You Lose Readers in 15 Seconds If You’re Making These 3 Mistakes
4 min readMar 10, 2023
The author and critic, Charles Finch, says this about amateur writers:
“To me, the single biggest mark of the amateur writer is a sense of hurry.”
Wanting to achieve more in less time is natural. Especially in a world where people leave within 10 to 15 seconds if they don’t immediately see the value of your writing.
No wonder writers feel this “sense of hurry.” But when you let this feeling take over your writing, bad things happen like…
- People who send emails in a rush don’t communicate their thoughts well
- Writers who aim to publish more articles end up prioritizing quantity over quality
- Authors who release a book prematurely become unhappy with their own writing
- Marketers who don’t spend enough quality time on their copy end up with mediocre sales pages.
If we want to be consistent writers who earn a good income by using our words, we must write every day. But publish (or send) only when our work is ready.
Here are 3 writing mistakes both new and veteran writers make. Avoid them and you’ll make your writing more effective.
