Search results
- Authors tend to write to a particular audience, whether kids, or young adults, or specialist within a field. The audience can affect the mood and tone of the writing because different audiences have different expectations.
owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/writing_style/diction/tone_mood_audience.html
People also ask
Why do authors write to different audiences?
What does audience mean in writing?
How does the audience affect the mood and tone of the writing?
How do audience members influence your writing?
It is important to learn how to write according to the purpose, audience, and tone of writing. Three elements should shape your writing: Purpose. The reason behind the writing. Tone. The attitude the writer conveys about the subject. Audience. The individual or group whom the writer intends to address.
When thinking about proper diction, an author should consider three main categories: tone, mood, and audience. Audience refers to who will be reading the work. Authors tend to write to a particular audience, whether kids, or young adults, or specialist within a field.
Writers need to consider both audience and purpose in writing because the two elements affect writing significantly, and decisions about one affect the other. For instance, the main purpose in advertising is to sell a product.
Who are the different audiences the discourse community communicates with, and how can I adjust my writing for these different audiences? What conventions of format, organization, and style does the discourse community value?
Can you see how these three elements–purpose, audience, and author–work together to create good communication? When writing, it’s important to think about not just what you have to say, but how you say it.
By adopting an objective and professional tone and keeping the audience in mind, a writer can demonstrate awareness of and respect for other members of the scholarly community and ensure that readers are able to focus on the substance of the document.
Take notice when you make a decision about your writing based on who you (author) are writing to (audience), or why you are writing (purpose), or the circumstances of your writing (context/situation), or what “type or kind” of writing you thought would be best to use (genre).
