tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586450397369280599.post7679515383183927577..comments2023-07-05T03:53:20.503-06:00Comments on The Laws of Making: It Doesn't Matter if You're Published, it Only Matters if You're ReadDeren Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11260147750947135832noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586450397369280599.post-81203388395133664312011-03-20T20:26:14.851-06:002011-03-20T20:26:14.851-06:00An important part of that evolution, I suspect, is...An important part of that evolution, I suspect, is in the feedback you get from readers.<br /><br />Evolution is, by the way, an interesting analogy, specifically the notion that fitness increases over time through natural selection.<br /><br />The writing equivalent is that your writing tends to improve along the line where readers respond more strongly.Deren Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260147750947135832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586450397369280599.post-69503840531796487062011-03-20T15:49:45.606-06:002011-03-20T15:49:45.606-06:00Love this post. So true. I have always written out...Love this post. So true. I have always written out of this NEED to do so. I belonged to small communities of online writers so that I could get an audience to read. As I've moved on from these groups and have begun writing for editors, publishers, and the readers that read their journals and websites, I'm much more aware of them and this has helped me hone my writing skills and style. I've been amazed at this evolutionary progression in my writing and how that equates to an increased # of publications.Michael Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03282383092919717065noreply@blogger.com