What is it you look for when you start to trawl the web, in search of something that will make you smile?

Is it comedy or fact based stuff that draws you, and must the writer entertain you all the while?

You may have a sense of humour that might mean your reading interests can be quite dark

in which case you find it difficult to get that perfect piece where your eye wants to park

You rest a while, in consumer mode, absorbing  the words on that chosen page

comments that move you to smile or to frown, to chuckle  or feel the onset of rage

those are the hooks that the writer employs as they fish for your sweet reading bite

that enticing phrase or that brutal barbed comment that fills you somehow with delight

The secret of writing an interesting piece is to feel that you really give of yourself

that you lay bare your opinions for all to see and refuse just to sit on the shelf

You as the writer must always be honest, for the readers always see through the crap

your writing style tells them just who you are. You might as well draw them a map.

The only thing that you ever need is the  belief that your writing is worthy of their attention

that when they talk about the good stuff  they read your work always gets a mention

the only accolade you a writer should ever want is to be that your work is so good, indeed

that anyone happening, when browsing,  to chance upon it will be sure of a damn good read