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<p>1. <span word="Know">Know</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="audience">audience</span></p><p>了解你的读者</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="with">with</span>: <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="readers">readers</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>. <span word="Familiarize">Familiarize</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="site">site</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mass">mass</span>-<span word="market">market</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="novels">novels</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="blog">blog</span>.</p><p>首先，有一点非常重要：你是在为你的读者写作，而不是你自己。去熟悉你的预期读者。诗歌杂志的读者和同人小说网站的读者是不同的；大众市场悬疑小说的读者和微型小说博客的读者也是不同的。</p><p>2. <span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="achievable">achievable</span></p><p>保证写作目标切实可行</p><p><span word="Figuring">Figuring</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="that">that</span> – <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="achievable">achievable</span>? <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="submit">submit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poem">poem</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="submission">submission</span> <span word="deadlines">deadlines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="stacks">stacks</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="publishers">publishers</span>).</p><p>在你开始写作之前想清楚你想写什么，这是写作过程至关重要的一步。接着想一想——这些写作目的是否切实可行？你是不是计划要交一首诗歌或者一篇短篇小说给文学杂志，还是要参赛？如果是的话，那么可能就有递交的截止日期了，这应当在你的写作计划中反映出来。写作字数有没有要求？如果你正写一篇悬疑小说，那么，去了解下字数限制和页数要求是否超出了读者（和出版商）的预期会十分有益。</p>
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