I'm Writing to Myself . . .

Well, it appears from the responses to my last dozen posts, that I'm now officially writing to an audience of one--myself. I just haven't figured out yet how to connect with or interest an audience for my blog posts. But that's okay. I've developed a discipline and am writing almost every day, and that is a good thing. On the negative side of things, I think that there are at least three problems with what I am doing.

First, my writing lacks the immediacy that other bloggers have who are writing from the thick of things as mommies in the trenches have attained. Unfortunately, I raised my children long ago, and I am writing from the distance of about twenty years, so I can't remember all of the stories to go along with the advice. Second, I jump around from targeting parents of infants to parents of teens to parents of elementary-age children to parents of middle schoolers. This makes it difficult for me to sustain an audience. I've got to find a way to figure this out. Who exactly is my audience? Finally, my writing and presentation lacks a certain amount of pizazz. I'm thinking of starting over from the beginning and trying to rewrite my previous posts with a little sex appeal, so to speak, before I write any more academic-sounding posts. Does anyone have any thoughts on this matter?

If anyone out there reads this and has any thoughts on this matter, I'd appreciate your honest feedback. Just lay it out. I've put on my big-girl panties, and I'm ready. Please comment on this post or email me at HarrietDurlingKaplan@gmail.com.