What do people who write interesting articles think about? Listening to Ito Daki's stream

"Why is that person's writing so interesting?"

If you use note, I think you probably read other people's articles too, but
don't you ever think, "Wow, there are people who write such interesting things!!!"?

You could just enjoy that purely, but...

when you are a writer yourself,
I think you might compare yourself a little bit, thinking, "There are people who write such interesting articles, but I..."
(After all, we're only human!)

Here is the article I wrote when I was feeling really down like that.
I received warm comments and felt relieved to know that there are other people who think the same way.

The other day, Ito Daki-san, who reigns in my mind as someone who writes interesting articles, held a live stream to discuss writing.

The other person was Yasu-san
, who runs the salon "After-School Writing Club," where people enjoy writing for writers. He is also a very funny speaker.

I couldn't listen in real-time, so I watched the archive.

First impression:
"Are you allowed to ask things like this?!"

Second impression:
"To write interesting articles, they really do think about various things while writing, don't they."

Third impression:
"Maybe having a role model for writing is important..."

It was truly full of things to learn, so I listened twice and took notes on everything lol

I will refrain from making those notes public here, so please everyone, try listening to the stream.

What I felt they both had in common was,

1. They have a solid grasp of the basic knowledge required for writing.

2. They properly consider the reader's ease of reading and what they might think when reading.

3. They honestly absorb things they find good, such as the writing of authors or the talk of comedians, and understand the structure of what makes something interesting and worth reading.

I was surprised to hear that both of you have the feeling of 'I want to write like that person.' (Who that person is is introduced in the stream.)

Here are the words (the exchange) that really struck a chord with me.

Daki-san: 'No matter how good an article you write, it's meaningless if it's not read.'
Yasu-san: 'Nobody is reading it. But someone is reading it.'

Even such amazing people
said that they 'think about how to get people to read their work,' and it made me keenly aware that I was still just a naive amateur.

Honestly, I don't know if I can do the same, and in the first place, it's not like I should just do exactly what they do.
After all, I also have the desire to do things in my own way, like myself.

But being able to peek into a part of the thinking process of two people who write articles on the same platform, note, made me feel like my spine straightened up.

There are still things I can do.
Being able to think this way makes me feel like the path for my note has opened up a little.

Anyway, I'm going to go to a bookstore soon and read the books that were introduced!!!

Ito Daki-san, Yasu-san, thank you so much for the truly valuable talk! I'm looking forward to the second one!

(If there are any parts that I shouldn't have written this much about, please let me know and I will correct them.)

▼ Yasu-san's article after the stream