Audience, Purpose, and Genre

In writing, the audience is who the writer intends to read their work, the purpose is the underlying meaning the drives the author to write and let the reader discover through their writing, and the genre is the specific type or manner in which the author creates the writing. Understanding what these three things provide helps the reader understand the very fabric of what the writing is, what it means to accomplish, and the means by which it is given; from the audience, purpose, and genre, the audience can have a deeper understanding of what the author wants to convey. If one of these things is missing, the writing becomes not only ineffective but unnecessary to the reader as well. Without these things, a text shouldn't really be considered writing but rather a list of points. Applying these things to my writing can help improve my writing by adding a reason for the writing and the mode of the writing.