All Writers Need Readers

Several students in my English Writing Class and in my English Coffee Social had expressed interest in English writing. I suggested them to set up blog sites and forced themselves to write interesting stories in the blog like Dr. Chen is doing in this blog site.

One student specifically asked what would be different if he just wrote to his personal journal because he did not want other people to read about his private life.

"You don't need to write private things in the blog. But if you know somebody else is reading your stories, you are motivated to do better. Your writing skill will be greatly improved. All writers need readers. " I said.

Let me use several examples to illustrate this point, "All writers need readers".

My wife and I have a family friend, Karen, who retired at age 50 then turned herself into a painter. She started from a beginning painter to a really good artist today. Her paintings have been sold and exhibited in few Coffee Places in Appleton, Wisconsin. She said that the real turning point of her painting career was that she had an art exhibit few years ago (at my suggestion). During the exhibit, she met admirers and critiques. The admirers purchased her art work while the critique gave suggestions to her art.

Artists need art exhibits. Musicians need recitals. All the researchers need publications. Lastly, all writers need readers. Set-up a blog site and force yourself to write English. I assure you that your English writing skills will be greatly improved.