My definition of audience is that they are the people you are trying to capture with your writing, and get your story or point across in a way that they comprehend. Audience is important to your writing because if you cannot capture their attention you are writing for nothing. My understanding of Audience was changed a bit by Anzaldua’s text because it made me realize to write better I needed to connect with the reader and speak to them on a deeper level. Chris Wilcha complicates the notion of audience from his documentary by explaining that there is some pointless content creation. However what I get out of it is that if you really want your writing to stand out you need to present it well to the audience, and make it so that it is a topic that is actually important.
Anzaldua made me realize for the first time that you can engage with the reader without them being there. You can ask them to think and relate in your writing, as to make them feel more engaged. There is more than 2D to writing. I suppose my view of audience has changed, but slightly. I understood that getting the readers interested, and knowing who is going to be reading it is important, but I have a new perspective on how to get deeper with the audience.
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