Originality, accuracy, and clarity can
be hard things to measure in terms of the written word. Originality
is always bound to some degree with the familiar. Accuracy, while
sometimes easier to assess, is rarely complete and can still lead us
to faulty conclusions. Clarity is largely dependent upon the ability
of any readers to comprehend, relate to, and think reasonably about
whatever is being presented to them. These three aspects comprise
but a general shortlist of problems a writer may face when trying to
compose something of worth and interest to the broader reading
public.
Underlying political and ideological
tendencies, which are engrained in the general public, further serve
to restrict a writers ability to find and captivate an audience. The
promotion of certain ideas, right or wrong, can even be dangerous to
writers who promote them. People have been burnt at the stake and
put before firing squads because of their ideas.
More commonly problematic is simply the
inability of writers to adequately reach a receptive audience. On
the simplest level this could sometimes be due to a writers limited
access to a suitable medium. However, even having access to modern
tools of mass communication does not guarantee that the message being
produced will reach a broad or receptive audience. The reasons for
this are many.
