A huge portion of writing is knowing your audience; by extension, this also means having a well defined and targeted audience. This importance is the reason the process of writing changes depending on what medium with which your writing will be displayed. Most relevant to us currently is the writing of a podcast: because the podcast will be spoken I will probably want to tailor my writing so it sound more natural spoken versus what I would write during an English essay. When making a poster for a specific event, I would probably have to keep the writing short and to the point so as not to overwhelm my audience (which would be people walking by).
The most profound reading in the class thus far for me has been 'Shitty first drafts'. I incessantly have difficulty starting my writing projects because I have this insatiable desire to write masterpieces from the get-go. This is seldom possible, especially for me. This tendency can be very debilitating in my creative process and I eventually end up hating my first draft. Reading 'Shitty first drafts', then, opened my eyes to this. I still feel a little anxiety when writing, but I can remind myself that my first draft--hell, even my second draft--need not be perfect.
I think that is a very important lesson in writing. A lesson that surprisingly took me 20 years to learn.
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