Stop Flinging Rewarmed Hash on the Screen Hoping Someone Will Read It
Your readers are carnivores. Give them fresh meat or die.
This morning I attempted to read another tired story with the same eight quotes about writing from Stephen King, Anne Lamott, Seth Godin, et al. Ad nauseum. I couldn’t force myself to read far enough to see if the writer had anything of value to share between the quotes because the very fact that she used quotes every writer over the age of 13 has digested repeatedly told me she wasn’t capable of feeding me what I craved.
I am your reader. Feed me your thoughts. I want to know who you are and why your words matter. Picture me deep in the recesses of my cave, starved for the meat of everything that matters to me. Don’t cover it with sauce trying to make it more palatable for the masses. I want it raw and angry and honest. Give me your heart.
Enough with the graphic meat analogy
I hope you got the picture. The point I am trying to make is that your readers are probably far more sophisticated than you think they are. And even if they aren’t, they think they are. Let that sink in for a minute.
You might know in your heart that some of your readers need the information and wisdom you are attempting to impart, but…
