WRITING

What Happens When the View of Our Audience Sitting Across From Us Is Not Clear?

I was both surprised and relieved to correct this writing mistake I have made for months

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I haven’t been able to stop thinking about a phrase I read earlier today.

Linda Caroll masterfully wrote in this timeless piece,

“You have to know who you’re writing for.

Then you can write whatever you want. Through that filter.”

The Wrong Filter

Without knowing it — I slowly created a filter in the last year.

I opened a blank Pages document in June 2022 when I started writing on Medium. I named it “Writing Advice and Tips.” Anytime I was given advice or a tip, I jotted it down along with crediting the author.

Within my first month on Medium I wrote down one of the first pieces of advice given: “Stop writing about yourself and your life, nobody cares” — copied and pasted verbatim into the notes of said document.

In the following month, another author wrote, “No one wants to know your thoughts and opinions (readers want insights and valuable facts) —…