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WHO IS MY AUDIENCE?
Ted Srinathadas Czukor
May 27, 2006

I think the best thing about my writing is that it prompts you to develop your own thoughts on whatever the subject may be.

I don't, however, care very much what the Establishment makes of it. I address my comments to those who tend to support my views. I see my mission as reinforcing the courage of those who are of like-mind with me, rather than of attempting to change the minds of those who are not. Why should I disturb or upset people who believe differently? I'd rather leave them alone. How will my essays serve you? Each reader must decide that for himself.

As for expressing my views in a personal way, that is how my whole book (Notes from the Greenroom: Taking Cues from the Promptbook of Life) is written. I do not feel myself qualified to dictate to others in a "you should do thus-and-so" manner. I offer my own personal responses to situations in order to encourage thought - so that people can decide for themselves where they stand. My message is Self-reliance, not slavishly following somebody else - myself included. My writing is not "this is how you should be" - it is "this is the way I have worked it out. What do you think of it?"

I understand the academic concern of writers with trying to determine their target audience - that is the monetary side of book sales. But I've come to the point where I feel that it may be sufficient to simply concentrate on doing what I do (following my call, if you will); the cosmos will determine who is supposed to read it. Perhaps somebody will pass it on to a venue I don't know about, and it will see the public light of day by means that I had not foreseen. This is not to say that the “target audience” concern isn't a valid one, just that I've rather gone past it at this stage.

We all have people in our lives who annoy us. I describe how I have come to deal with mine; you need to figure out how you will deal with yours, and if my example helps you at all with your inner dialogue, I am glad. If it doesn't, at least you have seen what some of the other options are.

As for feedback, constructive and thoughtful comments and insights are always welcome. If it is my mission to encourage others in their search, their positive feedback encourages me to continue! It is a mutual exchange, a two-way street. So I thank you for any responses that you feel prompted to make.

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