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Readers Look for Spontaneity and Enthusiasm in Writing

Posted on October 14th, 2010 in Writing by Val Mills
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Write with spontaneity and enthusiasm if you want your writing to capture the hearts of your readers.

Writers write so that readers may read. Or, that is what I’ve always believed. One common plea from online writers is how to attract more readers to their work. Well, I certainly don’t have the answer to that, nor can I boast that my work attracts lots of readers. In fact, it attracts dismally few if I compare my readership numbers with others that people boast of here on Triond.

I guess this is because I write to please myself. I write with spontaneity and enthusiasm. If an idea comes visiting in my head I welcome it, then write. Sometimes I plan an article before starting, other times it just grows like Topsy – and if you’re not old enough to understand that expression, don’t worry. I still feel a surge of pleasure when the first comment is posted on any article published here on Triond.

Readers are not obliged to read our work. As writers we need to earn the readers respect, so that they know time reading our work won’t be wasted. If we churn out work written the way we feel it must be, maybe that shows in our writing. I much prefer to read an article that seems to hum along, skipping a little here and there – an article that makes me feel pleased I’ve read it. That kind of writing sends me searching for more by the same writer.

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Writing that seems forced is hard to read. When writers choose a topic they feel may get lots of readers, they often fail. That is because they are not filled with enthusiasm for their topic. They are not filled to the brim of their writing hearts with words that are racing to tumble onto the page. As writers they write – and hope that this time they will have written a winner.

We often read articles asking how to get an article onto the Hot Content list, or into the Weekly Picks. My advice to writers asking those questions is to stop worrying about it. Do what was suggested in a recent article on speed writing – choose your topic and run with it. Be enthusiastic, Be spontaneous. Let your ideas tumble onto the page. Then, if you have to check facts, go back once the article is written and tidy up anything you feel you need to add or change.

The end result will be worth reading. You will have enjoyed writing it and readers will feel your enthusiasm coming through. The only way to improve as a writer is to write. The more you write, the easier it becomes. So, why not think of something you’re bursting to say at the moment and start writing.

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