refuse to manifest on paper.
We imitate routines of writers who seem to create masterpieces with their eyes shut, but still feel we’ll have better luck trying to herd cats.
Yes, we manage to churn out the occasional work of brilliance. But most times, our work sinks into the back hole of oblivion.
A few friends might say nice things about our work (often to protect our feelings). But deep in our hearts, we just keep thinking…
