Lately, I’ve been thinking about who I’m really writing for… It’s easy to imagine an audience as a crowd, very large or voluminous numbers of engagements , reactions or even visibility. That idea quietly changes how we speak. If we are wired to think like that or just happen to have such mentality, we will begin to shape words for approval instead of clarity. All we would be chasing will just be loud applause from humans and their validations that actually don’t matter. We edit ourselves before we even begin.
But when I slow down, writing feels different if I imagine just one person reading. One thoughtful reader. Someone who isn’t rushing or someone who isn’t scrolling for entertainment, but is actually present. I am not a fan of entertaining the whole world or large audiences because i know they wont feel the impact same way and they cannot be satisfied based on same or general criterias
Audience of one isn’t about shrinking yourself or self neglect, you are always the main character so you should be satisfied with whatever you do. Audience of one is about removing the need to perform and just live life.
When I write with that in mind, I notice the tone changes. The sentences become simpler. I stop trying to sound impressive and start trying to be precise, at least i am wroting for just one amaizng soul or a limited number that can easily understand me also I’m less concerned with how it will be received and more concerned with whether it’s honest.
There’s a kind of quiet discipline in that.
Writing for one person means you can’t hide behind noise. There’s no crowd to distract from weak thoughts. No momentum to carry shallow ideas. Just intention and expression meeting each other and strangely, that feels more respectful to the reader and to myself.
In a digital space where metrics often define value, choosing an audience of one feels grounding. It reminds me that meaning doesn’t come from reach alone. Sometimes it comes from sincerity, from saying something clearly, even if only one person truly connects with it.
Maybe that’s enough.
Maybe if something is said with care, for one attentive mind, it has already done its work.
Thank you for reading.
This is my response to the #dailyprompt by the @daily.prompt from the @Freewritehouse, and the Freewriters Community! I invite my friends @marsdave @daverick @vani.lla
Thanks to @Freewritehouse, and members of the Freewriter
